ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Thursday reaffirmed their unwavering commitment to the high-quality development of the upgraded China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) during the 6th Strategic Dialogue between Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Pakistan and China share a longstanding strategic partnership with ties ranging across different sectors — including trade, energy, defence …

ISLAMABAD: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to visit the country this week for the sixth Pakistan-China Strategic Dialogue, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Tuesday. Pakistan and China share a longstanding strategic partnership withties ranging across different sectors — including trade, energy, defence and infrastructure. The fifth round of Strategic Dialogue in May 2024 was co-chaired by Foreign …

ISLAMABAD: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will arrive in Islamabad this week to lead his country in the Pakistan-China strategic dialogue and hold meetings with the civil and military leadership to discuss bilateral ties along with key regional and international developments. Official sources told on Sunday that the top Chinese diplomat will undertake a two-day visit beginning on August 21, …

BEIJING: The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) deployed F-35B stealth fighter jets to the Nyutabaru Air Base in Miyazaki Prefecture for the first time on Thursday, marking the first time since World War II that Japan has possessed carrier-based fighter jets. A Chinese military affairs expert told on Friday that with the introduction of the F-35B, the JASDF has acquired …

BEIJING: A Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) rocket lifted off on Saturday morning from east China’s Shandong Province, sending the Geely-04 constellation of 11 satellites into planned orbit. The rocket blasted off from sea at 12:31 a.m. (Beijing Time) near the city of Rizhao. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore launch mission. It was the 6th flight mission to use …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday inaugurated a special economic zone (SEZ) in Islamabad to be set up by a Chinese textile group — projected to generate exports worth $400 million for the country, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported . Pakistan has held strong bilateral relations with China, which has supported it through many investments and development projects, …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China is ready to work with Brazil to set an example of unity and self-reliance among major countries in the Global South, and jointly build a more just world and a more sustainable planet. Xi made the remarks during his phone talks with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. China-Brazil ties …

BEIJING: When asked to comment on the extension of the trade truce between China and the US, the US’ executive order which states that the US continues to have discussions with China to “address the lack of trade reciprocity in our economic relationship and our resulting national and economic security concerns,” and Trump’s comment which highlighted what he called his …

BEIJING: China’s former defence attache in South Asia Cheng Xizhong on Sunday spurned India’s much-delayed claim that it had shot down six Pakistani aircraft during the May conflict , terming it “self-amusement”. Having faced international coverage of its own craft being downed by Pakistan and scathing criticism from the opposition, India’s Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh — three months …

BEIJING: By the shores of the East China Sea, azure waves surge and roll. When the morning sun gilds the century-old lighthouse, when twilight transforms the “blue tear” beaches into a starry river, and when songs and laughter blend over the offshore mussel farms—this vibrant scroll of island charm is a living testament to the flourishing holistic tourism in the …