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Chinese Premier Li Qiang with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua

China’s Li Qiang vows ‘upgraded’ economic corridor on first visit to Pakistan

Chinese premier opens trip with joint opening of Beijing-funded New Gwadar International Airport ahead of two days of SCO meetings.

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Opinion | As attacks on Chinese workers in Pakistan grow, how will Beijing respond?

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Pakistan’s militant violence and political unrest threatens security of SCO summit

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Chinese envoy praises Bangladesh protesters while urging return to stability

In meeting with Beijing’s ambassador, Bangladeshi student movement members thank China for sending help during anti-government unrest.

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China’s top envoy in Bangladesh Yao Wen (centre) meets members of the South Asian nation’s student movement in Dhaka on Thursday. Photo: qq.com

China sends security task force to Pakistan after Karachi terrorist attack

The team demands that the local authorities ‘properly handle the aftermath’ of an attack that killed two people.

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IMF’s demand to end investment perks in Pakistan could hit Chinese projects

The condition is likely to deal a blow to a new export processing zone being planned in Karachi.

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Editorial | Better ways for US to win hearts and minds

US$1.6 billion pledged in proposed bill targeting China’s ‘malign influence’ would be more wisely invested in aiding underdeveloped nations.

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China’s flag is displayed next to the American flag on the side of the Old Executive Office Building on the White House complex, the day before a September 2015 state visit to Washington by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: AP

China pledges to combat terrorism after Pakistan attack kills Chinese nationals

Ministry of State Security says Chinese bodies will ‘guard against the infiltration of extremist violent ideologies’.

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China warns against Pakistan travel in wake of deadly blast near Karachi airport

Beijing’s embassy urges avoiding Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, where attacks on Chinese workers and projects have surged.

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Editorial | Pakistan killings send China a grim reminder

Real life-and-death threats face those who work in high-risk areas and authorities must attempt to contain violence.

Pakistani security officials on Monday inspect the scene of the blast outside the Jinnah international airport in Karachi. Photo: EPA-EFE

China calls on Pakistan to ‘severely punish’ attackers after 2 Chinese killed

Baloch Liberation Army finds targeting Chinese interests ‘a useful tool’ in its separatist campaign, says academic.

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A Pakistan Airport Security Force member stands guard near the wreckage of vehicles after an explosion near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi on October 6, 2024. Photo: Reuters

Attack on Chinese nationals near Karachi airport leaves 2 dead, 8 injured

Pakistani separatist group BLA claimed responsibility, saying it had ‘targeted a high-level convoy of Chinese engineers and investors’.

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As Chinese firms expand overseas, spotlight turns on cross-border disputes

Beijing urged to consider importance of international arbitration in resolving issues and protecting national interests in global markets.

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China ‘profoundly unhelpful’ as it ignored chance to cooperate: US diplomat

US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell puts focus on China as he reflects on administration’s foreign policy challenges and setbacks.

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Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell has been a principle architect of US President Joe Biden’s Indo-Pacific strategy. Photo: Reuters

VP of China-based AIIB says bank has proven doubters ‘100% wrong’

With 110 member states and years of experience, AIIB vice-president says Beijing-based development bank a model for multilateralism.

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Danny Alexander is the outgoing vice-president for policy and strategy at the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank. He joined the bank in 2016. Photo: David Wong

Why China’s belt and road push could give it an edge in Southeast Asia

Infrastructure projects such as high-speed rail could help Beijing keep US from coaxing region into its orbit, analysts say.

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How China’s diversifying overseas investment has opened doors into Global South

Chinese firms are seizing opportunities in less-developed countries to sell goods, avoid tariffs and insulate themselves against an economic slowdown back home.

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For China, a Cambodian canal project shows how belt and road can go only so far

With the power to reshape trade routes and affect geopolitical ties, the first-of-its-kind Funan Techo canal has become a litmus test for China’s project partnerships overseas.

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Illustration: Brian Wang

Brazilian officials work with China on details of joining belt and road

Over worries about relations with Washington, Brazil’s president is being urged to postpone an announcement until after the US presidential election.

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Opinion | How China and the West can join hands to truly help Africa

China and Western nations could adopt the third-party cooperation model to help African countries address their many challenges.

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Is Pakistan’s bid to kick-start Gwadar port putting ‘cart before the horse’?

A lack of business activities and poor infrastructure mean the goal of making Gwadar into a shipping hub is unfeasible, analysts say.

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Gwadar port in southwestern Pakistan. Photo: Xinhua

Why China’s sea-rail transport link plan for Africa reminds of the ‘Hunan model’

Proposed network connecting to Africa and Beijing’s language around it are straight from ‘Hunan model’ playbook, observer says.

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Cargo containers stacked at Yantian port in China’s Guangdong province. It is one of the southern ports where goods bound for Africa arrive on the Hunan-Guangdong-Africa rail-sea intermodal logistics route to be loaded on to ocean freighters. Photo: AFP

From da Vinci to George Lucas, the enduring allure of China’s Dunhuang caves

For US scholar Neil Schmid, the silk road melting pot makes a ‘perfect’ platform for modern cultural exchanges.

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‘Wake-up call’: will forced labour claims upend Indonesia’s nickel deal with US?

Reports of worker exploitation and accidents threaten a critical minerals deal with the US, driving calls for reform and more oversight.

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Eyeing China, Quad leaders expand joint Indo-Pacific maritime operations

Summit of leaders from the US, Australia, India and Japan being watched for how the four respond to the more militarily assertive Beijing.

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Left to right: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, and Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Quad leaders summit at Archmere Academy in Claymont, Delaware, on Saturday. Photo: AP

Malaysian king vows to work with China to keep peace in South China Sea

Monarch on Beijing trip says country ‘would like to join hands with China to contribute constructively’ to stability in resource-rich waters.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping (left), and Malaysian King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar pass by an honour guard at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday. Photo: AP

China, Thailand aiming to create ‘ecosystem using digital technologies’

Digital Economy Promotion Agency of Thailand collaborating with Shenzhen and Hangzhou, as well as Guangxi and Yunnan provinces.

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Germany’s Scholz seals migration deal with Uzbekistan on Central Asia visit

Scholz will also attend summit in Kazakhstan with region’s five former Soviet republics, which are all heavily influenced by China and Russia.

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Belt and Road Initiative
The initiative spearheaded by the Chinese government and endorsed by President Xi Jinping in late 2013 aims to improve trade and economic integration across Asia, Europe, and Africa.
last updated:
16 October, 2024
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