London, Feb 3 (IANS) During UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s recent visit to China, discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping avoided Beijing’s “dangerous, unexplained, secretive and rapid buildup” of nuclear weapons as well as other contentious issues such as human rights abuses, espionage and Taiwan, a report said on Tuesday. Citing the 2025 report of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri), a report in the UK’s leading daily, The Guardian, stated that while …
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Beijing, Jan 30 (IANS) China’s recent National Procurators’ Meeting — the country’s highest gathering of prosecutors — followed the usual political rituals, with participants called on not to uphold justice, but to defend the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Instructions were given not to uphold the law, but to enforce the Chinese President “Xi Jinping thought”, and not to defend citizens’ rights, but to safeguard the state’s ideological security, a report said on Friday.“On January…
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) As China prepares for the ‘Two Sessions’ in March, the country’s biggest annual political event, new appointments are expected with key positions to be filled by Chinese President Xi Jinping’s handpicked loyalists. However, new appointments cannot hide the fact that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) aim is to become a world-class military in the coming years and will encounter immediate challenges, a report said on Wednesday. “On January 20, 2026, a…
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) In a forceful message on global leadership and diplomacy, singer and actress Mary Millben lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of US-India tensions and urged Washington to “pivot” its approach, saying dignity and strategic restraint had elevated PM Modi’s standing on the world stage.While reaffirming that President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Modi share a personal rapport, Millben said “true friendship always admits wrongdoing or, in this case, w…
Beijing/New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday extended his greetings to President Droupadi Murmu on India’s 77th Republic Day while reflecting on the pragmatic approach from both countries of prioritising dialogue, confidence-building measures, and regional engagement. “President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Indian President Droupadi Murmu on India’s 77th Republic Day. It should be the right choice for China and India to be good-neighbourly friends and pa…
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 at the GTI, Ann Kowalewski, stated that 2026 is thus the last year for China’s PLA to reach the capability, Taiwan’s daily Taipei…
Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that he plans to travel to China in April and host Chinese President Xi Jinping in the United States later this year, signaling renewed leader-level engagement between the two countries.“We’re gonna make a trip. I’m going in April,” Trump reporters abroad on Air Force One as he returned to the US from his two-day trip to Davos. He said the two leaders would meet twice in 2026. He added that Xi would visit the United States “towar…
Colombo, Jan 17 (IANS) The Sinicisation campaign under Chinese President Xi Jinping, that mandates religious groups align their doctrines, customs and morality with Chinese culture, has resulted in the demolition of numerous churches and crosses, restrictions on Bible possession, and banning or confiscation of religious materials not authorised by the government, a report has revealed. “As the world ushered in 2026 with hopes of a better life, Christians in China instead began the New Year on …
Ottawa, Jan 17 (IANS) Facing uncertainties in relations with the US, Canada is entering into a strategic partnership with China right in President Donald Trump’s front yard.Announcing the partnership in Beijing on Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Xi Jinping said they were “renewing the relationship between Canada and China in the face of a changing global economy and international security challenges”.The partnership, they said in a joint statement, would include “public …
Seoul, Jan 15 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday called for bipartisan cooperation on diplomatic and security affairs, citing growing uncertainties in the international order. Lee made the remarks at a meeting with senior aides as he wrapped up separate summit talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi this month.”Amid growing uncertainties in the international order, peace and stability in the region become all the more vital,” Lee sa…