China is highly concerned about the death of Hamas Politburo Chief Ismail Haniyeh, and firmly opposes and condemns the assassination, foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday. Lin made the remarks at a daily press briefing when asked to comment on a Hamas statement that Ismail Haniyeh had been killed by an Israeli attack in Tehran. “We are greatly …
China’s Pan Zhanle set a new world record as he stormed to victory in the men’s 100m freestyle final at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. Pan touched the wall in 46.40 seconds, more than a second ahead of Australian Kyle Chalmers, who took silver. Romania’s David Popovici claimed bronze, one hundredth of a second further back. Pan’s time eclipsed his …
China’s Chen Yiwen and Chang Yani won the women’s synchronised 3m springboard event at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. This victory marks the first gold medal for the Chinese diving “Dream Team” and China’s second overall at the Paris Games. “We have experienced many ups and downs in the past five years together, and we finally got the reward at …
Liu Yukun won the men’s 50-meter rifle 3 positions shooting final at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics on Thursday, to earn China’s 10th gold medal in the French capital. The 27-year-old’s victory also marks the country’s fourth gold in shooting at this year’s Games. Liu set the world record in the event when he scored 468.9 points at the ISSF …
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb arrived in Beijing on Thursday for talks on power sector debt relief alongside structural reforms suggested by the International Monetary Fund, two government sources said. He held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, they said, and is leading a delegation, along with Power Minister Awais Leghari, that will discuss several proposals, including reprofiling nearly $15 …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan ruled out the possibility of sacrificing its relationship with China for the sake of improved relations with the United States, the Foreign Office said on Thursday, stressing that “Pakistan doesn’t believe in zero-sum relationships”. “For us, relations with the United States and relations with China are both important,” Foreign Office spokeswoman Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said at a weekly …
BEIJING: Palestinian factions, including rivals Hamas and Fatah, agreed to end their divisions and form an interim national unity government during negotiations in China that ended on Tuesday, China’s foreign ministry said. The Beijing Declaration was signed at the closing ceremony of a reconciliation dialogue among 14 Palestinian factions held in China’s capital from July 21-23, according to the readout. Previous efforts …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday directed the authorities to expedite the process of implementing the agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) made with the Chinese government and Chinese companies, saying that any further delay would not be tolerated. “China is a time-tested friend of Pakistan who helped Pakistan in every hour of need, said Mr Shehbaz while chairing a review …
BEIJING: China will deepen comprehensive reform in education, deepen structural scientific and technological reform, and deepen institutional reforms for talent development, an official said Friday. Huai Jinpeng, minister of education, made the remarks at a press conference on the guiding principles from the just-concluded third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee. “We must regard …
BEIJING: The US should immediately correct its wrongdoings, stop deceiving the world with lies, cease slandering and smearing other countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Friday commenting on the report of US Marine Corps’ release of official doctrine on how it employs deception. The US should provide an explanation to the international community for spreading false information …