Asian Lite News Archive

Category: China

  • The Deafening Silence of Taliban on Uyghurs

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    For China, reaching out to the Taliban has many strategic advantages. For one it will be able to extend its sphere of influence in South Asia and the Middle East. Secondly, and equally important, it will ensure that the teeming Islamic terror organizations in the region do not make efforts to reach out to Xinjiang…

  • MI5 Suspects China, Russia Threat On UK Security

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    The new chief of the MI5 Ken McCallum directly specified “the differing national security challenges presented by Russian, Chinese, Iranian and other actors” were “growing in severity and in complexity – while terrorist threats persist at scale”…reports Hitesh Tikoo The new chief of the MI5, the UK’s domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, has said that…

  • China loses support in UN Human Rights Council

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    Although by a smaller margin, China won despite its human rights record, especially its treatment of the Uighur Muslim minority, and the opposition of several countries and human rights groups…reports Arul Louis  Pakistan and Nepal have been re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council, while China won a seat by the smallest margin showing a…

  • The Lost And Forgotten Tibetan Cause

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    On the eve of October 1st, when China was celebrating its National day, commemorating 71years of Communist Party rule, Indian security and strategic affairs think tank Usanas Foundation had organized a Webinar to bring the global attention to the lost and forgotten Tibetan cause, also pertinent to the current turn of events in the global…

  • SPECIAL: Three Million Uyghurs At Concentration Camps

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    Now more than 3 million Uyghurs are detained in concentration camps because of their ethnic identity. Millions more are literal slaves in factories across China. Yes, the Chinese regime has once again normalized and glorified slavery in the modern age …. A special report by Rushan Abbas, Founder and Executive Director of Campaign for Uyghurs…

  • Chinese Debt Burdens Maldives; Mends Ties With India

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    The archipelago nation on the Indian Ocean owes about $1.4 billion to China. It is a huge sum for a country which has a GDP of $5.7 billion, this translates to almost one-fourth…reports MAHUA VENKATESH As tourism-the most important sector for Maldives, contributing the most of the nations gross domestic product-took a huge blow with…

  • BREAKING: India bans PUBG, 117 Chinese-linked apps

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    In yet another surgical strike on Chinese apps, the Indian government on Wednesday banned 118 apps, including the immensely popular PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) Mobile, Baidu and several VPNs that allowed access to TikTok that was earlier banned. The action came after the fresh Chinese incursion attempts in Indian territory at Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh.…

  • Indian Army Thwarts Chinese Move Near Pangong

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    Indian and Chinese troops were engaged in a brief skirmish at the southern bank of the Pangong lake where the Chinese brought in close to 450 troops but the Indian Army said an attempt to change the status quo was thwarted. Sources said, Chinese People’s Liberation Army troops with help of ropes and other climbing…

  • China warns ‘military mission’ north of Taiwan

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    China on Friday threatened to conduct a “military mission” anytime from now till September 4 in the north of the Taiwan strait, provoking Taipei to warn Beijing against any attempt to annex the democratic island nation. Global Times, the mouthpiece of the Xi Jinping government, said that China’s Maritime Safety Administration had announced that it…

  • US Targets CCP, PLA Over South China Sea Dispute

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    The US has imposed a visa ban on members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime, People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and some state-owned businesses responsible for the occupation and militarization of the disputed South China Sea. In a statement issued by the State Department on Wednesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that from August…

  • Another Cold War On The Horizon?

