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Top China Minister Li Shangfu’s Disappearance Puts Question Mark On Xi Jinping’s Rule

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Top China Minister Li Shangfu’s Disappearance Puts Question Mark On Xi Jinping’s Rule

China’s Defence Minister Li Shangfu was last seen in August Beijing: The disappearance of China’s defence minister, the latest in a string of upheavals in the country’s top ranks, is stoking uncertainty about President Xi Jinping’s rule as an internal security clampdown trumps international engagement. The growing unpredictability could affect the confidence other countries place…

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Beijing sanctions two U.S. defence companies over Taiwan arms sales

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Beijing sanctions two U.S. defence companies over Taiwan arms sales

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning. File | Photo Credit: AP Beijing sanctioned Friday two U.S. defence companies, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, over their roles in supplying arms to Taiwan. The United States Congress, under the Taiwan Relations Act, requires the supply of weapons to the self-governing democracy for its defence. President Joe Biden’s…

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What purpose does the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) serve? | Explained

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What purpose does the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) serve? | Explained

From left, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (Japan), Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (Italy), President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Prime Minister Narendra Modi (India), President Joe Biden (U.S), President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (UAE) and President Emmanuel Macron (France) attend Partnership for…

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China welcomes Cambodian and Zambian leaders as it forges deeper ties with Global South

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China welcomes Cambodian and Zambian leaders as it forges deeper ties with Global South

In this photo provided by Cambodia’s Prime Minister Telegram, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony in Beijing on September 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The leaders of China and Zambia announced an upgrading of their ties to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership on September…

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China agrees to rare visit by Papal envoy for Ukraine talks

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China agrees to rare visit by Papal envoy for Ukraine talks

File photo of Cardinal Matteo Zuppi. | Photo Credit: ap The Chinese foreign ministry said on September 13 that Papal envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi will visit China for talks on resolving the conflict in Ukraine, despite the lack of formal bilateral ties between Beijing and the Holy See. China’s Special Envoy for Eurasian Affairs Li…

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Chandrayaan vs. Chang’e: How different are India’s and China’s lunar missions?

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Chandrayaan vs. Chang’e: How different are India’s and China’s lunar missions?

The story so far: Scripting history, the Chandrayaan-3 lander landed in the south polar region of the moon on August 23 at 6:03 pm IST, making India the first country to successfully soft-land in that area. The Vikram lander along with the Pragyan rover have since completed a small suite of surface tests. China’s Yutu-2…

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What G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant Said On China President Xi Jinping Not Attending Summit

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What G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant Said On China President Xi Jinping Not Attending Summit

He said China discusses issues of growth, development from its own perspective. New Delhi: On Chinese President Xi Jinping not attending the G20 Summit scheduled to be held in New Delhi on September 9-10, G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on Friday said China is a multilateral player and discussions at multilateral level are very different from…

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China slows fertiliser exports, raising industry concerns in India

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China slows fertiliser exports, raising industry concerns in India

Around half a million metric tons of urea are held up at Chinese ports after China curbed exports of the key fertiliser following a price surge, an analyst and Indian company official said. As the world’s largest producer of urea, China accounts for about a third of global supplies of the nitrogen-based fertiliser, which is…

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China Expresses Support For African Union’s Inclusion In G20

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China Expresses Support For African Union’s Inclusion In G20

The US has also strongly supported the move. Beijing: China on Thursday expressed its support for the inclusion of the African Union (AU) in the G20, saying it is the “first country to explicitly support” the inclusion of the African bloc in the grouping. In a recent interview with PTI, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said…

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Typhoon Haikui Sweep China’s Fujian Province, Over 1 Lakh Evacuated

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Typhoon Haikui Sweep China’s Fujian Province, Over 1 Lakh Evacuated

Several areas in Fujian recorded more than 300 mm of rainfall in just over 24 hours Beijing: Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes and vehicles were swept away in floods as storms from now weakened Typhoon Haikui made landfall in China’s southeastern Fujian province early on Tuesday after battering Taiwan for the past…

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