BEIJING: Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will never allow Taiwan island to be split from China. “Taiwan independence” means war, Lieutenant General Jing Jianfeng, deputy chief of the Joint Staff Department of China’s Central Military Commission, said during a press conference held by the Chinese delegation following US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s speech on Saturday morning during the Shangri-La Dialogue …
BEIJING: A Chinese defense official on Saturday accused the United States of seeking to build an Asia-Pacific version of NATO through its “Indo-Pacific strategy” to maintain its hegemony in the region. Lieutenant General Jing Jianfeng, deputy chief of staff of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission, said in response to the so-called “Indo-Pacific strategy” advocated by U.S. …
WASHINGTON/BEIJING: China’s envoy to the United States stressed the indispensability of bilateral cooperation for global climate governance, according to a press release published on Thursday by the Chinese embassy. Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng made the remarks via video at the opening ceremony of the China-U.S. High-Level Event on Subnational Climate Action on Wednesday, the release said. …
SINGAPORE/BEIJING: Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday exchanged views on China-U.S. relations, military-to-military ties, the Taiwan question, the South China Sea issue, the Ukraine crisis and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Dong and Austin held talks on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s annual defense and security forum, in Singapore on Friday afternoon, the …
NEW YORK: Donald Trump on Thursday became the first former US president ever convicted of a crime after a New York jury found him guilty on all charges in his hush money case, months before an election that could see him yet return to the White House. The jury found him guilty on each of the 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide …
BEIJING: A Chinese defense spokesperson on Thursday denounced the deployment of a mid-range missile system by the United States in the Philippines, saying the moves of the two countries have put the whole Asia-Pacific region under the threat of U.S. weaponry. “The Chinese side is highly vigilant against and firmly opposed to this,” said spokesperson Wu Qian in response to …
BEIJING: A mainland spokesperson on Wednesday said that if “Taiwan independence” elements do not stop their provocations, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will continue its actions to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity unwaveringly. Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the remarks during a press conference, noting that the PLA military drills …
BEIJING: China’s State Council Information Office on Wednesday issued a report on U.S. human rights violations in 2023. The report stated that the human rights situation in the U.S. continued to deteriorate in 2023. Civil and political rights are not effectively guaranteed because of political party strife, government dysfunction and governance failures. Mass shootings continue to occur at a high …
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday underscored the long-term mutual relations between Pakistan and the United States. The minister informed US Ambassador Donald Blome, who called on him, about the successful completion of the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) and that the government was engaged with the International Monetary Fund to build upon the reforms under the SBA. He highlighted the government’s priority …
NEW YORK: Fu Cong, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, said on Tuesday that eliminating armed conflict is the best protection for civilians. “While saving lives in armed conflict is a noble goal, it must be noted that as long as conflicts have not ended, the lives of civilians are under constant threat,” Fu noted when speaking at the …