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    The international scene is currently marked by a deteriorating US-China trade relationship, emergence of a new level of friendship between China and Iran through a long-term strategic pact and a definite operationalisation of Sino-Pak alliance against India, particularly in the months following the abrogation of Art 370 relating to Jammu and Kashmir, by the Indian…

  • China deploys troops, guns in Tibet

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    China has deployed high altitude artillery guns in Tibet amid the ongoing border tension with India in eastern Ladakh. “The artillery guns, at an altitude of 4,600 meters, are deployed in Tibet general areas since last week of July,” sources said. It was also revealed that China has deployed its ‘150 Light Combined Arms Brigade…

  • China-Africa tensions rise despite huge investments

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    Call it irony, but tension between Africa and China has been rising despite the latters increased investments in the continent and loan waivers. The dragons investment in the continent surged from an estimated $75 million in 2003 to $5.4 billion in 2018. In September 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping had announced another round of investment…

  • B’desh opens doors for Chinese investments

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    Salman F Rahman, advisor to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and policymakers have asked Chinese entrepreneurs to invest in the country and export products back to Beijing using the duty-free access facility. The issues came up for discussion on Monday at a virtual opening ceremony of the Mandarin version of a report titled “Destination Bangladesh”…

  • ‘Deception is the Chinese strategy on border’

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    China’s game plan for the stand-off along the Line of Actual Control with India in Ladakh will include a combination of pressure, deception, disinformation and continuation of its long-term expansionist policies. This was deduced by the Delhi Policy Group (DPG), one of India’s oldest think tanks on strategic and international issues of critical national interest,…

  • China irked over US health secy meeting Taiwan Prez

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    US Health Secretary Alex Azar met Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday, becoming the highest-ranking American politician to hold a meeting on the island after over 40 years in a move that has irked China. Besides the President, Azar is also scheduled to meet Minister of Health Chen Shih-chung, reports The Taiwan Times. Also Read…

  • GALLERY: Chinese Fashion Trends

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    Model presents a creation by graduates of Tsinghua University and Milano Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti (NABA) during the 2015 China Graduate Fashion Week in Beijing, capital of China

  • China to renew Silk Belt

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    China unveiled the principles, framework, and cooperation priorities and mechanisms in its Silk Belt and Road initiative in a bid to enhance regional connectivity and embrace a brighter future together, Xinhua reported. The vision and action on jointly building the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road, an initiative raised by Chinese President…

  • Prince William in China

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    The Duke of Cambridge arrived in Beijing for an official visit. This is the highest-profile UK royal visit to China in nearly 30 years. The prince met Chinese President Xi Jinping. The president said the Royal Family had contributed “positively” to co-operation between China and the UK. Prince William presented him with an official invitation from the…

  • China urged to invest in India

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    Indian & Chinese businessmen sign MoUs worth over $2.4 billion to strengthen bilateral trade relations There is a need for the dynamic entrepreneurs of India and China to collaborate, cooperate and deepen the business engagement to conquer the world markets, said Mr. Amitabh Kant, Secretary (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India at…

  • China holds the key for regional peace

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    India’s ambivalence on China can derail regional groupings… writes Subir Bhaumik   A senior diplomat recently told a seminar in Kolkata that India joins too many regional groupings, some of them overlapping, and then not doing anything worthwhile to carry forward their intended agendas. The message from this former ambassador to three countries was clear: Only when…

  • Life in Hong Kong’s protest Village

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    Isabel Fueyo spent a month at the epicentre of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement   A month after the pro-democracy movement of Hong Kong began with the peaceful occupation of city streets, the daily life of one of the areas has been enriched by the ingenuity of protesters who have converted the area into a self-sustaining settlement. This…

  • Why China delays border deal with India?

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    Ranjit Singh Kalha, a former Secretary, India’s Ministry of External Affairs, who has dealt with border negotiations with China and authored the recently published book, “India-China Boundary Issues: Quest for Settlement,” looks into the Indo-China border issues Recent transgressions by Chinese troops in the northern border areas of India and the protest note by the Chinese…

  • GALLERY: China National Day

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    China, the world’s most populous country, has celebrated its national day on October 1.   The People’s Republic of China (PRC) was founded on October 1, 1949 with a ceremony at Tiananmen Square. The Central People’s Government passed the Resolution on the National Day of the People’s Republic of China on December 2, 1949 and…

