Tag: chinese
ISIS starting invasion of Central Asia, supported by US: Russian &...
Andrey Afasanev | Sources in the Russian military and intelligence agencies say that the preparation of a full-scale offensive operation against Russia through Tajikistan and...
China concerned over its depleting influence on North Korea
News Analysis | As North Korea precedes with its audacious, by its own standards, diplomatic moves, China feels that it is a deliberate move on...
The Nordic welfare states
Farid A Malik | The Nordic welfare states are unique in many ways. All five of them (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Finland) are prosperous democratic...
US hopeful about China talks to resolve trade dispute
AFP | Senior US officials are due to travel to Beijing on Tuesday to hold talks on resolving an escalating trade dispute and they say...
China’s foreign minister to visit N. Korea this week
AFP | China's foreign minister will visit North Korea this week, his office said Monday, becoming the highest-ranking Chinese official to travel there in years...
Xi, Modi agree to reduce border tensions
AFP | Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended informal meetings in China Saturday with a promise to reduce border tensions after...
Modi’s visit expected to ease India-China tensions
News Analysis | Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China this week for an informal meeting with President Xi Jinping, as efforts at rapprochement...
Indian Malevolence in Maldives
Qamar Cheema | Maldives is troubled country where elected and unelected offices vie for power and political system is vulnerable. Country lacks democratic maturity and...
US-led Syria strikes: China firmly opposes use of force in international...
CGNT | China has consistently opposed the use of force in international relations and has advocated respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of...
Will the Chinese boycott McDonald’s?
AFP | The messages began to pop up on Chinese social media as the trade spat with the United States sizzled, urging people to boycott...
Shehbaz and Imran troll each other in Peshawar
News Analysis | Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif took a sarcastic jibe at the ruling regime of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf – on Wednesday,...
Hindi Medium’s grand opening in China
News Desk | Saba Qamar and Irrfan Khan's ‘Hindi Medium' is enjoying a grand opening at the Chinese box office. The movie was presented for...
Xi vows to expand China economy as US trade war continues
AFP | Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on Tuesday to lower car tariffs this year and take other steps to open the world's number two...
An Indian counter narrative on Maldives
M K Bhadrakumar | The Maldives is back in the headlines. This time around, it is not about democracy deficit or rule of law. Two...
Beating the Indian Navy without going broke
Shahid Raza | A brief look at the history of warfare is enough to establish the dominant role of a naval force in defining the...
All is not well in Xi’s China
News Analysis | On Wednesday April 4, 2018; wife of a detained Chinese lawyer, Wang Quanzhang, who took on sensitive cases of complaints of police...
China’s counter strike in Trade War against US
News Analysis | China has announced tariffs by up to 25% on 128 items imported from the US. The announcement was made late on Sunday...
Has Kim finally decided to give up nuclear ambitions?
Sufian Qazi | Kim Jong-Un’s recent visit to China, his first official errand since he consolidated power in 2011 after the death of his father,...
Pakistan builds case for full membership of NSG
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | As Pakistan builds a case for full membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), the country is endeavoring to improve...
India doesn’t need a working relationship with US Central Command
M K Bhadrakumar | The Indian media reported that following the 2+2 talks in Washington last week at the level of the foreign and defence...
Why did Kim Jong Un pay a surprise visit to Beijing?
AFP | Beijing was under tight security Tuesday with speculation rife that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was making a surprise visit, after the...
Australia bans Chinese app ‘WeChat’
News Analysis | WeChat, social media and chat app owned by Chinese tech-giant, Tencent, has been banned by the Australian defense department last week. Amidst...
Political calligraphy in Taiwan challenges status quo
AFP | Deep in the high-ceilinged corridors of Taiwan's presidential office, calligraphers craft messages on behalf of the island's leaders as they seek to keep...
Orange Train: When a government’s priorities doesn’t match people’s needs!
Farrukh Saleem | The government of Punjab is spending Rs 162 billion for the transportation of 250,000 residents of Lahore. Question: How much is Rs 162...
Chinese drones adding to the North Korean arsenal
AFP | Wang Dewen's daughter-in-law says the Chinese businessman could be dead. His wife claims he is travelling. But they are sure of one thing:...
Pakistan Steel Mills playing dirty as Renault struggles to enter Pakistan
News Analysis | French automaker Renault’s big plans for launching itself to a thriving Pakistani customer-base is in the doldrums; Pakistan Steel Mills, which had...
Saba Qamar’s Bollywood debut, ‘Hindi Medium’ to release in China
News Desk | Saba Qamar's first Bollywood flick ‘Hindi Medium' is set for screening in China on April 4th, 2018. Hindi Medium was the most popular...
Mamnoon Hussain urges youth to reap the fruits of CPEC
News Analysis | President Mamnoon Hussain has proclaimed that China Pakistan Economic Corridor shall create immense benefits for the population of Balochistan. He urged the...
Chinese company launches an expensive campaign to promote Gwadar in UK
News Analysis | A leading investment group from China has launched an international campaign in London to promote Gwadar, located in Southern Pakistan, as a...
The Sino-Indian Great Game
News Analysis | The two emerging economies of Asia: India and China are engaged in a struggle to dominate the Indian Ocean region by establishing...
Deterrence and missile defense systems
Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Since the announcement of the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review of the United States, Chinese and Russians have shown enthusiasm for the...
Who is the King of Bollywood?
News Analysis | Khan is the name synonymous with Bollywood. Without a shadow of doubt, Khan's are single-handedly responsible for ascendency and rise of Bollywood...
Could Xi Jinping’s presidency for life lead to the decline of...
Jumel G. Estrañero | The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has shocked many observers by proposing a constitutional amendment to end the two-term limit for the...
Will Xi Jinping’s presidency for life lead to continuous economic stability?
AFP | As Xi Jinping marches toward presidency for life, economists are lauding the stability of his continued rule but the move has caused some...
Why does India fear China’s improving ties with the Maldives?
News Analysis | China is planning to establish a Joint Ocean Observation Station in the Maldives leading to numerous security concerns being raised in India....
Xi poised to extend power as China set to lift term...
AFP | Xi Jinping, China's most powerful leader for decades, could stay in office indefinitely after the Communist Party called for the removal of presidential...
