China to raise defence spending by 7.5%, lower than 2018
AFP | China announced Tuesday a 7.5 percent increase in military spending in 2019, lower than last year as the country faces an economic slowdown....
Turkish-Chinese spat puts Central Asian leaders on the spot
Dr. James M Dorsey | A Turkish-Chinese spat as a result of Turkish criticism of China’s crackdown on Turkic Muslims in its strategic but troubled north-western province...
India’s bellicosity: What can Pakistan expect from China’s NPC huddle?
Jan Achakzai | China’s some 3,000 of the most powerful officials are preparing for the annual parliamentary huddle known as the National People’s Congress, (NPC),...
Canada launches extradition of top Chinese executive to US
AFP | Canada on Friday launched the extradition of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to the United States -- the latest move in a case that...
Trump urges China to remove tariffs on US agricultural products
AFP | US President Donald Trump on Friday urged China to abolish tariffs on agricultural products imported from the United States -- adding that trade...
More fuel for China stocks as MSCI ups weighting
AFP | Global stock index compiler MSCI will increase the weighting of Chinese-listed firms in a key benchmark and nearly double the number of those...
China urges India, Pakistan against ‘expansion’ of tensions
AFP | China's foreign minister has called on Pakistan and India to avoid escalating tensions, expressing to his Pakistani counterpart "deep concern" over the Kashmir...
China factory activity hits lowest level in three years
AFP | China's manufacturing activity shrank for a third straight month in February, sinking to its worst performance in three years as the economy slows...
China acknowledges Pakistan’s role in countering terrorism
News Analysis | Amidst tension at Line of Control (LoC), China has once again acknowledged the sacrifices of Pakistan it has rendered to counter terrorism....
Trump says US-China trade talks ‘going very well’
AFP | President Donald Trump said Tuesday that trade talks with China are complex but are "going very well" and again indicated the March 1...
Huawei’s founder says world can’t live without it
AFP | The founder of Chinese telecom giant Huawei has hit back at US efforts to blacklist the company, saying defiantly that the world cannot...
Sweeten the China-Pakistan free trade agreement
Ali Hassan | The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) recently sent a set of recommendations emphasizing the need for the government to focus on the ‘Make...