Taiwan rejects Chinese Foreign Minister’s remarks, calls China ‘troublemaker’
Taipei, March 9 (IANS) Taipei on Monday rejected Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s recent remarks about Taiwan, terming Beijing as a “troublemaker” in the international community and a “saboteur of cross-strait peace”, local media reported. Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung said that Taiwan has always been an independent sovereign nation and “neither the […]
China’s Spring Festival Gala robot show not innovation, but ‘carefully staged deception’: Report
Colombo, March 9 (IANS) China’s Spring Festival Gala robot performance turned out to be more of a carefully “staged deception” than a celebration of innovation thus exposing the Chinese Communist Party’s obsession with optics, its readiness to weaponise propaganda for profit, and its disregard for the festival’s cultural authenticity, a report has highlighted. According to […]
China’s coercion in Europe alarms US panel
Washington, March 5 (IANS) US lawmakers, foreign leaders, and experts have warned that China is expanding its influence in Europe. They said Beijing uses investment, pressure, and covert tactics, and urged closer US-Europe coordination on technology, supply chains, and security. At a hearing on “China’s increasing infiltration in Europe” on Wednesday (local time), Congressman Jake […]
Diego Garcia vital for Indo-Pacific security, countering China, says US
Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) Underscoring the strategic importance of the US naval support facility at Diego Garcia, lawmakers and a senior State Department official have said that safeguarding Indian Ocean sea lanes is central to countering China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific. During a House subcommittee hearing on South and Central Asia, Congressman Bill Huizenga […]
China’s forced labour policy poses moral, economic challenge
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Chinese government’s exploitation of the Uyghur people has emerged as a major cause for concern worldwide. The large-scale suppression of the Uyghur minority, with people subjected to arbitrary incarceration, forced labour, and family separation in work camps constitute a horrific violation of human rights. The forced labour also poses […]
China’s sweeping military purge raises questions on Beijing’s war-readiness: Report
Sofia, Feb 7 (IANS) China’s sudden dismissal of General Zhang Youxia, once the most powerful uniformed officer in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and a trusted confidante of President Xi Jinping, has thrown China’s military establishment into turmoil, a report has revealed. What began as whispers of corruption has now escalated into a sweeping purge […]
US slowing down and reversing China’s advance in Latin America: Report
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) China has lost its influence over two strategic ports in Panama this year, a report stated while highlighting what it said appears like a bad start to the year for the Chinese Communist Party in Latin America. “What’s more, the Cuban dictatorship began to crumble, and Latin America is generally slamming […]
China likely to send delegation to India’s AI Summit amid improving ties
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) China is planning to send an official delegation to India’s upcoming AI summit in the national capital, in a fresh sign that relations between the two neighbours are gradually improving. According to reports, a vice minister from China’s Ministry of Science and Technology likely to lead the delegation. George Chen, […]
US defence strategy puts China, Indo-Pacific first
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) The United States has placed China and the Indo-Pacific at the center of its national security planning, warning that control of the region will determine global economic power and directly shape America’s security, freedom, and prosperity, according to the 2026 National Defense Strategy released by the Department of War. The strategy […]
China could conduct ‘more aggressive’ operations around Taiwan, think tank warns
Taipei, Jan 23 (IANS) Global Taiwan Institute (GTI) Director John Dotson has warned that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) could conduct “more aggressive, ambitious operations around Taiwan,” while preparing for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s goal of the PLA having the capability to take Taiwan by 2027, local media reported on Friday. A senior non-resident fellow […]
