Question: Foreign Minister Wang Yi, you talked about the conflict in Gaza at your recent press conference held on the margins of the annual session of the National People’s Congress. What measures will China possibly take to promote an immediate ceasefire in Gaza? Wang Yi: The protracted conflict in Gaza has become a humanitarian catastrophe that should not have happened, which …
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that China is happy to see a confident, open, prosperous and thriving United States and hopes the United States can also look at China’s development in a positive light. “This is a fundamental issue that must be addressed, just like the first button of a shirt that must be put right, in order …
LONDON: China urges some British politicians to end their belligerent rhetoric, cease wanton accusations against China, stop stoking bloc confrontation, and instead, focus more on domestic economic and social issues, and act in a way that is truly in the interests of world peace and justice, the Chinese Embassy in the UK said on Wednesday night, in response to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s listing …
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for building world-class military medical universities, stressing that they should serve the battlefield and troops, and embrace the future. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks during an inspection at the Army Medical University on Tuesday. Stressing the …
BEIJING: A Chinese military spokesperson on Thursday said China calls on the U.S. to build open and practical relations between the two militaries that feature non-conflict and nonconfrontation based on equality and mutual respect. Wu Qian, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks at a regular press briefing when asked to detail the video call between Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun and his …
NEW YORK: China on Wednesday urged the United Nations to take collective actions to promote multilateralism and create a shared future for mankind. Speaking at a special event commemorating the “International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace,” Geng Shuang, China’s deputy permanent representative to the UN, emphasized the critical need for genuine multilateralism in today’s complex global landscape. “The …
BEIJING: Recently, Europe and the United States have begun to amplify the notion of China’s supposed “overcapacity” in the production of electric vehicles and solar panels, asserting that it poses a threat to the global market. Given this, a commentary in the Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung (New Journal of Zürich) on April 23 pointed out that the West’s complaints about China’s …
WASHINGTON: In a turbulent world, China chooses Chinese modernization at home and forge a community with a shared future for mankind internationally, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng said on Saturday, calling the U.S. side to work with China and find a right way to get along in the new era, based on the principles of mutual respect, …
BEIJING: On April 22, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China announced that, at the invitation of Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit China from April 24 to 26. On April 22, a senior official from the …
LAHORE: PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif on Monday left for China on a ‘low-profile’ five-day visit, with the ruling party refusing to divulge details about the nature of his trip. PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb and Information Minister Attaullah Tarar did not confirm the elder Sharif’s “unannounced visit” to Beijing. “I have no idea (about Nawaz Sharif’s China visit),” Mr Tarar …