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The Chinese government started building a tunnel in the centre of Yunnan province in August that will be more than 600-km long. (Photo: PTI/File)

China plans 1000-km tunnel to divert Brahmaputra water to Xinjiang

The move has raised concerns among environmentalists about its likely impact on the Himalayan region.

31 Oct 2017 10:48 AM

India asserts that the Sino-Indian border dispute covers the 4,057-km Line of Actual Control, while China claims it is confined to about 2,000 kms to the area of Arunachal Pradesh, which it refers to as Southern Tibet. (Photo: AFP)

Safeguard Chinese territory: Xi to Tibetan herdsmen near Arunachal border

Xi told the herding family from Lhunze County, near the Himalayas to set down roots in the border area.

29 Oct 2017 6:18 PM

Mao Zedong, may have once said that women ‘hold up half the sky’ but Chinese women weren't holding up much at all. (Photo: AP)

‘Party of the People?’ No women make it to China’s Politburo

Women are chronically under-represented among the political elite.

27 Oct 2017 6:57 PM

Shed reservations and join Belt and Road Initiative, China tells India

China said the initiative will not affect its position on relevant issues, including Kashmir.

26 Oct 2017 9:08 PM

Modi's message comes amid diplomatic efforts by the two sides to overcome the bitterness caused by the 73-day face-off between their troops in the Dokalam area of the Sikkim sector. (Photo: PTI)

Modi congratulates Xi, hopes to promote India-China ties

Modi posted his message on popular Chinese microblog Weibo which is akin to Twitter.

26 Oct 2017 12:56 PM

The elevation of Yang Jiechi, Wang Yi and Le Yucheng shows President Xi Jinping's plans to give a big diplomatic push for his multi-billion dollar Belt and Road Initiative as well as to counter US's push into the Asia-Pacific region. (Photo: AP)

China inducts official in-charge of border talks with India to party's central panel

Yang Jiechi played a major role in the talks to resolve the 73-day Doklam standoff.

24 Oct 2017 6:49 PM

‘But China's `emotions' toward North Korea don't drive its policy.’ Van Jackson North Korea specialist wrote. (Photo: AP)

US policy of using Chinese influence to thaw N Korean ambitions may be flawed: experts

The complicated relationship between China and N Korea is less friendship and more a mutually uneasy dependency.

21 Oct 2017 6:30 PM

Xi, who is set for a second five-year term as General Secretary of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC), has saved the party by foiling a coup plot by his detractors, Liu Shiyu, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission said. (Photo: PTI)

Xi’s anti-graft campaign: Official says jailed party leaders plotted to oust Chinese Prez

China is working with the international community to hunt corruption suspects who had fled overseas leading to capture of 3,453 fugitives.

21 Oct 2017 3:12 PM

‘I want to make it clear that the 14th Dalai Lama, the living Buddha handed down by history is a political figure under the cloak of religion,’ said Executive Vice Minister Zhang Yijiong. (Photo: PTI)

China warns world leaders, calls meet with Dalai Lama 'major offence'

China routinely protests world leaders meeting the Dalai Lama and makes it mandatory to recognise Tibet as a part of it.

21 Oct 2017 1:23 PM

The red-blooded nationalism of Chinese citizens has been fuelled skilfully by Xi. (Photo: PTI)

Xi fuels country’s nationalistic spirit in his quest to make China great again

‘No one should expect China to swallow anything that undermines its interests,’ says Xi

20 Oct 2017 3:21 PM

Xi, who is considered the most Chinese powerful leader in a generation, has led a campaign against corruption that has taken down some 1.3 million officials in the past five years. (Photo: PTI/File)

'Resolutely oppose' any actions that undermine Communist Party's leadership: Xi Jinping

Xi told some 2,300 delegates at the Great Hall of the People that the country was entering a 'new era'.

18 Oct 2017 10:05 AM

Rajiv’s visit to China broke ice: Chinese diplomat

The book is a compilation of nostalgic accounts of former Chinese diplomats who served in India.

14 Oct 2017 12:45 AM

Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying (Photo: File)

After UK and EU, China urges Trump admin to 'preserve' Iran nuclear deal

Iranian President lashed out at his US counterpart saying he was opposing 'the whole world' by trying to abandon the agreement.

13 Oct 2017 2:42 PM

The gun is considered to be handy for the Chinese security forces operations in the Xinjiang province.

China unveils anti-terror laser gun

The country has stepped up security as it awaits the 19th 'once-in-a-five-year' congress of the ruling communist party.

13 Oct 2017 12:50 PM

Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said the military verified the presence of the US ship by sea and air and warned it off. (Photo: AP)

US warship sails near South China Sea, Beijing denounces Washington's move

A US official said the destroyer USS Chafee sailed near the Paracel Islands on Tuesday, coming within 16 nautical miles of land.

11 Oct 2017 3:11 PM

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the Pratham-Shyok Bridge linking Leh to Karakoram. (Photo: NSitharaman | Twitter)

After Sitharaman’s visit, China says ready to maintain peace at frontiers with India

Sitharaman had a brief conversation with Chinese soldiers during her maiden visit to the Nathu La border post in Sikkim on Monday.

09 Oct 2017 7:00 PM

The Doklam standoff began on June 16 over the PLA's plans to build a road in the area claimed by Bhutan after which Indian troops intervened to stop the construction as it posed a security risk to the 'Chicken's Neck' - the narrow corridor connecting India with its northeastern states. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Obey border treaty: China to India after Sitharaman's Sikkim visit

Sitharaman on Saturday visited the Nathu La area on the China-India border and interacted with Army and ITBP officials.

08 Oct 2017 7:52 PM

Pakistan FM Khawaja Asif meets US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Washington on Thursday (Photo: Twitter)

Recognise Islamabad’s active efforts to combat terrorism: China tells US

US Defence Secretary James Mattis told a House Armed Services Committee that the US has asked Pakistan to change its behaviour.

07 Oct 2017 5:40 PM

After Doklam standoff, China issues travel advisory to its nationals visiting India

The Chinese Embassy in India issued the advisory, the third in four months, for Chinese tourists in India.

05 Oct 2017 9:27 PM

The expressway that costs USD 5.8 billion to be built cuts travel time between Lhasa and Nyingchi from eight to five hours, with a speed limit of 80 km per hour. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

China opens expressway in Tibet close to border in Arunachal Pradesh

The massive infrastructure development in Tibet also prompted India to ramp up infrastructure development on its side.

01 Oct 2017 6:40 PM

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