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China reached the one billion milestone in 1980, while India got there in 1997. (Representational Image)

Mohan Guruswamy | China’s people crisis and lessons India must learn

China has hit an impenetrable economic wall. The People’s Republic now has a people crisis — it has now stopped growing and is getting old

07 Feb 2023 12:00 AM

File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo:PTI)

Pavan K Varma | Successors & rising stars: Cabinet rejig to reveal all

What are the power dynamics in BJP under Narendra Modi? Whose stock is rising, and whose is declining?

08 Jan 2023 12:10 AM

There appeared to be an elevated police presence around the site but locals said they had not seen the banners being unfolded. (Photo: AP)

China censors rare anti-Xi protest ahead of Communist Party congress

Beijing is on high alert against any disruption to a landmark Communist Party meeting where Xi is expected to secure a historic third term

14 Oct 2022 2:19 PM

Chinese over 60, who number 264 million, accounted for 18.7% of the country's total population in 2020, 5.44 percentage points higher than in 2010. (AFP Photo)

China allows couples third child amid demographic crisis

China long touted its one-child policy as a success in preventing 400 million additional births in the world's most populous country

21 Aug 2021 5:38 PM

China has denied chipping away at Hong Kong’s freedom and accused the US and other foreign powers of fomenting the unrest to weaken its dominance. (Photo: File | ANI)

Pro-China supporters in Hong Kong rally ahead of anniversary

Pro-democracy advocates have called for a major rally to coincide with the celebrations in Beijing.

29 Sep 2019 8:45 PM

The Chinese government rejected a recent proposal by Lam to defuse the conflict that included withdrawing the extradition bill altogether, three people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. (Photo: AP)

Hong Kong leader to announce withdrawal of controversial extradition bill

It was not immediately clear if the announcement, due later on Wednesday, would help end the unrest.

04 Sep 2019 1:03 PM

Analysts said the US move could escalate the trade war, which had already been spreading beyond tariffs to other areas, such as technology. (Representational Image)

US 'destroying international order': Chinese media after currency manipulation charge

In strongly-worded editorial, the People's Daily said US was holding its own citizens to ransom, without mentioning the latest US move.

06 Aug 2019 1:29 PM

Employees at 11 restaurants and shops in Beijing selling halal products and visited by Reuters in recent days said officials had told them to remove images associated with Islam, such as the crescent moon and the word "halal" written in Arabic, from signs. (Photo: AFP)

Sign of the times: China's capital orders Arabic, Muslim symbols taken down

The campaign has included the removal of Middle Eastern-style domes on many mosques around the country in favour of Chinese-style pagodas.

01 Aug 2019 2:06 PM

Kaifi Azmi: Poems | Nazms , Selected, introduced, edited and co-translated by Sudeep Sen Bloomsbury, 222pp, Rs 499.

Earnestly rendered compilation portrays a flawed genius

Each translator has a section of poems which he has translated — Husain Mir Ali, Baidar Bakht, Sumantra Ghosal, Pritish Nandy and Sudeep Sen.

16 Jun 2019 6:57 AM

A propaganda app that puts China’s powerful president Xi Jinping in anyone’s pockets has become a hit in the country – with a helpful nudge from Communist Party officials. (Photo: File)

China gets an app for Xi Jinping’s ‘inspirational quotes’

The app’s name -- “Xuexi Qiangguo” or “Study to Make China strong” – is a pun as the Chinese word for studying.

21 Feb 2019 1:40 PM

"No one is in a position to dictate to the Chinese people what should or should not be done," Xi said (Photo: File)

China will 'never seek hegemony,' Xi says in reform speech

The Chinese leader said China would not develop "at the expense of other countries' interests."

18 Dec 2018 5:33 PM

Meng's various jobs likely put him in close contact with Zhou and other Chinese leaders in the security establishment, a sector long synonymous with corruption, opacity and human rights abuses. (Photo: AP)

China accuses ex-Interpol chief Meng Hongwei of bribery, other crimes

Interpol announced Sunday that Meng had resigned as president of the international police agency, effective immediately.

08 Oct 2018 3:10 PM

‘Re-educating’ Xinjiang: How the Chinese rule Uighurs

The Uighurs are Turkic Muslims, and official Chinese fears of fundamentalist radicalisation are not exactly unfounded.

20 Sep 2018 1:45 AM

Official seal notices are placed on the backdoor entrance of the Zion church after it was shutdown by authorities in Beijing, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (Photo: AP)

China to regulate online religious activity amid crackdown on churches, mosques

Anyone wishing to provide religious instruction or services online must apply by name and judged morally fit and politically reliable.

11 Sep 2018 2:37 PM

For the first time since the 1959 revolution, the 1.4 million Cubans living abroad, were also invited to participate in the discussion. (Photo: AP | Representational)

Cubans to join public debate on new constitution recognising private enterprise

The debate also opens the door to same-sex marriage, a major demand of Cuba's LGBT community.

14 Aug 2018 2:44 PM

Beijing will shut around 1,000 manufacturing firms by 2020 as part of a programme aimed at curbing smog and boosting income. (Photo: AP)

Beijing to shut 1,000 manufacturing firms by 2020: report

The city has already rejected registration applications from 19,500 firms.

30 Jul 2018 12:44 PM

Sun, 54, was abruptly removed in July from his post as party chief of Chongqing, one of China’s most important cities. (Photo: AFP)

Communist Party of China leader Sun Zhengcai jailed for life on graft charges

Sun admitted in April to an intermediate court in the city of Tianjin that he had taken bribes of more than 170 million yuan.

08 May 2018 2:04 PM

Xi Jinping has ushered in new legislation aimed at securing China from threats both within and outside its borders since taking over as president in 2013, as well as presiding over a sweeping crackdown on dissent and free speech. (Photo: File)

China considers law to punish those who glorify 'wars of invasion'

China unveiled the law to protect heroes and martyrs in Dec, and it is likely to be passed by the largely rubber-stamp parliament on Friday.

25 Apr 2018 6:32 PM

Cuba's President Raul Castro (L) enters the National Assembly followed by his successor Miguel Diaz-Canel. (Photo: AP)

After 6-decade of Castro rule, Cuba all set to greet Miguel Diaz-Canel as prez

Diaz-Canel will become the island's first leader born after the 1959 revolution, and the first in 60 years who is not named Castro.

19 Apr 2018 3:04 PM

The Communist Party of China, headed by President Xi Jinping (Photo: File)

CPC 19th Congress measures important for China: Diplomat

The Congress, which took place in October, 2017, had also cemented the position of Xi Jingping as President for the second term till 2022.

13 Apr 2018 8:10 AM

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