Tag Archives: China

• China retaliates after US bans TikTok and WeChat 19 September 2020 This post has no comments yet

  China said Saturday it had launched a mechanism enabling it to restrict foreign entities, a much-anticipated move seen as retaliation to US penalties against Chinese companies such as telecom giant Huawei. ...

• US to ban TikTok downloads, WeChat use from Sunday 18 September 2020 | Ben Sheppard This post has no comments yet

  The United States on Friday ordered a ban on downloads of popular Chinese-owned video app TikTok and use of the messaging and payment platform WeChat, saying they threaten national security. ...

• Pa ra sho — distraction loses Tibet | Laden Tshering Samdup This post has 3 comments

  We are in the period when the old order is dying and a new world is crystallizing, and this is the time to make all-out efforts to ensure the existence of free Tibet in the new world order. ...

• China begins military drills as senior US official visits Taiwan | Reuters Staff This post has no comments yet

  China began combat drills near the Taiwan Strait on Friday, the same day a senior US official began high-level meetings in Taipei, as Beijing denounced tightening ties between Chinese-claimed Taiwan and the United States. ...

• India asks China to pull back troops, arms in Ladakh region 17 September 2020 | Ashok Sharma This post has no comments yet

  India’s defence minister said Thursday the country faces challenges in its border dispute with China and urged Beijing to sincerely implement an understanding they reached previously to completely disengage forces from the Ladakh region. ...

• India pushes tonnes of supplies to disputed China border ahead of winter 16 September 2020 | Devjyot Ghoshal This post has no comments yet

  From deploying mules to large transport aircraft, India’s military has activated its entire logistics network to transport supplies to thousands of troops for a harsh winter along a bitterly disputed Himalayan border with China. ...

• Deployment of SFF has upset China immensely: Former advisor to GoI 15 September 2020 | Archana Masih This post has one comment

  The country should handle SFF like all the instruments under its command. Information about the SFF's recruitment, postings etc are things that are best kept under wraps. Even if the enemy knows about them, why put an address to them? ...

• SFF soldiers give bloody nose to PLA 14 September 2020 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has one comment

  A small and weak Tibetan community in India is what China prefers. Without reviewing the situation and making necessary changes, the Government of India will make China's wish a reality. ...

• Before foiling Chinese moves, India worked on plan for almost a month 13 September 2020 | Deeptiman Tiwary and Krishn Kaushik This post has no comments yet

  On the night of August 29-30, almost four months after the PLA made significant ingress into Indian territory in eastern Ladakh, India, for the first time, outplayed China with its manoeuvres. ...

• China, India agree to disengage troops on contested border 10 September 2020 | Reuters Staff This post has no comments yet

  China and India said they had agreed to de-escalate renewed tensions on their contested Himalayan border and take steps to restore “peace and tranquillity” following a high-level diplomatic meeting in Moscow. ...