Washington: – Amid reports of China preparing to attack Taiwan, the United States and the European Union have issued a joint statement. The statement says, ‘The unilateral Chinese activities in the East and the South China Sea are escalating the problems.’ Stefano Sanio, director of the European Union‘s External Action Service, recently visited the United […]
Washington/Beijing: – Twitter, Instagram and Facebook have taken action against the misinformation campaign being run by China on the Coronavirus Uyghur and other issues. Twitter has closed more than 2,000 accounts. Moreover, Facebook and Instagram have taken action against more than 600 accounts. It is being said that this action by social media exposes the […]
Leon/Beijing: – The candidature of a Chinese official for the executive committee of Interpol, the international level police organisation, is at the centre of a controversy. International parliamentarians, as well as NGOs, have vehemently opposed the candidature of the Chinese official. According to lawmakers, NGOs and experts, China has used Interpol to target opponents of […]
Washington/Beijing: – The United States has adopted a tough stance about Winter Olympics in China, while it is only 100 days away. US Senators have presented a proposal to impose a diplomatic boycott on the competitions organised by China. This proposal has been introduced as an amendment to the Defence Bill; the issue of atrocities […]
Mumbai: – British aircraft carrier ‘HMS Queen Elizabeth’ has reached the port of Mumbai, with its fleet of destroyers. The joint exercise between the Indian and British defence forces will be held soon and will be the largest military exercise between the two countries. The arrival of British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, Chief of Defence […]
Brussels/Beijing: – The report prepared by the members of the European Union (EU) parliament warns that China has posed major challenges in front of the EU in the diplomatic, economic, security and technology sectors. This is the second successive major jolt delivered by the EU Parliament to China. Earlier, a report regarding Taiwan had been […]
Taipei/Beijing: – Taiwanese Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng warned ‘Even today, the Chinese defence forces can attack Taiwan. But as of now, they will not attack without provoking, as they will have to pay a very dear price. But by 2025, the cost of war and the losses that China may incur will be the lowest. After […]
Beijing: – Analysts claim that a series of shocks to China’s economy will hit the post-Corona recovery of the global economy once again. The Chinese government released the economic data for July. It shows a slowdown in industrial production, retail sales, e-commerce and investment sectors. Asian stock markets have plummeted in the wake of Chinese […]
Beijing/Moscow: – China and Russia have announced increase military cooperation. Sources in the respective countries said that the issue was discussed at a meeting between the countries’ defence ministers on Friday. The meeting, which followed a meeting of senior officials from the QUAD Group of the United States, Japan, Australia and India, is noteworthy. In […]
London/Beijing: – Chinese efforts to dominate natural and energy resources need to be challenged. In an article in a British daily, Robert McFarlane of the United States and Liam Fox of the United Kingdom drew attention to the growing Chinese influence. The former US and British ministers have warned that the United Kingdom cannot remain […]