China

Despite growing optimism over a potential US-China trade deal, a sharp divide remains over Washington’s demand that Beijing halt oil purchases from Iran and Russia. While both sides recently signaled progress in trade talks held in…
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Australia’s top intelligence official has labelled Russia a “persistent and aggressive espionage threat,” revealing that numerous Moscow-linked operatives have been caught and expelled in recent years. In a major national security address…
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China has officially launched construction on what is set to become the world’s largest hydropower dam, located on the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported. The massive project, estimated to cost around…
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China has officially started building a massive hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in southeastern Tibet—known as the Brahmaputra once it flows into India. Chinese Premier Li Qiang attended the groundbreaking ceremony on…
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, in a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on July 14, firmly asserted that there is no place for third-party involvement—implicitly referring to Pakistan—in shaping the evolving bilateral…
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China’s increasing investments in Portugal’s energy sector, particularly through state-owned enterprises like China Three Gorges (CTG) and State Grid Corporation of China, have raised concerns about potential threats to Europe’s energy…
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Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) reported detecting 11 Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, seven People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels, and one official ship operating around Taiwan until 6 a.m. (UTC+8). Nine…
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday underscored the importance of open and constructive dialogue between India and China, stating it was “very important” for the two neighbouring nations and major economies to exchange views…
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will travel to China this weekend for a three-day visit starting July 13, to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) foreign ministers’ meeting. The SCO is a China-led regional alliance…
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China allegedly launched a covert diplomatic campaign to discredit France’s Rafale fighter jets following India’s Operation Sindoor against Pakistan, according to French intelligence sources cited in an Associated Press report. The…
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