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Chinese Consulate General in Karachi in a statement later in the day said that all its citizens remained safe without being injured in the attack.

Lai arrived in New York on Saturday en route to Paraguay, Taiwan's only diplomatic ally in South America, where he is scheduled to attend inauguration of Paraguayan President Santiago Pena on August 15, CNN reported. 

Torrential downpours and severe flooding have wreaked havoc across 110 counties, cities and districts in the province, reports Xinhua news agency.

In a statement, the Navy said the warship, HAI YANG 24 HAO of China's People's Liberation Army, arrived in the capital city on Thursday. The 129 metre-long ship is manned by a crew of 138 and commanded by Commander Jin Xin. It will depart on Saturday, the statement added.

The deaths of the aforementioned 33 people were mainly due to flooding and the collapse of houses. From July 29 to August 2, Beijing was battered by severe torrential rains triggered by typhoon Doksuri.

He made the remarks in a congratulatory message to the decade of CPEC celebration event held in Islamabad on Monday which was also attended by Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, who is currently on a three-day visit to Pakistan, reports Geo News.  Speaking about the bilateral ties, President Xi stressed that both countries will continue to improve overall planning and expand and deepen cooperation. 

A little more than a third of Indians polled for a global study by Pew Research Center — 67% said they had negative feelings about China foreign policy and global role, which was way below the disapproval levels in Quad partners countries Japan, Australia, and the United States — with 87 per cent, 87 per cent and 83 per cent respectively.

The move comes as Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has pursued warmer ties with the US, including giving the US access to more military bases in the face of China's increasingly aggressive actions in the area. However far more significant is the fact that India has revised its position on the 2016 South China Sea Arbitration.

Qin, who has not been seen publicly for a month, has been replaced by veteran Communist Party leader Wang Yi. The 57-year-old's last known public engagements were on June 25. No reason was given for his removal, the BBC reported. The decision to replace Qin was adopted on Tuesday at the fourth session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC).

The decision to jointly produce GE's F-414 jet engines bears testimony to the growing centrality of defence in the bilateral relationship between India and the US, driven in part by shared concerns about an aggressive China.