Shenzhou-15 ‘dream crew’ safely returns to Earth
BEIJING (Agencies): Having spent six months living and working in the China Space Station, setting a new record for China’s manned space program with four spacewalks by a single crew,…
CIA chief secretly visited China – FT
WASHINGTON (Agencies): US President Joe Biden dispatched CIA Director William Burns to Beijing last month to meet with Chinese intelligence officials, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing anonymous American…
Xi tells China’s security chiefs to prepare for ‘dangerous storms’
BEIJING (Agencies): China faces increasingly difficult and complex national security challenges and must prepare for “worst-case” scenarios by increasing its capacity to deal with internal and external threats, President Xi…
Envoys of China, UAE meet Dar as IMF programme remains stalled
ISLAMABAD (Agencies): Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Ishaq Dar on Thursday held separate meetings with the envoys of China and United Arab Emirates (UAE), key allies of cash-strapped Pakistan…
India’s use of visa as weapon undermines its international image: Global Times
BEIJING (APP): India is using visa restrictions as a tool to prevent media contacts between China and India, which is exacerbating bilateral tensions.According to the Wall Street Journal, China and…
Pakistani students secure top positions in Huawei ICT competition
ISLAMABAD (APP):The students from Pakistan won the second and third prizes in the Network Track and third prizes in the Innovation Track at the Huawei ICT Competition 2022-2023 Global Final…
China declined high-profile meeting – Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Agencies): China has rejected Washington’s proposal that their defense chiefs meet this week, the Pentagon said on Monday. The news comes amid a renewed diplomatic spat between the two…
Chinese aircraft carrier passes through Taiwan Strait: Taipei
TAIPEI (Agencies): Three Chinese ships, including the Shandong aircraft carrier, passed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, the island’s Ministry of National Defense said. China claims self-ruled democratic Taiwan as…
US lawmakers unveil Taiwan war to-do list
WASHINGTON (Agencies): American lawmakers have published a list of recommendations on how Washington should “arm Taiwan to the teeth” against any potential attacks from Beijing, urging for more US weapon…
Anti-China bloc tests AI-powered drone swarms
LONDON (Agencies): The US, UK and Australia have shown off new AI-powered drone swarms, marking the first-ever collaboration on autonomous UAV technology between the members of the AUKUS security pact,…