Tag: #Beijing
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Iran’s Chinese Air Defense Deal: A Blow to US Hegemony and a Step Toward Multipolarity
By Nasir Ismail | International Affairs Columnist The recent confirmation that Iran is acquiring advanced Chinese air defense systems marks a significant shift in the geopolitical landscape, further challenging US dominance in the Middle East while reinforcing the emerging multipolar world order. Analysts Carl Zha, Brian Berletic, Danny Haiphong, and KJ Noh dissect the implications…
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US-China Trade War Escalates, Beijing Suspends Boeing Jet Deliveries
China has told its airlines to stop taking deliveries of jets from American aviation giant Boeing, a report said Tuesday, as a trade war between Beijing and the United States deepens. Since President Donald Trump took office in January, the world’s two biggest economies have been locked in a tit-for-tat tariff war, with the US…
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Straining between Pak-China relationship?
Pakistani authorities reported on Friday that insurgents launched a predawn attack on a coal mine in the southwestern province of Balochistan, killing at least 20 workers and injuring several others. The attackers, armed with heavy weapons including rockets and grenades, targeted the miners’ living quarters in Duki, a remote area rich in natural resources. According…
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China foreign minister meets with Elon Musk in Beijing
China will create a better market-oriented business environment for enterprises from all countries, including Tesla, China’s foreign minister Qin Gang said during a meeting with Tesla’s Elon Musk on Tuesday. China will continue to unswervingly promote high-level opening-up and strive to create a better international business environment, Qin told Musk, according to a statement from…
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China office raided, staff detained: Mintz Group
WASHINGTON: On Tuesday, US corporate firm Mintz Group claimed its Beijing office was raided by authorities, followed by its staff being detained as China prepares to host a three-day China Development Forum. According to a Reuters report, the news comes as relations between China and the US deteriorate after months of ‘diplomatic tensions’ including the…
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China locks down millions more as COVID spreads
BEIJING: China on Sunday imposed stay-at-home orders on millions more people in the country’s northeast as it battles its biggest COVID outbreak in two years. The country has largely kept the virus at bay since it brought to heel its intial outbreak in 2020 using targeted lockdowns, mass testing and travel restrictions. But the Omicron…
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China to send ‘economic aid’ to Russia amidst conflict: US
United States (US) officials claim China has decided to provide Russia with economic aid, including contemplating the decision to send military supplies, during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Jake Sullivan, US National Security Adviser, during a seven-hour meeting in Rome on Monday, raised concerns about China’s growing affiliations with Russia. The security adviser voiced the concern…
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Prime Minister Imran Khan will leave for 4 day China tour today
Prime Minister Imran Khan, on the special invitation of the Chinese leadership, will visit China today (Thursday) and stay there till Sunday, February 6, the Foreign Office said Wednesday
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Beijing met national air quality standards for the first time last year
China’s declaration of war on pollution in 2014 after public outrage rose following the rise in dangerous smog in Beijing and elsewhere
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China seals off venue a month before Beijing winter Olympics
One month ahead of hosting the Winter Olympics, Beijing has shut down its sporting “bubble”, which is expected to be the world’s heaviest-scale sporting event since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.