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 …
ISLAMABAD: Three months after the two countries were on the verge of a major conflict, Pakistan and Iran on Monday decided to strengthen economic and security cooperation by setting a $10 billion bilateral trade target and jointly fighting the menace of terrorism. The understanding between the two neighbours was reached after formal talks between Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Prime …
BEIJING: Ahead of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s reported visit to China next week, the US has ramped up efforts hyping up “concerns” that Beijing is “helping Moscow build up its defense industrial base” in a desperate attempt to find excuses for itself when future support for Ukraine is going down the drain, experts said on Thursday. They noted …
BEIJING: Zhao Leji, chairman of China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee, met Kim Jong Un, the top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Pyongyang on Saturday. Zhao, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, led a party and government delegation on an official …
BEIJING: He Lifeng, Chinese vice premier and Chinese lead person for China-U.S. economic and trade affairs, held several rounds of talks with U.S. Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen, also U.S. lead representative, on Friday and Saturday in the city of Guangzhou in south China.
BEIJING: On Tuesday evening, President Xi Jinping spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden on the phone at the latter’s request. The two presidents had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on China-U.S. relations and issues of mutual interest. Xi recalled his meeting with President Biden in San Francisco last November, saying it opened a future-oriented San Francisco vision. Over …
NEW YORK: Freedom of expression should not be wielded as a shield for hate speech against Muslims, let alone as a pretext for governmental inaction, stated a Chinese envoy on Friday. China urges all nations to adopt a zero-tolerance stance, take tangible measures to combat discrimination and violence against Muslims, prohibit the incitement of hatred based on religion or belief, …
By Mian Abrar Starting with the premise that sexual violence in war is not uncommon, we all need to acknowledge that it happens, it’s abhorrent and must be punished when it occurs. October 7th was no different, if sexual violence occurred, there is every reason to seek the perpetrators and punish them but what’s happened as a result of that …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the European Union on Friday agreed to further deepen their relations in line with the Strategic Engagement Plan-2019. The agreement was reached in a meeting between Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell Fontelles. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the …
BEIJING: China’s acceptance of the appointment of the new Afghan ambassador to China by the interim government is a normal diplomatic arrangement, the Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed on Wednesday, noting that the international community should strengthen communication with the country to jointly help promote its reconstruction and development. The remarks were made by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin during a …