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US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that China’s “beautiful ceremony” marking the end of World War II should have acknowledged the United States’ role in defeating Japan. “I thought it was a beautiful ceremony. I thought it was very, very impressive,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, hours after he suggested on social media that foreign leaders meeting …

President Xi Jinping declared China “unstoppable” during a speech on Wednesday, opening a massive parade in Beijing to mark 80 years since the end of World War II. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was among 26 world leaders present to witness China’s largest-ever military parade, a display of strength orchestrated by Xi to highlight Beijing’s growing influence on the global …

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that New Delhi is committed to improving ties with Beijing during a key meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a regional security forum. Modi is visiting China for the first time in seven years to attend a two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting, joined by Russian President Vladimir Putin and other …

Chinese Foreign Minister and Politburo member Wang Yi will visit Pakistan on Thursday to co-chair the 6th Pakistan-China Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue in Islamabad. The visit comes at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar and is part of the regular high-level exchanges between the two countries aimed at strengthening their “All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership” …

China and India should establish “correct strategic understanding” and regard each other as partners, not rivals, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said to his Indian counterpart on Monday, according to his ministry. China is ready to uphold the principle of cordiality, mutual benefit with India, the Chinese ministry’s readout of the ministers’ meeting in New Delhi showed. Earlier, he and …

US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an order delaying the return of higher tariffs on Chinese goods, just hours before a trade truce between Washington and Beijing was set to expire. The White House said the suspension of steeper tariffs will now remain in place until November 10. “I have just signed an Executive Order extending the Tariff Suspension …

US President Donald Trump has said that trade talks with China are heading in the right direction. Speaking at the White House, he expressed hope that both countries would soon reach what he called a “very fair deal”. His comments came as officials from both sides met for hours to try and settle their long-running trade dispute. “We’re moving along …

  I am in Dalian a stunning coastal gem in northeast China and yet it feels as if I’ve never left home. There’s something about this city that wraps around you like a familiar blanket. As a Pakistani journalist, I’ve roamed from the bustling streets of Islamabad to the vibrant avenues of Lahore, but Dalian stands in a league of …

They say, “不积跬步，无以至千里” a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. That morning, as our bus made its way through the quiet roads of Tianjin, rain began to fall softly not heavy, but enough to cast a dreamlike haze over everything. We were about to take a step not just into a port, but into the future. …

China on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump of “pouring oil” on the mounting conflict between Iran and Israel, after the US leader warned Tehran residents to “immediately evacuate”. The sudden flare-up in hostilities has sparked fears of a wider conflict, with Trump urging Iran back to the negotiating table after Israel’s attacks derailed ongoing nuclear talks. Trump also issued an …