  • PICS: Colour Fest in China

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    Photo shows the flower decorations to greet the National Day on Oct. 1 at the Tian’anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China  

  • Alibaba debuts at NYSE

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    China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Friday morning rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), marking its initial public offering (IPO) on Wall Street. Alibaba set its IPO price at $68 per American Depositary Share Thursday evening, raising $21.8 billion, Xinhua reported. The IPO is believed to be the biggest in US…

  • India, China favour early settlement of border

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    India and China have reiterated their commitment to an early settlement of the boundary question and to pursue this as a strategic objective, a joint statement by both sides on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit said here Friday. During Xi’s official, three-day visit, “the two sides exchanged views on the India-China boundary question and reiterated…

  • Modi push for early border demarcation

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      India Thursday expressed concern over the incursion by Chinese troops on the border and said such incidents should be resolved soon as peace and tranquillity on the border was essential for boosting bilateral economic cooperation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a media address after talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, also suggested that clarifications…

  • China eyes new silk road

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      China looks forward to reaching consensus with India on jointly building the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said Thursday. The two countries will discuss the issue during the ongoing state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to India. The initiative of constructing the…

  • China to leave japanese breathless

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    Cash-rich China is looking to outwit rival Japan by pledging to invest billions of dollars in India’s railway, manufacturing and infrastructure projects during President Xi Jinping’s maiden visit to the country this week. As Xi’s visit to India scheduled for September 17 draws close, Chinese officials are becoming increasingly vocal about Beijing’s decision to scale…

  • Naga music to thrill China

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    The mesmerising music of the Naga Hills in India’s northeast will soon reverberate in China, Italy and Romania. “Songs of the Blue Hills”, a feature-length documentary on contemporary Naga folk music directed by National Award-winning film critic-turned-filmmaker Utpal Borpujari has been invited to the Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival and the Silk Road International Film…

  • ‘Lotus pond jar’ of surprises at London

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    Once in a while something truly rare, special and unique appears in the art market and the buzz being created at Bonhams by the sale of a small, fairly modest looking jar painted with a lotus motif from the Ming period, is tangible.  The jar comes from a European private collection and has not been…

  • Was China visit dropped to please Japan?

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    Even as prime minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived in Tokyo for summit talks with his Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe, India has quietly called off a meeting with foreign ministers of Russia and China in Beijing. Though, officially no one was available to explain the cancellation of Sushma Swaraj’s visit to Beijing to attend the…

  • China raps UK over Hong Kong

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    Chinese authorities have demanded Britain drop an inquiry into the progress of democratic reforms in Hong Kong, accusing it of “highly inappropriate” interference in its affairs, the BBC has reported. The broadcaster said it had seen a letter from China’s foreign affairs committee to its British counterpart condemning the probe into the state of democracy…

  • Indian envoys discuss China threat

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    India’s growing role and relevance in the security architecture of Southeast Asia and Indo-Pacific, including the disputed South China Sea, as well as ways to increase India’s integration in the region through trade, tourism and better connectivity were discussed during a meeting of regional heads of Indian missions with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj here…

  • GALLERY: Nanjing Youth Olympic

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    Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the opening ceremony of the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province. Xi declared open of the Games.

  • Special Report: Chinese Economy

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    Vatsal Srivastava in his weekly Column – Currency Corner turns focus on Chinese economy. Does China really need to rebalance its economy?  Over the past few months, China has been under the economic spotlight over the People’s Bank of China’s intervention in the foreign exchange markets, the first ever corporate bond default, and Beijing’s mini stimulus package in response to…

  • INTERVIEW: Tibet PM Lobsang Sangay

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    Vishal Gulati talks to Lobsang Sangay  who says it’s in Chinese interest to give Tibetans more autonomy Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay says the people in Tibet will be happy if are given more autonomy by China “within the Chinese constitution”. The 46-year-old Harvard educated elected head of the Central Tibetan Administration, who completes three year…

