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CPC Congress: Xi Jinping all set to rewind China’s clock back to ‘one leader rule’ of Mao era
Beijing: China’s ruling Communist Party is set to slide back to its founder Mao Zedong’s era soon as President Xi Jinping is set to break the decades-old 10-year term rule to cling…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 10 including Chinese national held in Rs 903 cr investment scam
Hyderabad: The city police here arrested ten persons including a Chinese and a Taiwan national for allegedly cheating lakhs of persons to the tune of Rupees 903 crore. So far Rs 1.91…
- World
New ‘highly infectious’ Covid variants emerge in China
Beijing: As China imposes fresh lockdowns and travel restrictions amid Covid surge, the country has detected new Omicron sub-variants BF.7 and BA.5.1.7, which are highly infectious with greater transmissibility. BF.7 (also known…
- India
IMF cuts India’s economic growth forecast to 6.8% from 7.4%
Washington: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday cut its projection of India’s economic growth in 2022 to 6.8 per cent, as it joins other global agencies that have trimmed forecasts. The…
- World
China’s hypocrisy on Ukraine on full display in United Nations
Beijing: China’s sugar-coated diplomatic remarks at the UN platforms pertaining to the war in Ukraine hold no value as Beijing is in fact “spitting fire” from behind by lending indirect support to…
- India
Anti-Uyghur Muslim crackdown: China silent on India’s abstention in UNHRC vote
Beijing: China on Saturday maintained silence on India’s abstention at the voting at the UNHRC on the human rights situation in Xinjiang, but defended its crackdown against Uyghur Muslims, saying it was…
- World
No one asked India to stop buying oil from Russia, Puri says in US
Washington: India, the world’s third biggest oil importer and consumer, will continue to buy oil from any country that it has to, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said asserting that no country…
- India
Oppn slams govt for abstaining on China’s Muslim Uyghur treatment
New Delhi: Opposition leaders on Friday criticised the government for abstaining from voting on a draft resolution in the UN Human Rights Council on holding a debate on the human rights situation…
- World
India abstains from voting for debate on China’s treatment of Muslim Uyghurs
Geneva: In a close diplomatic victory for China, the UN’s top human rights body on Thursday voted down a proposal from Britain, Turkey, the United States and other mostly Western countries to…
- World
Documents show China plans to end int’l support for Tibet after Dalai Lama’s death
Geneva: Chinese authorities have developed an elaborate public relations strategy to end international support for Tibet after the death of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, which includes installing a puppet leader…
- Business
Twitter an accelerant to fulfil my vision of a super app: Musk
New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that buying Twitter is to fulfil his dream to build a super app called X.com like China’s WeChat that will be available to all…
- News
China keen on importing donkeys, dogs from Pakistan: Officials
Islamabad: China has shown interest in importing donkeys and dogs from Pakistan, officials have told a parliamentary committee as the cash-strapped country is trying to overcome a major economic crisis. During a…
- World
China reports 250 new local COVID-19 cases
Beijing: The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 250 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 151 in Inner Mongolia and 27 in Guangdong, according to the National Health Commission’s report. A total of…
- World
China falls into its own debt trap as loans under Belt and Road Initiative pile up
Beijing: China is falling into its own debt trap as the country’s banks have sharply reduced lending to low-income countries under its flagship Belt and Road initiative (BRI) after the crumbled economies…
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Xi propagates “new era” discourse to strengthen personal power
Beijing: Ahead of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), President Xi Jinping is pushing for a “new era” discourse to strengthen his personal power. Hugo Jones, writing in…
