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China extends hand to Pakistan while reaching out to India
Chinese president offers strong backing to Islamabad in meeting with Imran Khan while Beijing confirms Xi-Modi informal summit in Indian coastal town from Friday.
China’s Xi Backs Pakistan on Kashmir Ahead of Meeting with Modi
Just days ahead of President Xi Jinping’s visit to India, the Chinese leader demonstrated his country’s resolute support for Pakistan over its dispute with India in the Himalayan Kashmir region, vowing to support Islamabad’s “core interests and key concerns.”
Ahead of PM Modi-Prez Xi meet this week, a shift in China’s Kashmir stand
The change in Beijing’s position comes on a day when Prime Minister Imran Khan is in Beijing, and days ahead of President Xi Jinping’s India visit where he will have the second round of the “informal summit” with Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.
Ahead of Chinese President's Visit to India, Pakistan PM Imran Khan to Visit Beijing Next Week
During Khan's visit, he will attend the China-Pakistan Business Forum in Beijing on October 8, according to the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.
U.N. Security Council overcomes Chinese veto threat to renew Afghanistan mission
The United Nations Security Council unanimously agreed on Tuesday to extend a U.N. political mission in Afghanistan after last-minute talks overcame a Chinese threat to veto if there was no reference to Beijing's global Belt and Road infrastructure project.
Squeezed by debt and the US, Pakistan slows Belt and Road projects
'Even Beijing knows' things are on hold, experts say
Chinese diplomat known for Twitter tirades gets senior foreign ministry job
Zhao Lijian became known for heated online confrontations with China’s critics, once being branded a ‘racist disgrace’ by a former Obama administration official.
Indians told to boycott Chinese goods after Beijing backs Pakistan
Anger is brewing among nationalists who are fanning out across the country to persuade their compatriots to shun products from China.
China Hails 'Old Friend' General Bajwa's 3-year Term Extension as Pakistan's Army Chief
Gen Bajwa has promised Beijing to safeguard China's interests in Pakistan under the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which will connect China's largest province Xinjiang with Pakistan's Gwadar port in Balochistan.
Qatar Withdraws Support for China Over Its Treatment of Muslims
Qatar withdrew from a letter signed by dozens of countries expressing support for China’s human-rights record despite growing international condemnation over its detention of as many as two million ethnic Muslim Uighurs.
India slams ‘international busybodies’ for interfering over Kashmir
Comments come as UN Security Council holds first formal meeting on disputed region in almost 50 years.
India says ‘no first use’ of nuclear weapons policy may change in future
New Delhi declared itself a nuclear weapons power after conducting underground tests in 1998.
China puts Kashmir on UN agenda to boost Pakistan’s cause
Security Council members’ differing interests expected to play out at informal meeting in aftermath of India’s decision to split the contested Himalayan region.
Two Nuclear-Armed States Accuse India of Harming Sovereignty
India’s move to abolish the decades-long autonomy of Kashmir has drawn strong reaction from its neighbors, with China accusing New Delhi of undermining its territorial sovereignty and Pakistan’s army vowing to go to "any extent" to stand by the Himalayan state.
Imran Khan predicts rise in suicide bombing in Kashmir as Pakistan's army issues dire warning
Pakistan's military will "go to any extent" to support Kashmiris, the army chief has said, while Imran Khan predicted new suicide bombings in Indian-administered Kashmir after Delhi revoked the region's self-rule.
India Revokes Kashmir’s Special Status, Raising Fears of Unrest (Published 2019)
The government announced an end to decades of autonomy in the disputed region, raising tensions in the restive territory and roiling relations with Pakistan.
Activists scramble to prevent Uighur man's deportation to China
Ablikim Yusuf, who had been living in Pakistan, faces detention and torture if he is sent to China, say supporters
Saudi Arabia defends letter backing China's Xinjiang policy
Saudi Arabia on Thursday defended signing a letter along with 36 other countries in support of China's policies in its western region of Xinjiang, where the United Nations says at least 1 million ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims have been detained.
Move over Trump: China's tweeting diplomats open fresh front in propaganda fight
Tweets from Chinese diplomats abroad, including seasoned ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai, have opened a fresh front in Beijing's increasingly assertive approach to diplomacy and propaganda and may be a sign of things to come.
Saudi Arabia and Russia among 37 states backing China's Xinjiang policy
(This July 12 story corrects ambassador's name in the final paragraph)