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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
China's foreign minister meets Pakistan army chief, urges protection for nationals
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Pakistan to protect the safety of Chinese nationals and projects, as he met with Pakistan's army chief who was on his first visit to Beijing since his country's recent clashes with India. Over the years China has poured billions of dollars into infrastructure projects in Pakistan under the Belt and Road Initiative. But security concerns have mounted, with Chinese workers repeatedly targeted in what Beijing has called "terrorist attacks" in the South Asian nation. "China supports Pakistan in resolutely combating all forms of terrorism and hopes that the Pakistani military will continue to make every effort to ensure the safety of Chinese personnel, projects, and institutions," Wang said during the meeting on Thursday with Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir, according to a readout from the Chinese foreign ministry. He reaffirmed China's "ironclad" friendship with Pakistan, saying that Beijing would continue to prioritise the country in its neighbourhood diplomacy. Munir also met with China's Central Military Commission vice chairman Zhang Youxia on Friday, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported. Beijing has pushed Pakistan to allow its own security staff to provide protection to Chinese citizens on the ground, after a car bombing in the southern port city of Karachi that killed two Chinese engineers in October last year, Reuters reported. Solve the daily Crossword
Associated Press
20-07-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
The 2025 Belt and Road Journalists Forum Held in Ganzhou, China
GANZHOU, China, July 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from Jiangxi International Communication Center (JXICC): On July 19, the 2025 Belt and Road Journalists Forum was held in Ganzhou City, east of China's Jiangxi Province. Nearly one hundred leaders of journalists' associations and media representatives from more than 50 countries and regions gathered for themed discussions centered on 'Promoting Civilizations Dialogue and Global Modernization with Power of Journalists.' Participants agreed that in light of growing uncertainties in global development, media from all countries should uphold a vision of civilization based on equality, mutual learning, dialogue, and inclusiveness. They called for building a diverse and multidimensional global network for civilizational dialogue and cooperation. With broader perspectives and innovative storytelling, the media are positioned to foster consensus, deepen friendship, and use the power of communication to bridge geographic and cognitive divides while uniting global endeavors. During the forum, the 'International Home of Journalists' volunteer program was launched, and journalists' associations from 11 countries were awarded certificates of 'International Home of Journalists'. Eight 'Media Ambassadors' from China and abroad shared compelling stories based on their reporting experiences, while four guests addressed on 'Fresh Insights of Civilizations Dialogue.' Ten outstanding works from six countries were selected in 'My Marathon' Global micro-video Collection and Exhibition session. Additionally, over 50 articles by foreign journalists were compiled in the forum publication titled First Impressions of Chinese Culture. The Belt and Road Journalists Station was officially established in Jiangxi, providing more opportunities for international reporters to conduct field reporting in China. Ahead of the forum, the organizers arranged thematic field trips for foreign guests to Nanchang, Fuzhou, Ganzhou, Jiujiang, and Jingdezhen in Jiangxi. Meanwhile, several parallel discussions were held covering topics such as civilizational dialogue and artificial intelligence. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Jiangxi International Communication Center(JXICC)
The Standard
17-07-2025
- Business
- The Standard
Fire at mall in Iraq leaves at least 60 dead, officials say
Further Collaboration with the ASEAN Market -- Hong Kong as a Hub for High-Quality Projects along the Belt and Road
Zawya
11-07-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Li Qiang Meets with Speaker of the Egyptian House of Representatives Hanafy Ali Gebaly
On July 9, 2025 local time, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council met with Speaker of the Egyptian House of Representatives Hanafy Ali Gebaly in Cairo. Li Qiang said that although China and Egypt are geographically distant, the friendship between the two countries has a long-standing history. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, no matter how the international landscape changes, the traditional friendship between China and Egypt remains unchanged, and the momentum of bilateral relations and cooperation continues to grow, demonstrating a strong internal dynamism. China is ready to work with Egypt to further promote traditional friendship, enhance political mutual trust, firmly support each other's core interests and major concerns, and continuously elevate bilateral relations to new heights and achieve more new results in bilateral cooperation, so as to better benefit the people of both countries. Li Qiang expressed the hope that the two sides will maintain friendly exchanges between legislative bodies, strengthen policy communication and share experience on state governance, and continuously enhance mutual understanding. Li Qiang pointed out that China is ready to deepen development synergies with Egypt, follow the guidance of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and make use of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum and the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation to improve the quality and efficiency of bilateral economic and trade cooperation. The two sides should focus on the cooperation in the sustainable operation of bilateral landmark projects to continuously improve the level of two-way trade and investment facilitation, strengthen industrial synergies and market connectivity, expand cooperation in emerging fields such as digital economy and green development, and promote a higher level of mutual benefit and win-win results. China is ready to maintain close communication and coordination with Egypt within mechanisms including the United Nations, BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, promote all parties to jointly safeguard the basic norms governing international relations and the multilateral trading system, and inject more positive energy into the cause of global peace and development. Hanafy Ali Gebaly said that Egypt and China, as two great ancient civilizations, share a long history of exchanges and profound friendship between their peoples. Egypt admires the remarkable achievements China has made in its economic and social development, and firmly believes that under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, China will successfully realize Chinese modernization, bringing new opportunities for cooperation between China and other developing countries. The Egyptian side abides by the one-China principle, respects China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and opposes interference in China's internal affairs. Egypt stands ready to expand practical cooperation with China under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative in areas such as trade, investment and new energy, enhance multilateral coordination, uphold the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization at its core, and jointly address global challenges. The Egyptian House of Representatives is willing to strengthen exchanges and cooperation between the legislative bodies of both countries. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Zambia.
South China Morning Post
07-07-2025
- Science
- South China Morning Post
China is making rapid gains in space tech. Here's how the military could use it
The new space race is heating up, with the United States warning that its major rival China is narrowing the gap as it makes rapid technology gains. While China says its ambitious plans remain peaceful and that it rejects the weaponisation of space , some of the technologies it has developed in recent years also have military uses. Here are some of them. BeiDou network The Chinese navigation satellite system provides positioning, navigation and timing services worldwide. Its network of 60 satellites has been in full global operation since 2020, with the final backup satellites launched in 2024. BeiDou – a symbol of China's growing tech self-sufficiency – aims to challenge the dominance of GPS, the global positioning system run by the US military, especially in Belt and Road Initiative countries. Besides its civilian applications, BeiDou provides navigation and positioning services to all branches of the Chinese military with even higher precision in the Asia-Pacific than GPS offers the US military. That enables independent guidance for Chinese missiles, bombs and other precision munitions, with high accuracy. The People's Liberation Army can also use BeiDou's short messaging function to communicate.
