Chinese embassies in at least six countries — Belgium, France, the U.K., India, Bangladesh, and the Philippines — have said that non-Chinese citizens are temporarily banned from coming to China.
As tens of thousands of troops on the India-China border brace for a freezing Himalayan winter, the U.S. signed an agreement with India to provide geospatial information — the kind that could help India track and target Chinese border troops.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with his Japanese, Indian, and Australian counterparts in Tokyo today and urged the four countries to build a “true security framework” to “counter the challenge that the Chinese Communist Party presents.”
Despite tensions flaring occasionally on the Sino-Indian border, no firearms have been used since 1975. That changed this week. Both sides blame each other for firing the first shot.
China and India continue to fiercely contest their claims to territory high up in the Himalayas. After India earlier accused China of “provocative military movements” near Pangong Tso Lake, it banned another bundle of Chinese apps today.
Two months after a bloody border brawl, India and China remain at an impasse at the fuzzy Line of Actual Control. Meanwhile, Indian anti-China nationalism has solidified, and New Delhi continues to turn the screws on Chinese business and even academic connections.
Apple’s most important supplier is investing big in India as the U.S.-China trade war stresses supply chains.
Late on the night of June 15, a deadly melee erupted on the banks of the Galwan River, in a disputed region called Ladakh, high...
India and China have agreed to stand down from their Himalayan standoff after a call between two senior officials. But there’s no sign of a real thaw in the relationship, and New Delhi is pressing ahead with efforts to limit Chinese involvement in India’s economy. Beijing’s latest new claim to Bhutanese territory won’t help.