Rescue workers work at the site where a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Kunming to Guangzhou crashed, in Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China March 24, 2022. — ReutersAll 123 passengers and 9 crew members killed.There was little hope of finding any survivors.Search for second black box still underway.BEIJING: China confirmed late…Continue Reading
China has fully militarized at least three of several islands it built in the disputed South China Sea, arming them with anti-ship and anti-aircraft missile systems, laser and jamming equipment and fighter jets in an increasingly aggressive move that threatens all nations operating nearby, a top U.S. military commander said Sunday. U.S. Indo-Pacific commander Adm.…Continue Reading
China inked new rules on the supervision of military equipment purchase contracts on Saturday, the official Xinhua news agency said. The announcement came one day after President Xi Jinping had a video call with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden during which they discussed the Ukraine war. During the call, Biden warned China against supporting Russia’s…Continue Reading
China’s national health authorities reported two COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, the first recorded rise in the death toll since January 2021, as the country battles an Omicron-driven surge.Workers wearing face shields and masks to help protect from the coronavirus prepare to clear the snow outside a health quarantine hotel in the Yanqing district of Beijing…Continue Reading
Two years into the military standoff along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, Beijing has reached out to New Delhi to revive bilateral dialogue and set the stage for the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) summit in China later this year. Beijing has proposed a series of events to kickstart the dialogue, starting with possible high-level…Continue Reading
U.S. adviser Jake Sullivan and senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Yang Jiechi met in Rome U.S. adviser Jake Sullivan and senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Yang Jiechi met in Rome Face to face, President Joe Biden’s national security adviser warned a top Chinese official on Monday about China’s support for Russia in the Ukrainian invasion,…Continue Reading
China instituted new COVID-19 restrictions Saturday that included urging the public not to leave Beijing and closing schools in Shanghai while the leader of Hong Kong warned that its coronavirus outbreak has yet to reach its peak.People line up in Jilin, China, on Saturday, to be tested for COVID-19. China instituted new COVID-19 restrictions Saturday…Continue Reading
Beijing has ordered its localities to stick to the ‘dynamic clearing’ policy and to prevent a large-scale rebound. (File photo/Reuters)The National Health Commission on Saturday said it had found 476 locally transmitted cases for Friday.Reuters Last Updated:March 12, 2022, 18:12 ISTFOLLOW US ON:Mainland China reported more than 1,500 new local COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: India and China discussed resolving the existing border dispute along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) during the 15th round of Corps Commander-level talks held on Friday, the Defence Ministry said on Saturday. Both countries carried forward their discussions from the previous round held on January 12, 2022 for the resolution of the…Continue Reading
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi conceded that ties with India had “met with some setbacks” amid tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The Chinese foreign minister said both countries should help each other accomplish goals instead of “draining each others’ energies” while adding that “some forces” have tried to create division between the…Continue Reading
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