Tag Archives: China

  • China’s election to UN human rights council draws world-wide ire 14 October 2020 This post has no comments yet

    The re-election of countries like China and Pakistan to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) amid opposition from various rights groups drew condemnation from various quarters on Wednesday. ...

  • China and Russia win seats on UN Human Rights council | Edith M Lederer This post has no comments yet

    China, Russia and Cuba won seats on the UN’s premiere human rights body Tuesday despite opposition from activist groups over their abysmal human rights records, but another target, Saudi Arabia, lost. ...

  • India, China military officials hold ‘positive’ talks on troop pullback 13 October 2020 | Sanjeev Miglani This post has no comments yet

    Indian and Chinese military commanders held “positive, constructive” discussions on disengaging troops locked in a months-long standoff at their disputed Himalayan border, the two sides said in a joint statement on Tuesday. ...

  • China emerges from the pandemic 12 October 2020 | Warren Serink This post has one comment

    Something nearly unthinkable has happened in China: a return to normal – from morning tai-chi at Beijing's Temple of the Sun, to the lunch crush in the central business district, and the rush home at sunset across the Avenue of Eternal Peac ...

  • India, China hold fresh talks on ending military faceoff | Aijaz Hussain This post has no comments yet

    Senior Indian and Chinese military commanders were holding fresh talks Monday aimed at ending a monthslong standoff along their disputed border in the remote Ladakh region. ...

  • NS Venkataraman QUAD should accord recognition to Taiwan | NS Venkataraman This post has 2 comments

    The Foreign Ministers of Japan, Australia, USA, and India have now met at Japan under the banner of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) to discuss the future strategies and plans to ensure security in the Asia-Pacific Region. ...

  • Taiwan’s leader hopes for reduced tensions with China 11 October 2020 | Huizhong Wu This post has one comment

    Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Saturday she has hopes for less tensions with China and in the region if Beijing will listen to Taipei’s concerns, alter its approach and restart dialogue with the self-ruled island democracy. ...

  • Target China beyond the border: Vijay Kranti 10 October 2020 | Dipankar Chakraborty This post has no comments yet

    An expert on China and Tibet affairs, Vijay Kranti is an author, traveller, photographer, media educationist, and former staffer of BBC World, Deutsche Welle (German) and Radio Voice of America. ...

  • Laden Tshering Samdup Brouhaha over the interview in Beijing | Laden Tshering Samdup This post has no comments yet

    "Come into my parlor said the spider to the fly" would be the appropriate refrain for the way China invites and treats its foreign dignitary guests. ...

  • Kunsang Tanzin Tibetan Youth Congress must succeed 8 October 2020 | Kunsang Tanzin This post has 3 comments

    For Tibetan Youth Congress, the road to achieve our ultimate goal may be long and lonely. Yet we must keep marching and the Tibetan Youth Congress must succeed in the end. ...