China's top political advisory body has set up a new sector on environment and natural resources consisting of 85 names, according to a full list of members of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Moreover, the decline in population lays bare the country's falling birthrate, a trend that experts said was exacerbated by the pandemic and will threaten its growth over the long term. The 3 per cent growth rate, the second weakest since 1976, reflects the stifling effect of the government'
The two Chinese-born Australians who have been stuck behind bars for years in China have had their sentencing delayed, resulting in a fresh blow to hopes of their release.
China was aware of the demographics crossroads and their policymakers have already warned the government about the same. They have even asked them to prepare for this. Chinese state media have also urged young couples to seize the opportunity to have two or three children but still couldn't
According to the UNHRC 2020 report, the total estimates of Tibetan refugees in Nepal reached 12,540 due to the difficulty in documentation and record-keeping. China's relationship with Nepal had also become a major issue for Tibetans.
According to TRC, China has stepped up its Buddhist outreach to Sri Lanka, which remains a major Buddhist nation and is also targeted by Beijing under its Debt-Trap Diplomacy.
These UN experts raised serious concerns over China's vast network of colonial boarding schools in Tibet while also asking several questions to China about its "policy of acculturation and assimilation of the Tibetan culture.
Lavrov during the conference said that countries are developing economically, look at China and India (our strategic partners), Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, Egypt and many African countries.
The visit of the UNGA President Csaba Korosi who has been invited by the Indian government will likely begin on January 29 and will include an address to the Indian Council of World Affairs, a foreign policy think tank. Korosi will also visit China and Japan shortly after his India visit.
Growth in Kenyan imports from China can be attributed to the expanding infrastructure in the country owing to its engagement with the Belt and Road Initiative. However, the trade balance favours China.