Tag: China

CPEC have political, institutional support in Pakistan: Sanjrani

BEIJING: Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani has said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has across the board political and institutional support in Pakistan and...

Yao Jing says China keen to work with PTI-led govt

Another 140 students get Chinese scholarships DIPLOMATIC CORNER: China’s Ambassador Yao Jing has said that the Chinese government is ready and keen to carry forward...

China keen to work with PTI-led government: ambassador

ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador in Pakistan Yao Jing on Thursday said that China was keen to work with the upcoming Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led government. Talking to media he...

China rebuffs Philippines president’s South China Sea rebuke

  BEIJING: China rebuffed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's call for Beijing to rethink its conduct in the South China Sea on Thursday, saying China had...

Chinese deputy governors, mayor fired over vaccine scandal

  BEIJING: Two deputy Chinese provincial governors and a mayor were fired Thursday by the ruling Communist Party after revelations of misconduct by a major...

Pakistan-China cooperation steady and sustained

BEIJING: Since the official launch of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in May 2013, the corridor construction has progressed rapidly during these five years...

China angered at new US defence act, to assess content

BEIJING: China on Tuesday condemned measures targeting it in a new US defence act, saying it exaggerated antagonism and that Beijing would take a...

Trump signs defence policy bill with watered-down China measures

FORT DRUM: US President Donald Trump signed a $716 billion defence policy bill on Monday that authorises military spending and includes watered-down controls on...

China denies internment of 1m Uighurs

GENEVA: China vehemently denied Monday allegations that one million of its mostly Muslim Uighur minority are being held in internment camps, insisting all ethnic...

Pakistan-China relations to continue to progress under Imran’s leadership

BEIJING: A former Chinese diplomat has expressed the confidence that the relations between Pakistan and China, all-weather friends and strategic partners, would continue to prosper...

US senators ‘concerned’ over Pak’s potential bailout requests to IMF

  As many as sixteen US senators have expressed concern over possible International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans to countries who have accepted “predatory Chinese infrastructure...

China-Pakistan undertakes joint ventures in health sector

BEIJING: China-Pakistan while enhancing multifaceted cooperation decided to undertaken joint venture in the healthcare sector, says a report published in China Daily on Saturday. There are already a number of...

China says Pacific aid has no political strings

BEIJING: China's aid to countries in the Pacific has no political strings attached and is not aimed at any third party, the country's foreign...

China defends Iran business ties after Trump threat

BEIJING (Reuters): China’s business ties with Iran are open, transparent and lawful, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump said...

As many as 214 Pakistanis left stranded in China by Shaheen...

ISLAMABAD: Shaheen Air International (SAI) flight carrying as many as 214 Pakistanis, who were stranded at Guangzhou airport in China, reached Lahore airport, Foreign Office (FO)...

Asad Umar asks US to focus on paying off own debt...

--Probable finance minister says Pakistan will approach IMF or friendly countries, or sell bonds to expats to raise $10-12bn within next six weeks   Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...

Pakistan to decide on financial bailout in six weeks: Asad Umar

ISLAMABAD: With Pakistan facing a serious financial crisis, Asad Umar, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader likely to be the next finance minister, has estimated...