It is a known fact that in the last few years, China has made major inroads in the South Asian region, especially through infrastructure and connectivity projects. This has intensified under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which was started in 2013. The grand projects have helped China gain major strategic footholds in the region. … Read more
The mutual respect between New Delhi and Beijing is openly on display. The latest being Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “positive” remarks on the ties between the two countries, which China has “appreciated”. “Let me stress that in the 2000 plus years’ history of interactions, the two countries have maintained friendly exchanges” and both the countries … Read more
Beijing, China: China on Wednesday set an annual growth target of around five percent, vowing to make domestic demand its main economic driver as an escalating trade war with the United States hit Beijing’s exports. Beijing also announced a rare hike in fiscal funding, allowing its budget deficit to reach four percent this year as … Read more
BEIJING — Chinese rescuers searched for some 30 people after a landslide Saturday in southwestern Sichuan province buried 10 houses and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate. The Ministry of Emergency Management deployed hundreds of rescuers including firefighters following the landslide in a village in Junlian county. Two people were pulled out alive and about … Read more