US-China trade deal & impacts on global economy
Opinion | The agreement on the terms of the first phase of a trade deal between the US and China broadly envisages that Washington would reduce some tariffs on Chinese...
China & India will be the two countries dictating oil prices in 2020
The new OPEC+ deal and rising shale production have been stealing the headlines in the second half of 2019, but on the demand side,...
Pakistani students in Chinese universities scammed by consultancies
Eight medical schools in China that specialise in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) have been removed from the World Directory of Medical Schools, a country-by-country...
The BRI: China’s Ace up the sleeve against Eurasia
Opinion | Perhaps history is drifting apart from the west. For centuries, fame and fortunes were to be found in the west. Today it’s the...
US standing behind terrorist groups & Beijing’s minority issues
Opinion | Over preceding weeks and months, the Western media have reported that Beijing is detaining anywhere from one million to 1.5 million Uyghur people,...
Pakistan should put its priority in securing ‘Strategic Assets’
‘Strategic assets’ is a relatively new concept that arose in connection with the fast-forward development of economic globalization in the 20th c. and a...
China’s debt trap diplomacy: Is Pakistan a victim in CPEC?
Desperate for cash, Tajikistan is about to sell yet another vital asset to China at a time that countries like Sri Lanka and the Maldives are...
CPEC – How China furthers without any substantial help from Pakistan
Opinion | Under the CPEC, China has taken care of Pakistan’s electricity requirements. The road network has expanded and continues to expand. Free Trade Agreement...
World is not ready for ‘One China’ yet
A Czech mayor’s refusal to endorse Beijing’s One China policy potentially sets a high bar as Western powers grapple with how to respond to...
TikTok doesn’t allow posts by disable people to go viral
TikTok has dropped a "blunt" cyber-bullying policy, the Chinese-owned video-sharing app said Wednesday after a report it hid posts by disabled, gay and overweight...
Chinese Embassy refutes AP’s concocted story about Pakistani brides’ being exploited in China
Chinese Embassy in Pakistan has categorically rejected a ‘fabricated’ report of the Associated Press (AP). The AP claimed that Pakistani brides were being sold...
US official lauds Pakistan’s improved Economic Rating by Moody’s
Earlier this week, Rating agency Moody’s has upgraded Pakistan’s outlook from “negative” to “stable”, a significant sign of stabilization vis-à-vis the country’s otherwise ailing...