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BEIJING (Web Desk) China on Monday signalled it would again block an Indian request at the United Nations to blacklist the head of a Pakistani militant group because there was no consensus, a move likely to cause recrimination in New Delhi.India, backed by the United States, has been trying to …

BEIJING (Web Desk) In a setback to India, China will block the US resolution at the United Nations (UN) this week to declare Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar an international terrorist.The Chinese foreign ministry said the 1267 Committee of the UN Security Council was yet to reach the consensus …

BEIJING (Web Desk) Chinese politics have increasingly become a one-man show, with President Xi Jinping as the indisputable star.When Xi took the stage on Wednesday to reveal the new members of the Communist Party’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee, he spent less than two minutes introducing his fellow committee members.He then …

BEIJING (Web Desk) China’s Communist Party revealed its new leadership helmed by President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, breaking with recent precedent by failing to include a clear successor to the president among the seven-man line-up.Apart from Xi, Premier Li Keqiang was the only one to retain his spot amid sweeping …

STOCKHOLM (Web Desk) Sweden on October 24 said China has released Swedish dissident book publisher Gui Minhai, who wrote political gossip books about Chinese leaders, two years after he went missing while on holiday in Thailand.We have received information from the Chinese authorities that he has been released,” Swedish Foreign …

BEIJING (Web Desk) China has scrambled two fighter jets, a helicopter and a guided-missile frigate to deter a US frigate which was nearing disputed islands in the South China Sea.The US destroyer’s behavior violated Chinese law and relevant international law, severely harmed China’s sovereignty and security interests, and threatened the …

BEJING (Web Desk) Beijing has dismissed allegations of cyberattacks targeting Guo Wengui, a New York-based critic of China’s ruling party, saying the billionaire-turned-activist has fabricated the claims amid his ongoing political asylum bid in the US.Guo, 50, has leveled corruption allegations against senior Chinese Communist Party officials. He is under …

Begin g (Web Desk) The Chinese Foreign Ministry has dismissed United States (US) criticism that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) passes through disputed territory, the Economic Times reported. The $56 billion project passes through Pakistan’s northern areas, which India claims is part of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir territory. US …

BEIJING (Web Desk) China’s inauguration of its first military base abroad in Djibouti has raised concerns among US intelligence officials that Beijing’s growing military presence around the world could spark a conflict of interests among the two sides, a report says.China has the fastest-modernizing military in the world next to …

TEHRAN  Web Desk) China’s commerce ministry said Thursday that North Korean firms or joint ventures in China will be shut within the 120 days of the latest United Nations Security Council sanctions passed on September 12. Overseas Chinese joint ventures with North Korean entities or individuals will also be closed, the …