India and China are reconnecting with the resumption of direct flights after a 5-year gap! The IndiGo flight 6E1703 took off from Kolkata's Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, marking a significant improvement in bilateral relations.
The IndiGo flight carried 176 passengers and was celebrated with a ceremonial lamp lighting attended by a passenger, airport officials, and airline representatives.
Addressing reporters after the talks, China's international trade representative with the Ministry of Commerce Li Chenggang said a "basic consensus" was reached after a "in-depth and candid discussion".
On Sunday, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in India confirmed the development. "Direct flights between China and India are now a reality, " wrote spokesperson Yu Jing on X.
China on Saturday strongly opposed a US Trade Representative (USTR) probe into its compliance with the Phase One trade agreement, accusing Washington of escalating economic pressures and spreading false narratives that undermine bilateral ties.
According to The Taipei Times, members of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) submitted draft revisions to Paragraph 1, Article 13 of the act, designed to strengthen the loyalty and accountability of military officers, educators, and government officials. The proposed amendment calls for
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) highlighted global attention on China's repression of Uyghurs, including human rights talks in Europe, Canada's Bill C-251 to ban forced-labour imports, U.S. calls to raise detainees' plight, and Japan's support for Uyghur rights, while urging companies to cut
US President Donald Trump expressed optimism ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying, "...We have a lot to talk about..." He highlighted discussions on Taiwan, noting "Lot of respect for Taiwan...," and hoped China could "help us out" on Russia and the ongoing Ukrai
Trump will attend the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 26-27. He had skipped the ASEAN summits in 2018, 2019 and 2020. After Malaysia, Trump will then fly to Japan to meet the new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. A bilateral meeting is scheduled with Chinese President Xi Jinping in G
The two sides will hold consultations on important issues in China-US economic and trade ties in accordance with the important consensus reached by the heads of state of the two countries during their phone calls this year, the Commerce ministry spokesperson said in a statement.