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China’s Call for Sovereignty and Peace-Munich Security Conference 2024
On February 15, 2024, the 60th Munich Security Conference was held in Munich, Germany, an annual global gathering focused on defense and diplomacy. With the world undergoing accelerating changes, China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi elaborated on China’s propositions for...
China’s stance on Afghanistan-A step in the right direction
China's position on Afghanistan emphasizes the importance of respecting Afghan sovereignty, supporting peace and reconstruction, combating terrorism, and promoting regional cooperation to address the challenges facing Afghanista providing humanitarian aid (worth 200...
Taiwan elections: What does it mean for US-China relations?
The Taiwan election attracted international attention won by Lai Ching Te, the candidate of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, renowned for its pro-independence stance. While US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sent Taiwanese president-elect William Lai a...
Bridging Gaps, Building Nations: CPEC and its Significance in Baluchistan’s Development
Pakistan faces challenges in nation-building due to ethno-nationalist sentiment and ethnic divisions. Baluchistan faces economic and political marginalization due to historical development. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), launched in 2015, aims to develop...
Top China and U.S. military leaders hold first meeting in more than a year
General Liu Zhenli, chief of staff of the Central Military Commission's Joint Staff Department, spoke with his United States counterpart, General Charles Brown, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The two nations' heads of state reached an important consensus...
China blasts the U.S. over its $300m Military Sale to Taiwan
China has expressed its disaffection to the deal and vowed to take countermeasures against relevant companies involved in arms sales transfer to the Chinese-claimed island. Such provocations by the U.S. administration only widen the distrust level between the two...
FIVE Chinese Principles of Peaceful Co-existence
The Five Principles of Peaceful Co-Existence by China have been accepted and adopted by the overwhelming majority of developing countries, and have an increasing impact worldwide. China will always be steadfast in its pursuit of peaceful development. China supports...
Middle East conflict exposes hypocrisy, moral corrosion of countries: experts
The conflict in the Middle East has exposed the hypocrisy and moral corrosion of countries fuelled by transactional and self-serving interests. This notion was echoed at a roundtable on “Middle East conflict: evolving geopolitical dynamics” organised by the Center for...
China & Bangladesh join hands for underwater tunnel
The Chinese-built Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel in Bangladesh is the first under-river tunnel in South Asia. The project came under joint funding from the Chinese and Bangladeshi governments. Bangladesh was also the first South Asian country to sign a Belt...
“Deportation campaign addresses all unlawful residents, not just Afghans”- Interim Minister Sarfraz Bugti
Interim Minister Sarfraz Bugti contends that the government’s announcement was misinterpreted with the wrong message delivered and that it was for all illegal residents. He also said that there was no ethnic element to the issue and that there was no need for...
Wang Yi: US must be rational about China
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, attended a press conference on the sidelines of the second session of the 14th National People’s Congress in Beijing on 7th March, 2024. Beijing...
Xi congratulates Shehbaz Sharif on election as Pakistani PM
BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on his election as prime minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Xi noted he believes that under the leadership of Sharif and the new Pakistani government, and with...
China-Afghanistan Economic Partnership: A Promising Alliance
Afghanistan and China forge an economic alliance fueled by mutual interest and burgeoning trade routes, with China’s investments in Afghan mining and infrastructure signaling a robust future partnership. This collaboration, epitomized by China’s initiatives like the...
China releases list of 184 AI education bases in schools
China’s Ministry of Education recently announced a list of 184 primary and secondary schools selected as artificial intelligence (AI) education bases, with the aim of better promoting the development of AI education. To facilitate the implementation of AI education,...
US Backs Territorial Integrity of Pakistan and Afghanistan within International Framework
In the wake of turbulent Pak-Afghan ties and the Taliban’s refusal to acknowledge the Durand Line, the US supports the territorial sovereignty of both nations within the international framework. US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters in a press...
US, China conclude two days of military talks in Washington
The United States and China wrapped up two days of military talks in Washington on Tuesday, the Pentagon said, the latest engagement since the two countries agreed to resume military-to-military ties. Washington and Beijing are at loggerheads over everything from the...
Xi Jinping reiterates his stance on Taiwan ahead of upcoming elections!
Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to resolutely prevent anyone from splitting Taiwan from China in any way. His statement comes just two weeks before Taiwans presidential elections. On 26th December 2023, President Xi Jinping reinforced his longstanding stance in...
China will continue normal economic cooperation with Russia, oppose unilateral sanctions and ‘long-arm jurisdiction’: Foreign Ministry
Normal economic and trade cooperation between China and Russia on the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit should not be subject to interference or restrictions by any third party, Mao Ning, a spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry, told a press...
BRI deal boosts cooperation between China, Arab states
Beijing has signed cooperation documents on the Belt and Road Initiative with all 22 Arab nations and the League of Arab States, after such a deal was reached between China and Jordan last week. The latest memorandum of understanding was signed by Chen Chuandong,...
“What Lies Behind the Iron Brotherhood, Pakistan-China Relations” Roundtable Discussion at the University of Makran, Panjgur & Turbat
On October 10, 2023, Mr. Imtiaz Gul, Executive Director, at the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), Islamabad, was invited for a roundtable discussion by Dr. Malik Tareen, Vice Chancellor at the University of Makran, Panjgur, and Dr. Abdul Saboor Baloch,...
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