Hong Kong protests undermine rule of law, social order:China

The Chinese government has issued a strong condemnation of protesters who stormed and vandalised Hong Kong’s legislature calling the act totally intolerable. Hong Kong enjoys a “one country, two systems” deal that guarantees it a level of autonomy, and rights not seen on mainland China. However,it does not have full democracy and pro-democracy events are… Continue reading Hong Kong protests undermine rule of law, social order:China

China tests new ballistic missile

China has successfully tested its latest submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), the JL-3 The JL-3 is expected to have a range of around 14,000 kilometres, with a capacity to carry 10 independent guided nuclear warheads. A submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) is a ballistic missile capable of being launched from submarines. Ballistic missile follows a ballistic trajectory… Continue reading China tests new ballistic missile

India’s NSG membership not on Kazakhstan meeting agenda,says China

China has stated that the issue regarding India’s entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group(NSG) was not on the agenda of the plenary of the NSG that concluded in Nur-Sultan formerly known as Astana,Kazakhstan. China has been firm on its stand that only those countries which have signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty(NPT) should be allowed to enter… Continue reading India’s NSG membership not on Kazakhstan meeting agenda,says China

China’s President Xi to visit North Korea this week

Chinese President will be travelling to North Korea for a two-day visit. The visit will be the first by any Chinese leader to North Korea in 14 years. North Korean leader has visited China four times but no Chinese president has visited North Korea since Hu Jintao in 2005. The visit is intended to help… Continue reading China’s President Xi to visit North Korea this week

In relief to India, Maldives may scrap ocean deal with China

Maldives Government has decided to scrap an agreement with China which was signed by the previous government in 2017. The agreement titled ‘Protocol on Establishment of Joint Ocean Observation Station’ was reportedly meant to allow China to build an observatory at Makunudhoo,westernmost atoll of the Maldives in the north. This agreement had raised security concerns… Continue reading In relief to India, Maldives may scrap ocean deal with China

Bhutan PM says China must maintain status quo on Doklam

Bhutan’s Prime Minister has said that China should maintain status quo in the Doklam region.He said that as long as the status quo was maintained there will be peace and tranquillity in the region. This statement came in the backdrop of China building up of military infrastructure on the Chinese side of the Doklam plateau… Continue reading Bhutan PM says China must maintain status quo on Doklam

Hong Kong suspends extradition Bill

Hong Kong’s chief executive has suspended a contentious extradition bill that would allow Hong Kong citizens to be extradited to mainland China. This decision was taken following a series of massive street protests. The changes made in the extradition bill would have allowed suspects accused of crimes such as murder and rape to be extradited… Continue reading Hong Kong suspends extradition Bill

Maldives should not try balancing ties with India and China

Former Maldives President has said that Maldives should not try to balance relations with India and China. He has said that Maldives should maintain cultural ties with China.But the country cannot afford to have defence cooperation with China. These statements came in the backdrop of Indian Prime Minister state visit to the Maldives.During the visit,India… Continue reading Maldives should not try balancing ties with India and China

Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping agree to speed up boundary talks

Indian Prime Minister has met with Chinese President on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. The two leaders have agreed to expedite the dialogue on the India-China boundary issue for securing a fair solution. The two leaders also discussed the status of the bilateral relationship since the Wuhan summit which came in… Continue reading Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping agree to speed up boundary talks

China launches Internet cleanup campaign

China has launched Internet cleanup campaign. The campaign will punish and expose websites for “illegal and criminal actions”. It will also punish them for failing to “fulfil their obligation” to take safety measures or the theft of personal information. Recently, Internet censorship researchers had found that China has blocked Wikipedia. China had previously banned the… Continue reading China launches Internet cleanup campaign

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