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 …
Xi Jinping terms CPEC a landmark project of BRI ISLAMABAD – China’s President and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping, Friday said that the China, Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a landmark project of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and is of great significance to the further development of the China Pakistan All Weather Strategic …
ISLAMABAD – Top mainstream political parties on Thursday rejected the New Cold War mentality and rallied behind the game changer initiative of China, Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The support to CPEC was made at the second conference organised by the International Department of Communist Party of China (CPC), in collaboration with Pakistan-China Institute. The event was a part of a …
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 …
BEIJING – The 11th China Iron and Steel Development Forum contemplated upon the new challenges and opportunities being faced by the iron and steel industry under the COVID-19 pandemic. The theme of the session was “insisting on supply-side structural reforms and strengthening the construction of the iron and steel industrial chain in the post-epidemic period” and the President of the …
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said he feared a massacre similar to the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica could happen in Indian occupied Kashmir and urged the international community to take notice and prevent it from happening. Speaking on the 25th anniversary of the massacre, the premier said he still remembered when the genocide had taken place. “We …
ISLAMABAD – Business leaders and Information Technology experts from Pakistan and across the region have called for unleashing the potential of 5G networks to boost economies and societies in a post COVID-19 environment. The experts gathered at SAMENA Telecommunication Council Leaders’ Summit, a dedicated Huawei 5G Ecosystem Conference held for the third consecutive year under the theme “Unleash 5G potential, …