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US lawmaker warns India against Chinese-tainted Russian weapons
Washington: A top US lawmaker has cautioned India against “compromised” Chinese elements in technology it may have imported from Russia in view of growing ties between Moscow and Beijing. “We don’t want…
- World
US Energy Dept concludes lab leak caused Covid-19 pandemic
Washington: New intelligence has prompted the Energy Department to conclude that an accidental laboratory leak in China most likely caused the novel coronavirus pandemic, reported The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The shift…
- World
US wary of Chinese proposal to end war in Ukraine
Washington: The US is wary of the Chinese proposal to end the war in Ukraine as Beijing is offering a bogus path to peace, weighing arms sales to Russia, and showing an…
- World
5.1-magnitude quake hits China’s Xinjiang
Beijing: A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Monday, according to authorities. The China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC) said the epicentre, with a depth of 10 km, was monitored…
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China’s Communist Party begins key meeting to discuss major revamp, government
Beijing: China’s ruling Communist Party on Sunday began a key meeting to carry out a major revamp of the party and the government ahead of next month’s annual session of the Parliament.…
- India
Tharoor slams Jaishankar for China ‘bigger economy’ remark
Raipur: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday criticised External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar for the latter’s recent remark during an interview that “China is a bigger economy” while defending India’s policy on…
- World
No evidence China will side with Russia in war with Ukraine: Biden
Washington: There is no evidence that China would side with Russia in its war against Ukraine, US President Joe Biden has said. “There’s no evidence of that so far,” Biden told reporters…
- India
India Inc should take equal blame for trade imbalance with China: Jaishankar
Pune: The businesses should share equal responsibility for the skewed trade balance with China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday, blaming India Inc for not developing sufficient sourcing capabilities within…
- India
Eastern Ladakh row: India, China discuss proposal for disengagement in remaining friction points
New Delhi: India and China on Wednesday held diplomatic talks in Beijing and discussed proposals for disengagement in the remaining friction points along the LAC in eastern Ladakh in an “open and…
- India
“We are an exceptional international power,” says EAM Jaishankar
New Delhi: Highlighting India’s growing stature on the global stage, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that “we are an exceptional international power.” In an exclusive interview with ANI, he…
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China to become Afghanistan’s second-largest trade partner in 2023
Beijing: China’s trade with Afghanistan has been growing fast and it may become the second-largest trading nation with Afghanistan in 2023 after Pakistan, a situation that bodes well for the continuation of…
- Business
This is why China can’t build a ChatGPT AI rival
Hong Kong: As the world goes gaga over an AI chatbot called ChatGPT, experts believe that developing its Chinese competitor will surely face censorship, cost and data challenges, as in the case…
- World
China’s Communist Party claims decisive victory over COVID-19
Beijing: China’s ruling Communist Party has claimed to have scored a “decisive victory” over the coronavirus pandemic by minimising the casualties and staunchly defended its much-criticised zero-COVID policy, saying that it has…
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Revival of Chinese economy complicated due to growing global competition: Xi
Beijing: Efforts to revive China’s economy have become “complicated” with growing global competition to attract investment, President Xi Jinping has said, calling for steps to forestall and defuse major economic and financial…