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India-China relations going through a 'very difficult phase': Foreign Minister S Jaishankar
"I can't have friction, coercion, intimidation, and bloodshed on the border and then say let's have a good relationship in other domains. It's not realistic. That is something we have maintained and been discussing with the Chinese. We have made some progress in some areas, the disengagement process, and in some areas, it's still an ongoing discussion," Jaishankar said.
China's special recruitment drive for Tibetans amid border standoff
India's external and military intelligence officials told IANS that senior PLA officials are touring specific areas of Tibet to raise the Tibetan-only force. But they said that most of the recruits are mixed Tibetans -- mostly children of Tibetan mothers and Han Chinese fathers or otherwise. Most of them are children of ex-PLA Han Chinese soldiers who got married to Tibetans, intelligence officials said.
China acting more aggressively, says Blinken
"What we've witnessed over the last several years is China acting more repressively at home and more aggressively abroad. That is a fact," dpa news agency quoted US Secretary of State Antony Blinken as saying in a CBS News interview broadcasted on Sunday.
NZ-China differences becoming harder to reconcile: New Zealand PM
In a keynote speech to the China Business Summit in Auckland, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said New Zealand's relationship with China was one of the country's most significant, However, given the two countries' different histories, world views and political and legal systems, they were going to "take different perspectives on some important issues", Ardern said.
China begins damage control exercise over anti-Covid supplies to India
Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla said at a media conference on Thursday that Indian companies are also sourcing some essential medical supplies and equipment from China to fight the pandemic.
New Zealand, Australia show divided stances toward China
"It's not necessary, all the time on every issue, to invoke Five Eyes as your first port of call in terms of creating a coalition of support around particular issues in the human-rights space," New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta said at a news conference with her Australian counterpart Marise Payne in Wellington, according to the report released on April 22, the Xinhua news agency reported.
As China challenge looms, Biden says US will keep strong Indo-Pacific military presence
China loomed large in Biden's address to the joint session of Congress on Wednesday as he made the fast-developing nation the economic and strategic threat to the US. "We're in a competition with China and other countries to win the 21stCentury. We have to do more than just build back. We have to build back better," he said.
China could control global OS of tech: UK spy chief
The director of the UK's intelligence and cyber agency GCHQ Jeremy Fleming said the country is now a global cyber power, reports ZDNet. However, retaining that status in a fast-changing world is far from guaranteed, especially as China and Russia look to spread competing values and project cyber strength via the use of technology, it added.
China, Russia welcome international partners in moon station cooperation
The announcement was made by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and its Russian counterpart Roscosmos at a conference for the international moon station in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province on Friday.
UN chief says China-US cooperation vital
"The China-US cooperation is vital. It was vital for the Paris Agreement. It remains vital today, together with other important partners," the secretary-general said at a press conference to launch the State of the Global Climate in 2020 Report when responding to a question regarding the joint statement issued Sunday by China and the US on coping with climate change after talks in Shanghai, Xinhua reported.
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