NEW DELHI: India on Friday called for urgent, practical and time-bound assistance for 39 Indian sailors stranded on two freighters in Chinese waters at the “grave” humanitarian situation development on board ships. Citing restrictions related to the coronavirus, Chinese authorities have not allowed the ships, MV Jag Anand and MV …
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NEW DELHI: India on Friday called for “urgent, practical and time-limited” assistance for 39 Indian sailors stranded aboard two ships in Chinese waters considering the “grave” humanitarian situation development in vessels. Foreign Ministry (MEA) spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the Indian bulk cargo ship MV Jag Anand has been anchored near …
Read More »China bans entry of travelers from India citing COVID-19, puts Vande Bharat flights on hold
China decided on Thursday to temporarily suspend the entry into the country of foreign nationals in India who have valid Chinese visas or residence permits. The decision was made after 19 passengers tested positive for COVID-19 on a recent flight from New Delhi to Wuhan. “Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, …
Read More »Boundary issue with India is ‘bilateral’, China tells Mike Pompeo
He accuses the US Secretary of State of ‘repeating old lies’ and ‘violating the rules of international relations’ China accused US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of “repeating old lies” and “violating the rules of international relations,” and told Washington that “the boundary issue is a bilateral China-India issue.” and …
Read More »China’s insistence that Taiwan is not a country begins to fail
By: Bloomberg | October 12, 2020 9:10:52 pm Members of the National Defense Honor Guard march during National Day celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan. (Bloomberg) Written by Chris Horton The more China tells the world that Taiwan is not a country, the more adversaries of Beijing begin to treat it as …
Read More »China’s envoy applauds Jaishankar-Wang’s roadmap, then blames India for tension
Chinese envoy Sun Weidong said on Monday that the five-point roadmap agreed by India and China to address tensions at the disputed border provides “political impetus” to efforts to ease the situation, even as he blamed New Delhi for crossing the Line of Royal Control. (LAC) and altering the status …
Read More »Don’t meddle in border dispute with India, China tells the US.
China on Thursday criticized what it described as “meddling” by the United States in the border standoff with India, saying Beijing and New Delhi have the ability to resolve their disputes bilaterally. Chinese embassy spokesman Ji Rong responded to Monday’s remarks by US Undersecretary of State Stephen Biegun, who said …
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