The deterioration of US-China relations is fast and furious, with Washington throwing out accusations of unfair trade practices, unlawful technology transfer and an early cover-up of the coronavirus outbreak, which has claimed over 100,000 American lives. The Chinese yuan, this year’s beacon of stability, is now is now at risk of […]
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US Congress approves China sanctions over ethnic crackdown
Congress voted Wednesday to toughen the US response to a brutal Chinese crackdown on ethnic minorities, adding another factor to the increasingly stormy relationship between the two countries. The House passed a bipartisan bill that would impose sanctions on Chinese officials involved in the mass surveillance and detention of Uighurs and other ethnic […]
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PM Modi’s ‘Doklam team’ back in action to stand up to China in Ladakh
India has pushed in high altitude warfare troops with support elements to the eastern Ladakh theatre to counter Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aggressive posture designed to browbeat the government to stop building border infrastructure in the Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) sector as it may threaten the Lhasa-Kashgar highway in Aksai […]
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Covid-19: China’s industrial firms profits fall in April but at slower pace
Profits at China’s industrial firms fell at a slower pace in April, helped by improvements in automobiles and electronics, but the economy faces persistent pressure as activity and demand remains weak after the coronavirus outbreak. Profits at China’s industrial firms in April fell 4.3% year-on-year to 478.1 billion yuan ($67 […]
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India matches up to China’s military in standoff near Karakoram Pass
India has decided to not back down from a standoff with China — along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh — that centres around a strategic bridge being built near Daulat Beg Oldi, the last military post south of the Karakoram Pass, and has moved troops to counter Chinese […]
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1st wave far from over, warns WHO
As South America and South Asia struggle with surging coronavirus cases, a top global health expert is warning that the world is still in the very middle of the outbreak, dampening hopes for a speedy global economic rebound and renewed international travel. “Right now, we’re not in the second wave. […]
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Government should come clear on Ladakh standoff with China: Rahul Gandhi
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday urged the government to come clean on the border standoff with China, saying there should be transparency on the issue. “What we would like to see is some more transparency on what is going on. It becomes difficult for us to have a […]
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China may have posted 5,000 soldiers across LAC, officials say as tension grows along border
China may have marshalled close to 5,000 soldiers on its side of the disputed border in the Ladakh sector where India has also sent military reinforcements to strengthen its defences as growing tension along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) threatens to plunge the bilateral relationship to a new low, […]
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China to evacuate citizens from India amid pandemic, rising border tension
China is planning to evacuate its citizens from India amid the spreading Covid-19 pandemic in the country, a notice issued by the Chinese embassy in New Delhi said on Monday. The notice, published on the embassy website said that students, tourists and businessmen who have been stranded in India will […]
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Punjab aims to lure big businesses out of China
Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh has said his government has written to various countries which want to shift their business out of China and assured them of all possible support for setting up facilities in the state. Singh said his government is moving aggressively to reach out to embassies of […]
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China’s national security law good for business, say Hong Kong’s Pro Beijing politicians
Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing politicians sought to allay worries about the impact of China’s proposed national security legislation on the Asian financial hub’s business environment, saying it would boost investor sentiment. The legislation aims to tackle secession, subversion, terrorism, and foreign interference and could see mainland intelligence agencies set up bases […]
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Covid-19: China’s defence spending grows at slowest pace since at least 1991
China projected defense spending growth of 6.6% this year, the slowest increase since at least 1991, in a sign of the trade-offs China’s leaders face in confronting unprecedented economic slowdown in the wake of the coronavirus. The Chinese Ministry of Finance said on Friday that defence spending would increase to […]
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Health of 7.8 billion people stuck in a dangerous place between China and Trump
In mid-February, an international team of medical experts converged on Beijing to learn more about the novel coronavirus. Dispatched by the World Health Organization after delicate talks with the Chinese government about its composition and agenda, it included some of the brightest lights in epidemiology and virology, affiliated with institutions […]
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‘It all comes from the top’: Trump sharpens attack on China on Covid-19
US President Donald Trump lashed out at China again for the coronavirus crisis, accusing Beijing of trying to deflect the pain and carnage that their country spread throughout the world. “Spokesman speaks stupidly on behalf of China, trying desperately to deflect the pain and carnage that their country spread throughout […]
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Covid-19 response, China’s offer of help: All about day-1 of WHO session
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday kicked off its first-ever virtual assembly, where the participant countries called for a joint response to the coronavirus pandemic and for any vaccine to be a “global public good”. Countries also called for a reform of the UN health body to ensure it […]