“The Chinese mission in Israel reminds Chinese nationals to leave the country as soon as possible via land border crossings, on the precondition that they can guarantee their safety,” the embassy said in a statement on WeChat. “It is recommended to depart in the direction of Jordan,” the embassy’s statement said. After decades of animosity […]
Used in electric vehicles, hard drives, wind turbines and missiles, rare earth elements are essential to the modern economy and national defence. AFP takes a look at how rare earths have become a key sticking point in talks between the US and China. Mining boom “The Middle East has oil. China has rare earths,” Deng […]
At the end of two days of intense negotiations in London, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told reporters the framework deal puts “meat on the bones” of an agreement reached last month in Geneva to ease bilateral retaliatory tariffs that had reached crushing triple-digit levels. But the Geneva deal had faltered over China’s continued curbs […]
Lukashenko told his Chinese counterpart that their nations are up against “unprecedented pressure” from the West, according to the Belarusian state news agency Belta. “China will not allow the world order to be broken,” Lukashenko added. “Many, many nations are convinced of this.” The Belarusian leader, who in January won a seventh consecutive term after […]
The country banned couples from having more than two children in 1988, but a family’s size is now a decision for each individual couple, Vietnam News Agency said. The country has experienced historically low birth rates in the last three years. The total fertility rate dropped to 1.91 children per woman in 2024, below replacement […]
At a WTO ministerial meeting in France, Commerce Minister Wang Wentao reiterated China’s stance on upholding a multilateral trading system and said WTO has the country’s backing for a more important role in global economic governance. China’s decision in April to suspend exports of a wide range of critical minerals and magnets has upended the […]
In a virtual address at the SCO Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting held in Beijing, China, he underscored Pakistan’s robust commitment to the organization, a press statement issued here read. The minister also expressed appreciation to the Chinese government for organizing the significant event. He highlighted the importance of Pakistan’s SCO membership, noting […]
Jaffrelot, a renowned expert on South Asia, stated that India’s “mistake of underestimating Pakistan cost it dearly.” He underscored Pakistan’s superior preparations and asserted that “Chinese weapons turned the tide of war.” He further criticized India’s attempt to weaponize the Indus Water Treaty, issuing a stark reminder: “India has tried to turn the Indus Water […]
Beijing and Washington last month agreed to temporarily slash staggeringly high levies on each other for 90 days after talks between top officials in Geneva. But US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Beijing was “slow-rolling the deal”, in comments to “Fox News Sunday”. Beijing hit back Monday, saying Washington “has made bogus charges and unreasonably […]
Up to 70 Chinese ships, including navy vessels, were monitored from the Yellow Sea to the South China Sea from May 1-27, a security official said on the condition of anonymity. Beijing has ramped up the deployment of fighter jets and warships around Taiwan in recent years as it pressures Taipei to accept its claims […]
