India has raised concerns regarding the diversion of waters from the Brahmaputra River, the Indian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday after reports that China is building a mega dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River near the Line of Real Control (LAC). in Tibet. The Chinese side …
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China’s attempts to change the status quo on the Royal Line of Control (LAC) and the Covid-19 pandemic complicated the security situation, with the Indian Navy deploying its P-8 Poseidon aircraft and Heron drones for surveillance in the northern borders, said the naval chief. Admiral Karambir Singh said Thursday. Singh …
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China has started importing Indian rice for the first time in at least three decades due to tight supplies and an offer from India of deeply discounted prices, Indian industry officials told Reuters. India is the world’s largest rice exporter and China is the largest importer. Beijing imports about 4 …
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President-elect Joe Biden told the New York Times that he would leave the phase one trade agreement with China in place while conducting a full review of US policy toward China in consultation with key allies. Speaking to columnist Thomas Friedman, Biden said he would not immediately overturn the trade …
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China said on Wednesday that any hydroelectric project on the Yarlung Zangbo River, known as Brahmaputra in Assam, will be planned with the interests of downstream countries like India in mind. Chinese embassy spokesman Ji Rong described Beijing’s position in response to reports that a planned “super” dam on the …
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The United States should take steps to counter China’s efforts to subvert the principles of the United Nations and its organs, including preparing a report on Beijing’s actions to sway the votes of UN members, a U.S. commission recommended. in a new report presented to Congress. The report by the …
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The Chinese government had planned the clash with Indian troops in the Galwan Valley in June, which resulted in the death of 20 Indian soldiers and unspecified Chinese casualties, a US commission concluded in a new report to Congress. The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, in its report released …
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China’s actions during its defense minister’s recent visits to Nepal and Pakistan, including the signing of a defense agreement in Islamabad, were apparently targeted at India, experts and former diplomats said on Wednesday. Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe kicked off his tour of the region with a one-day visit to …
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has used the Chinese social media platform WeChat to criticize a “fake image” of an Australian soldier posted on Twitter by the Chinese government. China has rejected Morrison’s requests to apologize after Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian released the digitally manipulated image of an Australian …
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China successfully landed a spacecraft on the surface of the moon. China successfully landed a spacecraft on the moon’s surface on Tuesday on a landmark mission to retrieve samples from the lunar surface, Chinese state media reported. China launched its Chang’e-5 probe on November 24. The unmanned mission, named after …
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