  • 65 killed in China factory blast

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    At least 65 people were killed and 150 injured Saturday in an explosion at a factory in China’s Jiangsu province, officials said. According to officials, the blast occurred at 7.30 a.m., inside the wheel hub polishing factory in Kunshan city, Xinhua reported. More than 200 workers were at the site when the explosion occurred. Rescuers pulled out…

  • Tarun Basu on Modern China

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    Chinese gambit: On an ancient route to modern greatness People’s Daily, China’s iconic newspaper known to the world as the voice of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC), is constructing in the heart of Beijing a 32-storey office tower that will have 140,000 square metres of working space with new-media ventures alone occupying seven…

  • PICS: TYPHOON FURY

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    Super typhoon Rammasun hits China and Philippines. Rammasun made its landfall in Zhanjiang on Saturday. This was the second landfall of Typhoon Rammasun in China’s coastal areas within four hours.

  • Chinese exports regain pace

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    Mark McFarland, Chief Economist for Coutts, comments on Chinese exports ChChina’s latest data set adds conviction to our overweight stance on Asia Pacific markets. China’s economy grew at an annual rate of 8% when comparing the quarter ending June to the previous one. Economists had expected growth to rise from 5.6% in the first quarter…

  • Ancient Chinese town under water

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    The ancient Chinese town of Fenghuang has been submerged in water after severe storms battered the region, BBC reported. More than 50,000 people have been forced to leave their homes amid power cuts and flooding. Fenghuang is more than 300 years old and is currently being considered for UNESCO World Heritage Status     .

  • Modi meets Chinese leader

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Brazil to attend the BRICS  summit. He held its first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The meting was lasted more than an hour The Indian prime minister conveyed India’s desire to maintain peace at the border. The Chinese President invited PM Modi to Beijing for a summit of Asia and Pacific (APEC) leaders in November.…

  • Hong Kong begins crackdown

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    Hong Kong police have arrested over 500 protesters who staged a pro-democracy sit-in at the city’s business district, BBC reported. The demonstrators were arrested for illegal assembly and obstructing police officers, police said. The sit-in came after tens of thousands of protesters marched on Tuesday in what was described as the city’s largest democracy rally…

  • Ansari recalls India, China Bhai, Bhai

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    Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari says world needs genuine multilateralism Calling for a new paradigm of global action, India Saturday asked countries across the globe to work together to develop a framework for genuine multilateralism and seek common and fair solutions for challenges that transcend national borders. “Our destinies are intertwined. Our quest is, should be,…

  • China to improve ties with Dhaka

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    Subir Bhaumik  says while India plays politics, Beijing woos Dhaka  Competitive radicalism between political parties has again denied India a chance to take forward its relations with Bangladesh. If the BJP’s opposition, coupled with that of Trinamul Congress and Asom Gana Parishad, prevented the Congress from formalizing the land boundary agreement and signing the Teesta water…

  • PICS: Premier Li Charms London

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    China wants to back major UK infrastructure projects and has signed £14bn in trade deals during the premier Li Keqiang’s visit to London. The Asian giant is also wants to improve its ties with Britain which was strained over the UK stance on human rights and Tibet. In another development China and the UK have started…

  • Li signs £14bn deal with UK

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    China says it wants to back major UK infrastructure projects and has signed £14bn in trade deals. The news comes on the first full day of a visit by its leader. The BBC reports the projects the state-owned China Development Bank (CDB) wants to invest in include High Speed 2 and the next generation of nuclear…

  • Chinese premier due in UK

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    The first by a Chinese premier since Sino-British relations were frozen for 18 months after a meeting in 2012 between David Cameron and the Dalai Lama China’s premier will arrive in London today on a mission to change “mis-perceptions and misgivings” about his country, The Times reported.Li Keqiang announces his campaign to show Britons the…