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China stalling IMF relief for debt grip Sri Lanka: Report
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The last month's visit by IMF officials to the crisis-recovering nation seems like a hope for the country. But IMF has insisted on "financing assurances" from bilateral lenders as a key pillar, gave Sri Lanka a failing grade in the first review of the bailout, denying it a second tranche of
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'High-powered' collaboration between China, Pakistan under CPEC diminishe
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The so-called 'high powered' collaboration between Beijing and Islamabad under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: a 3000 km Chinese infrastructure network project undertaken in Pakistan now appears to take a noticeable shift, facing significant challenges, a report by the Daily Asian Age
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US, Philippines launch military drills amid surge in China tensions
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In the midst of escalating tensions between Manila and Beijing over territorial disputes in the South China Sea, the US military began two weeks of multilateral exercises on Monday with its Philippine allies and other foreign partners, according to CNN.
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Air denial, combat ability key for Taiwan to defy Beijing’s unification ag
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Taiwan needs to preserve its combat capabilities and leverage asymmetric warfare strategy to counter China’s military unification objective, Taipei Times reported citing a report commissioned by the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC).
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US accuses China of disinformation, Beijing labels State Dept report as di
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The US State Department's accusation of China expanding its disinformation efforts has been met with a counterclaim from Beijing's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, CNN reported, adding that the Chinese ministry said the State Department's report itself constitutes disinformation.
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Philippines urges its fishermen to keep up presence at China-held shoal
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
“We’re going to increase patrols in Bajo de Masinloc and other areas where Filipino fishermen are,” he told DZRH radio, referring to the shoal, one of Asia’s most contested maritime features, by its Philippine name.
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Pakistan's power grid owes 1.2 billion USD to Chinese producers
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Pakistan’s National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), held a public hearing on the request of the central power purchasing agency (CPPA) for recovering an additional PKR 28.3bn or PKR 1.83 per unit fuel cost adjustment in Discos’ tariffs for electricity consumed in August, noted t
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"Shameful": Shashi Tharoor rips into China for denying visas to three Indi
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Amid the controversy around China's refusal to grant regular visas to three Wushu thletes from Arunachal Pradesh, who were picked to represent India at the ongoing 19th Asian Games, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday labelled the incident "shameful" and called on the Centre to regist
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EAM Jaishankar raises concern over "steady increase in Chinese naval prese
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar raised concern over the "steady increase in Chinese naval presence" in the Indian Ocean and called "to prepare for a far greater presence of Beijing than seen ever before."
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China pushes its hegemonic proposals on international stage
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing loves to point fingers. The USA, for instance, is the world’s worst hegemonic power, according to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). China may have a point, because Washington DC does like to throw its diplomatic weight around, but Beijing is a close competitor as it seeks t
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Chinese envoy calls for strengthening bilateral ties amid row over visa de
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Zha Liyou said that Beijing is willing to work with India to implement the consensus reached by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping to strengthen dialogue and promote the development of bilateral ties on a "healthy and stable track."
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China becomes country with highest Alzheimer patients: Report
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia and mostly affects people in old age. In China, however, the disease is also occurring at an increasingly younger age.
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