China

Taliban keeps China on tenterhooks over lithium mining contracts in Afghanistan

The frenzied exit of US troops in 2021 brought the Chinese rushing in to fill the vaccume in Afghanistan. The…

3 years ago

China’s global image slides in 24 countries over negative perception of foreign policy

China’s image across 24 countries is sliding with 67 per cent people expressing unfavourable views with just 28 per cent…

3 years ago

Does shutdown of key Chinese power plants in Myanmar mirror Beijing-Naypyitaw rift?

Chinese power companies are shutting down operations in Myanmar due to financial problems faced by the ostracised Myanmar military junta…

3 years ago

China building nearly 400 border villages along LAC, no man’s land with Bhutan

China, which has adopted an aggressive strategy against India on the borders, is building nearly 400 villages around the Line…

3 years ago

In Paris, China asks Pakistan to crack down on domestic terror organisations

Even as Pakistan is celebrating the 10-years of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), issues dog the “game-changer” project that falls…

3 years ago

Anti-China sentiment grows in Myanmar as Beijing is accused of plundering natural resources

Mounting public anger against China and its companies in Myanmar has gone unnoticed thanks to the din over the China-Taiwan…

3 years ago

Sri Lanka gets breather from China but debt trap problem remains

China has assured Sri Lanka once again of help in restructuring its bilateral loans in a bid to support the…

3 years ago

Are mineral resources driving German diplomatic presence in Balochistan?

Germany has appointed local businessman Mir Murad Baloch as its honorary consul general for Balochistan. The German Ambassador to Pakistan,…

3 years ago

Is Japan diluting Chinese influence by supporting Sri Lanka in its economic recovery?

Japan, one of the main creditors of Sri Lanka along with India and China, plans to organise a meeting of…

4 years ago

Interview: India should exercise leadership within the Quad of democracies

Chris Blackburn is the Communications Director of the Swiss InterStrategy Group based in Zurich, Switzerland. He is the recipient of…

4 years ago