Displeased by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, China on Wednesday announced to halt the exports of Natural sand to the island, CGTN News reported, citing the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. US House speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday, despite Beijing’s continuous security threats. Beijing maintained that […]
China to skip meeting with US Secretary in Cambodia amid tensions over Pelosi’s visit
Amid the heightened tensions between China and the US over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, China has decided to avoid meeting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Cambodia. “Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi has no plans to […]
China summons US ambassador over Pelosi’s visit, says US must pay price for its mistake
China’s Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng on Wednesday summoned US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns to protest against US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan island on Tuesday, stressing that the nature of her visit is extremely vicious and the consequence is very grave. Xie said the Chinese side […]
Bangladesh authorities seize 2700 cartons of foreign liquor smuggled from China
Bangladesh law enforcement agencies have seized a large consignment of foreign liquor, containing over 2700 cartons of liquor that was smuggled from China. The consignment was seized on the Chittagong-Dhaka highway in a special operation by Bangladesh (BD) authorities on July 22, Bangladesh Live News reported. This is the latest case of Chinese smuggling which […]
China: Wuhan latest to bear brunt of zero covid policy
Owing to strict measures of Zero Covid Policy, the original epicentre of the Covid-19 virus, Wuhan has shut down again as four new asymptomatic cases were reported recently. Moreover, the head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, George Gaos, stepped down after five years in the post, […]
Belgium lambasts China over malicious cyber-attacks against federal ministries
Belgium has severely criticized China’s malicious cyber-attacks against the country’s federal ministries and called on Beijing to take steps to investigate the matter, media reports said. Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has accused China of cyberattacks against its federal ministries and Interior Ministries. “Belgium strongly condemns these malicious cyber-attacks, which contravene the standards of responsible state conduct […]
US slams China’s ‘absence’ amid global food crisis
The United States aid chief has criticized China for not doing enough in a food crisis amid the Ukraine war that has led to a surge in global food prices and threatened global food security. Samantha Power, the head of the US Agency for International Development, on Tuesday, delivered an […]
China hunts dissidents abroad with global network of spies: Report
Multiple reports suggest that Beijing has created a global network of spies that work to silence critics and dissidents in different parts of the world. The US-based non-profit organization, in its recent report, documented 735 incidents of “transnational repression” between 2014 and 2021. According to the Freedom House, China conducts the most […]
China’s ‘zero Covid policy’ drastically affected country’s economy
China started its “zero COVID policy” with the intention to curb the spread of Covid-19 with widespread lockdowns and mass quarantines but in reality, it had slowed down the economic growth of the country. According to the National Bureau of Statistics in China, the data on Friday showed that the […]
Laos default would give new momentum to China “debt trap” diplomacy
Laos, a south-east Asian nation is on the edge of default after building a China-financed high-speed train, giving new momentum to ‘debt trap’ diplomacy criticism. Laos faces intensifying economic and financial crises and there is likely no way out without some form of a Chinese bailout or debt forgiveness, reported […]
NASA’s fear about China’s militarization of space not baseless: Think tank
China earlier this month opposed remarks made by an official of NASA on its space program after the administrator of the US space agency, Bill Nelson, said that Beijing’s space program is a “military” space program. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian during a presser said that it is not the first time that NASA […]
India to surpass China as world’s most populous country: UN report
India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country next year, as per a report by the United Nations on World Population Day. According to a report by the World Population Prospects 2022 by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division the world’s population […]
China running fake social media campaign targeting US, Canada businesses
With its strategy to distract the world away from its exploitation of Myanmar’s rare earth materials, Beijing is brazenly running a disinformation campaign against the US and Canada and targeting their businesses alleging they are environmentally irresponsible, according to analysts. Apparently, before 2008, the US was an important player in […]
China offers women perks for having babies amid ‘severe’ demographic crisis
In a bid to increase its population and further help the country’s labour force, China is giving incentives such as tax and housing credits, educational benefits and even cash to encourage women to have more children. According to Global Times in January this year, the population of the Chinese mainland at the end of […]
China’s once profitable railways record USD 900bn debt amid push for expansion
What was once China’s profitable high-speed railways is now heading towards a trillion-dollar disaster after reports of debt nearing a whopping USD 900 billion. Even in the face of mounting debt, China State Railway Group is doubling down on its expansion of what is already the world’s largest high-speed rail network, Nikkei Asia […]