China’s official media has described India’s $1 billion aid to Mongolia as a ‘bribe’. It also warned of ‘endless trouble’ in Sino-India ties if New Delhi viewed China’s cargo service with Nepal as a threat to the sale of Indian goods. Highlighting China’s efforts to step up rail-road connectivity with[Read More…]
Tag: China
Why are India and Pakistan sceptic on ‘China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’?
Indian Parliament has unanimously passed a resolution in 1994 on Jammu and Kashmir. The resolution says that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India which avowed POK. She denied the involvement of any third party in the Jammu and Kashmir. But the two neighbours of India, China[Read More…]
EU ‘extremely troubled’ by China’s human rights violation
Chinese human rights situation has ‘extremely troubled’ the European Union, which on Friday has called for the immediate release of wrongly detained individuals, reported Reuters. “During the past year, we have been extremely troubled about the deterioration of the situation with respect to freedom of expression and association,” it said[Read More…]
Obama admin differs with Trump on China policy
The outgoing Obama administration appears to be in differences with President-elect Donald Trump over the China policy, saying it has been in contact with the Chinese officials to reiterate its continued support to the long-standing one-China policy. Responding to questions, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest even tended to question[Read More…]
India set to become third largest diamond market
A report by Bain & Company has claimed that India is on course to become the third largest diamond market by 2020 overtaking Europe and Japan. The boom in diamond sales is being driven by the millennials, reports PTI. Currently, the largest markets for the luxury good is China, the[Read More…]
32 dead in China coal mine blast
At least 32 people died in an explosion at a coal mine in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The explosion took place on Saturday at Baoma Mining Co Ltd in Yuanbaoshan district in the city of Chifeng, Xinhua news agency reported. According to the report, there were a total[Read More…]
Designate Masood Azhar as a terrorist: India urges China
China has been urged by the Indian government to reverse its technical hold, which is co-sponsored by several prominent countries, to get Masood Azhar designated as a terrorist by the UN. Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar said on Thursday was giving a written reply to a question[Read More…]
Parrikar to be first Indian Defence Minister to visit B’desh
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will on Wednesday embark on a two-day visit to Bangladesh during which he will call on the top leadership there and firm up defence cooperation initiatives ahead of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s trip here next month. Parrikar, who will be the first Indian Defence Minister to[Read More…]
China might waste $490 billion on surplus coal plants: Study
According to a study from an environmental think tank, China risks wasting $490 billion by building more coal power plants than it needs. A climate campaign group on Monday argued that the world’s top carbon polluter already has more than enough such facilities, reported Bloomberg. As of July, the country[Read More…]
China: At least 67 people killed in power plant accident
Over 67 people were killed after a platform under construction at a power plant in eastern China collapsed early on Thursday. The latest industrial accident in a nation with a miserable safety record killed at least 67 people so far. According to the official Xinhua news agency, a cooling tower[Read More…]
Massive vehicle pile-up in China leaves 17 people dead, 37 injured
A total of 17 people died and 37 others were injured after 56 vehicles piled up on a Beijing-Kunming expressway in North China’s Shanxi province on Monday. It cited local authorities as saying the injured were in a stable condition. A rescue operation was launched involving local police, firefighters, doctors[Read More…]
India won’t become a ‘pawn’ for Japan, reports Chinese media
Accusing Japan of exploiting Sino-India disputes for its own interests, a Chinese state-run media on Sunday said that India will not become a “pawn” for Japan to contain China. “Japan wants to use the disputes between China and India to court India to help contain China. Japan seeks to urge[Read More…]
Chinese police official to head Interpol
A Chinese police official has been elected president of Interpol, raising alarms from human rights groups concerned that the appointment will lead to abuse of the global police organization’s powers to issue international arrest warrants. Meng Hongwei, vice minister for public security since 2004 and the first Chinese to hold[Read More…]
China denies reports that its troops crossed LAC
China has refuted has reports that its troops crossed over to the Indian side in Demchok area in Ladakh region to stop the work of a canal undertaken NREGA. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said that either side shall not take any action that may unilaterally change the status quo[Read More…]
Dalai Lama’s visit to Arunachal may affect ties, China warns India
China on Friday warned India that bilateral ties may suffer “damage” and peace and stability of the border areas could be affected if it allows Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama to visit Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing claims is part of southern Tibet. “We are seriously concerned about the relevant information,”[Read More…]
Level of pollution in India, China from space shocking: Astronaut Scott Kelly
Astronaut Scott Kelly, who has the distinction of having spent a year in the space, has said that the level of pollution in China and India is shocking. “Seeing places like China and India, and the pollution that exists there almost all the time is quite shocking,” Kelly said in[Read More…]
China confirms sale of 8 attack submarines to Pakistan
China has officially confirmed the sale of 8 attack submarines to Pakistan may be deployed in the Arabian Sea and challenge India’s interests in the Indian Ocean Region. Talks for the deal, estimated at more than $5 billion, were announced from Islamabad earlier this year, but China was yet to[Read More…]
Indian products cannot compete with those of China: Chinese state media
In a scathing attack on the call for boycott of Chinese goods on Indian social media, Chinese media said that Indian products cannot compete with those of China. In an acerbic op-ed, state-run Global Times says New Delhi can only “bark” and do nothing about the growing trade deficit between[Read More…]
West only interested in bad mouthing BRICS nations: Chinese media
The Chinese media on Saturday denounced the West’s ‘bad mouthing’ of the BRICS nations, saying disagreements among the members are ‘minor’ and cooperation is the norm. “BRICS countries themselves are different in many aspects. China and India have lived with territorial disputes, but the geopolitical contention between them is mostly[Read More…]
China to give Bangladesh whopping $24 billion
China is set to sign off on loans worth over $24 billion to Bangladesh during President Xi Jinping’s visit on Friday. China plans to finance around 25 projects, including a 1,320 megawatt (MW) power plant, and is also keen to build a deep sea port in Bangladesh. Japan has also offered finance[Read More…]
‘Dragon’ and ‘elephant’ can join hands to dance together: Chinese envoy in New Delhi
In a sign of improving relations among both countries, China on Thursday said ‘sound and stable’ development of ties in recent years has proved that the ‘dragon’ and the ‘elephant’ can join hands and peacefully co-exist. “Once, predictions about our future relations dwelled on ‘rivalry between the dragon and the[Read More…]
India’s decision to seal Pakistan border irrational: Chinese experts
Chinese experts have said the sealing of the border, announced by the Indian government last week is “irrational” and will set back bilateral ties. The move reflects India’s “Cold War mentality”, one expert said Hu Zhiyong, a research fellow from the official think-tank, Institute of International Relations of the Shanghai[Read More…]
China softens its stand, ‘ready’ to talk on India’s NSG bid
India’s bid to be part of the Nuclear Suppliers Group or NSG is well documented. The major hurdle in the bid remained neighbour China, who has voted against India every time the bid came up for talks. In a move which indicates a softening stand ahead of President Xi Jinping’s[Read More…]
Chinese man kills parents, murders 17 neighbours to cover up the crime
In a horrifying incident a Chinese man killed his parents then massacred 17 neighbours in an attempt to cover up the crime. Yang Qingpei, aged in his 20s became involved in an argument with his parents over money on 28 September. The argument escalated and resulted in the murder of[Read More…]
At it yet again- China stops terror listing of JeM chief Masood Azhar
Beijing on Saturday blocked India’s bid to get Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar listed as a terrorist by the United Nations for the second time. It said that its technical hold has been “been extended”, two days before its expiry. The Chinese technical hold was set to expire on Monday[Read More…]