New York – China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, on Thursday fought back at U.S. accusations against China over the handling of COVID-19. At a summit-level debate on “global governance after COVID-19,” the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, Kelly Craft, repeated President Donald Trump’s demand to hold China accountable for the spread of the virus. …
Afghan Taliban must honour diversity in intra-Afghan dialogue By Dr Hussain Yasa A week after the Intra-Afghan talks started, at last, the distance between the two negotiating teams started surfacing in the first session of their proper face-to-face talks. It took almost a week for the contact groups to finalize the agenda and the principles of the talks. From the very …
China, US stand to gain from cooperation, lose from confrontation, reminds Zhao Lijian – asks US to stop making waves in South China Sea BEIJING – A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Friday urged the United States “not to make an issue out of China in its election.” “We have no comment on the U.S. presidential election, which is …
China’s Foreign Ministry on Monday warned the U.S. that it should respect China’s red line on the Taiwan question, after the island finalized the purchase of F-16 fighter jets from U.S. aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin on August 14. The Pentagon announced on Friday the 10-year, 62-billion-U.S.-dollar contract with Lockheed Martin for the new production of the F-16 Foreign Military Sale …
It is no secret that Sino-U.S. relations have quickly deteriorated in recent months. The rhetoric and actions have reminded the world, worryingly, of a new Cold War. In a time of uncertainty, does the world really need a new Cold War between the two largest economies? And could the Sino-U.S. relationship take another shape? Chapter 1: A vaccine race for …
The U.S.’ pressurising campaign against China will only make Chinese people more united, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, commenting on the results of a questionnaire gathered from over 100,000 responses on China-U.S. relations. The questionnaire, launched by the Chinese newspaper The Global Times on Monday, is comprised of six questions mainly regarding how Chinese people view the current …
‘It is also a solemn move to safeguard China’s national sovereignty, security’ BEIJING — China has announced sanctions against 11 U.S. individuals with egregious records on Hong Kong affairs. “This is a necessary move opposing the U.S. anti-China forces’ flagrant interference in China’s internal affairs over a long period of time. It is also a solemn move to safeguard …
The United States announced Monday that it would not allow international students to remain in the country if all classes move online in the fall due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 students attending schools operating entirely online may not take a full online course load and remain in the United States,” US Immigration and Custom Enforcement said …
Alice Wells left red faced again as facts smash ‘debt trap’ myth ISLAMABAD – At the verge of the end of her 30-year diplomatic career, the outgoing Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Ms Alice Wells, once again made a vicious attack against China, Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). However, again the US diplomat was …
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