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China's alleged persecution of its Muslim minorities will surge back up the global agenda when the United Nations' human rights chief visits its troubled Xinjiang region next week. The May 23 to 28 visit by Michelle Bachelet comes as rights groups pile pressure on her office to release a long-postponed...
TAIPEI: The Ministry of National Defense (MND) tracked seven Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 a.m. on Wednesday (May 24) and 6 a.m. on Thursday (May 25).   Of the seven People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, two were monitored in Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ),...
Indian medical students of Chinese universities, who have been attending medical school online since January 2020, held a protest in Delhi Sunday, demanding swift action to enable them to get practical training either through a return to China or in medical colleges here. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court ordered...
China's crackdown on Muslim minorities in the remote region of Xinjiang will return to the spotlight next week when Beijing hosts the United Nations human rights chief for the first time in nearly two decades. The highly scrutinised six-day trip by High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet will begin Monday, with stops...
The U.K. and Germany condemned China and called for investigations after leaked documents revealed more details of China's ongoing genocide against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang on Tuesday. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has long claimed its "re-education camps" are voluntary and work only to stamp out extremism, but the leaked...
Jakarta: The joint combat exercise between Indonesia and US held this month has reminded China that it can’t afford to ignore Jakarta which is strategically critical to the Indo-Pacific region.Under the banners of 14 nations, the 16th annual Garuda Shield exercise, the cornerstone of the military partnership between the...
The King of Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, recently concluded a week long visit to India (3 November to 10 November). The King met with the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the External Affairs Minister S Jaishanker. During this visit he went to Assam, Delhi and Maharashtra. The...
The European Union's trade commissioner called for a more balanced economic relationship with China on Monday, noting a trade imbalance of nearly 400 billion euros (USD 425 billion), while also warning that China's position on the war in Ukraine could endanger its relationship with Europe. Valdis Dombrovskis, in a speech...
Beijing: Pakistan's newly-appointed Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari held talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Sunday in Guangzhou city and emphasised that "it is critical to resolve all outstanding disputes in South Asia in view of the challenges faced by the people due to the pandemic, soaring...
Day after an audio clip of top Chinese military officials were purportedly heard discussing the Taiwan invasion, US President Joe Biden has warned Beijing against what he calls 'flirting with danger'. Biden, who is currently in Tokyo ahead of Tuesday's Quad summit, said his country would defend Taiwan militarily if China...