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Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng kickstarts 3-day visit to Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Vice premier of China, He Lifeng, arrived in Pakistan on Sunday for a three-day visit, where he will take part in a ceremony to commemorate the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project's tenth anniversary, Dawn reported.
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Italy's defence minister calls his country’s decision to join China’s BRI
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The defence minister of Italy has referred to his country's choice to join a major Chinese infrastructure project Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as "wicked." The present Italian Government is considering whether to keep participating in the scheme, CNN reported.
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China's BRI aims to build military, economic and political hegemony in Sou
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
This key geopolitical issue has been given added prominence, noted TDF President Lord Bruce, by the recent ASEAN conference in Indonesia, during which Indonesian foreign minister Retno Marsudi highlighted the systemic difficulties undermining trust between member states and the ‘sharpening r
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Nepal: China launches five "Silk Roadster" projects under Belt and Road In
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Nepal ratified the BRI's framework agreement in 2017. Six years later, however, not a single project from the programme has begun in Nepal, despite the fact that the government has chosen nine projects to be carried out under the framework. Chinese officials said that the platform was a nove
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China increases investment in Afghanistan but faces challenges due to terr
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Last week, in a meeting with Taliban officials in Kabul, officials of Fan China Afghan Mining Processing and Trading Co. announced an investment of USD 350 million in various sectors ranging from construction to health to energy in Afghanistan, according to the Bakhtar News Agency, Afghanist
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Nepal Foreign Minister rejects Chinese claim of airport being built under
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Earlier this week, China's statement that the Pokhara International Airport is its flagship project in Nepal under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) came as a surprise. Since then, confusion gripped Nepal's diplomatic circles after China is unilaterally listing one project after another in
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Security threats, debt repayments hinder Pakistan-China BRI projects: Repo
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The growing terrorist risk to Chinese citizens residing in Pakistan and differences over debt repayments have hindered the progress in the Belt and Road Initiative's projects of Islamabad and Beijing.
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India again refrains from extending support to China's Belt and Road Initi
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The New Delhi Declaration after the conclusion of the summit under India's presidency stated that Russia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan reaffirmed their support to the BRI.
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SCO summit: Xi stresses on enhancing BRI cooperation; India says connectiv
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In his address at the Shanghai Cooperation (SCO) meeting on Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated Beijing's stand of enhancing Belt and Road cooperation.
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Is US listening to Bangladesh message against China: Report
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to the publication, a couple of years ago, China had warned Bangladesh from joining the Indo-Pacific initiatives, which was launched by the US, but under Sheikh Hasina, the government firmly told Beijing that they would follow their own foreign policy.
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Confusion grips Nepal's diplomatic circles after China unilaterally places
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Confusion has gripped Nepal's diplomatic circles after China is unilaterally listing one project after another in Nepal under the Belt and Road Initiative.
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Why is China unilaterally placing projects in Nepal under its Belt and Roa
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu, on the other hand, claims that no BRI projects have been carried out in Nepal
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