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Secrecy, delays surrounded North Korea leader’s slow train to China

open view web desk SHANGHAI/BEIJING – For a regime obsessed with secrecy, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s decision to travel to Beijing on a distinctive green armoured train was an all-but-dead giveaway that he was making his first journey abroad since assuming power in 2011. The historic […]

China warns U.S. not to open Pandora’s Box, unleash trade ills on world

open view web desk BEIJING- China warned the United States on Thursday not to open Pandora’s Box and spark a flurry of protectionist practices across the globe, even as Beijing pointed to U.S. goods that it could target in a deepening Sino-U.S. trade dispute. China could target a […]

China says North Korea’s Kim pledged commitment to denuclearisation

open view web desk BEIJING/SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged his commitment to denuclearisation and to meet U.S. officials, China said on Wednesday after his meeting with President Xi Jinping, who promised China would uphold friendship with its isolated neighbour. After two days of speculation, […]

Speculation on Kim visit to China rife as train departs

open view web desk Speculation that Kim Jong Un visited Beijing on his first-ever foreign trip as North Korea’s leader was rife Tuesday after Japanese media reported the arrival and departure of a special train met by an honour guard. Heightened security at possible venues for a high-level […]

China accuses U.S. of “Cold War mentality” with new nuclear policy

open view web desk BEIJING- China urged the United States to drop its “Cold War mentality” and not misread its military build-up, after Washington published a document on Friday outlining plans to expand its nuclear capabilities to deter others. “Peace and development are irreversible global trends. The United […]

Sri Lanka eyeing longer talks with China on free trade agreement

open view web desk BEIJING – Sri Lanka wants a longer-time period to negotiate a free trade agreement with China as it is concerned about the economic impact of a rushed deal on their small country, the Sri Lankan ambassador said on Sunday. There has been rising concern […]

China downplays India-ASEAN summit, presence of top leaders at R-Day

open view web desk Beijing, Jan 25: China today reacted guardedly to India hosting top ASEAN leaders on the country’s 69th Republic Day and hoped that all countries can work jointly to maintain peace, stability and the development of the region. India is holding a two-day India-ASEAN Commemorative Summit […]

China’s infrastructure development in Doklam is temporary: Gen. Rawat

OPEN VIEW WEB DESK New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said infrastructure development by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in the Doklam Plateau is temporary in nature. “As far as Doklam is concerned PLA soldiers are there in a part of the area, although not in numbers […]

US friends meet on N.Korea but China absence looms

open view web desk Allied world powers met Tuesday for crisis talks on the North Korean nuclear missile threat, but without key player China, there seemed little chance of a breakthrough. Canada and the United States are hosting a two-day meeting in Vancouver to bolster solidarity in the […]

Nepal accesses internet through China, ending India monopoly

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal has opened an optical fiber link across the Himalayan mountains to China, ending years of dependency on India for internet access. Information minister Mohan Bahadur Basnet inaugurated the link with China on Friday in a ceremony in the capital, Kathmandu. The optical fiber line […]

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