New Delhi: Chinese President Xi Jinping may visit India for a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi before this year’s general elections and as early as February, a media report suggested on Wednesday. Reporting out of Beijing and New Delhi, the Nikkei Asia Review business journal cited an Indian source[Read More…]
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Xi, Putin exchange New Year greetings
Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged New Year greetings on Monday. In his congratulatory message to Putin, Xi said that the year 2018 has a special significance in China-Russia relations, and both countries have smoothly completed their respective important domestic political agendas and opened a[Read More…]
Xi Jinping Donald Trump meeting at G20 significant, says official
US President Donald Trump‘s scheduled meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during the G20 summit in Argentina in November-end is of great significance, a top Beijing official said. The two nations must strengthen communication and keep close coordination to ensure yielding positive results, Xinhua quoted a Polit Bureau member[Read More…]
Afghanistan: Will India-China give new meaning to life in war-torn nation?
Despite threats of violence from the Taliban, a large number of people queued up before the polling booths to cast their votes for 250 parliamentary seats in Afghanistan recently. With this, myths so readily put forth by Western commentators that Afghans don’t want democracy have been once again debunked. This has[Read More…]
Trump, Xi to meet during G20 summit in Buenos Aires
Washington: US President Donald Trump will meet with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires between November 30 and December 1, the White House confirmed on Tuesday. The meeting, which had been rumoured for weeks, will come amid a climate of tension between the two[Read More…]
Xi to visit India in 2019, takes stock of post-Wuhan developments with Modi
Qingdao (China): India and China on Saturday made some fairly big announcements, including Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India, as he and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. The two leaders, who met a second time in just over a[Read More…]
Kim Jong-un secretly visits Beijing, meets Xi
Beijing: After keeping it under wraps and the world guessing, China on Wednesday announced North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was indeed in Beijing, and met Chinese President Xi Jinping. An arrival of a special North Korean train and heightened security in Beijing had led the media to believe Kim was[Read More…]
What China’s Elimination of Presidential Term Limits Mean to India and the World
The President of the People’s Republic of China is the head of state and top leader of China who serves as the President, the head of the party, and the commander-in-chief of the military (as Chairman of the Central Military Commission). President meets foreign dignitaries and receives ambassadors in his[Read More…]
PM Modi held fruitful talks with Xi Jinping; leaves for Myanmar
Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi said he held “fruitful talks” with Chinese President, Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit on Tuesday. “Met President Xi Jinping. We held fruitful talks on bilateral relations between India and China,” PM tweeted after their meeting. “Healthy and stable relations” between the[Read More…]
China announces $76 million for BRICS economic, technological cooperation
On Monday, China announced 500 million yuan (about $76 million) for economic and technological cooperation and exchanges among BRICS countries. Beijing will also allocate $4 million to the New Development Bank(NDB). “I wish to announce here that China will launch the economic and technical cooperation plan for BRICS (Brazil, Russia,[Read More…]
China: Censor blocks ‘Winnie the Pooh’ on social networks
The endearing but dimwitted bear ‘Winnie the Pooh’ has been blocked on Chinese social networks over the weekend. Though the authorities did not clarify the reason behind the crackdown, the self-described “bear of very little brain” has been compared with the Chinese President, Xi Jinping in the past in memes.[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…]