‘Only logical’ for Trump to meet Dalai Lama: Tibetan leader
May 25, 2017By David Brunnstrom | WASHINGTON FILE PHOTO: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama watches a dance performance on the last day of his teachings in Tawang in the northeastern Indian state of Arunchal Pradesh November 11, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo The head of Tibet’s government in exile said on read more →
China’s silent debt bomb for Pakistan
May 25, 2017By Minhaz Merchant, DNA, Excessive liquidity making its way from Chinese banks to Pakistan does not bode well for its modest economy History shows that when a country’s debt-to-GDP ratio climbs above 200 per cent, a red flag goes up. China’s total debt at $27 trillion is now 277 per read more →
President Trump, meet the Dalai Lama
May 24, 2017© Getty Images Dr Lobsang Sangay, 23 May 2017 On his first foreign trip, President Trump has met with King Salman in Saudi Arabia, the home of Mecca and Medina, the holiest shrines of Islam. He met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel and visited the Western Wall, all that read more →
China’s Rights Abuses Infect UN
May 24, 2017Expand Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech during a high-level event in the Assembly Hall at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 18, 2017. © 2017 Reuters Sophie Richarson, Human Rights Watch, 24 May 2017 “A disease that is spreading – north, south, east, and west.” read more →
Senate confirms Terry Branstad as U.S. Ambassador to China as he commits to “urge Chinese authorities to engage in meaningful and direct dialogue with the Dalai Lama”
May 24, 2017Iowa Governor Terry Branstad at his Senate confirmation hearing on May, 2, 2017. International Campaign for Tibet, 22 May 2017 On May 22, 2017, Mr. Terry Branstad was confirmed by the Senate to be the U.S. Ambassador to China. During the confirmation hearing before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee read more →
China makes mandatory for nationals to use IDs for air travel
May 23, 2017By PTI, DNA, Chinese passengers can now use only their ID cards when taking domestic flights at some airports, while previously they could use a passport to check in, according to a new rule. It remains unknown whether overseas passengers will also face any limitations on identification documents for check-in, read more →
China stocks mixed, concerns over policy tightening linger; Hong Kong up
May 23, 2017By Reuters, DNA, China’s main stock indexes were mixed on Tuesday morning, with gains in financials only partially soothing lingering concerns over policy tightening steps. The CSI300 index rose 0.4 percent, to 3,423.26 points at the end of the morning session, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.1 percent, to read more →
Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea
May 22, 2017By Louise Watt, Associated Press, Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano addresses staff of the foreign affairs department during the flag-raising ceremony Monday, May 22, 2017 in suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines. Cayetano has sought to downplay President Rodrigo Duterte’s pronouncement that Chinese President Xi Jinping told read more →
Philippine minister starts damage control after Duterte’s China war remark
May 22, 2017MANILA (Reuters) – Talks last week between leaders of China and the Philippines were frank and friendly, with no threats or bullying, Manila’s foreign minister said on Monday, after his president said he was warned of war if he drills for oil in the South China Sea. Foreign Secretary Alan read more →
China’s favoured trade deal in focus at Asian meeting
May 22, 2017By Reuters, DNA, Asian trade ministers met on Monday to discuss a proposed free trade deal that is backed by China and has been given new impetus by the U.S. withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) would create a free trade area of more read more →