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United News of India
14-05-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
Top Chinese officials meet the Indian, Pakistani envoys in Beijing amid India-Pak tensions
Beijing/Islamabad/New Delhi, May 14 (UNI) Top Chinese officials met with the Indian and Pakistani ambassadors separately in Beijing, in the aftermath of the ceasefire between New Delhi and Islamabad. While the director general of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Department of Asian Affairs Liu Jinsong met with Indian Ambassador to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat on Monday, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong met with the Pakistani Ambassador Khalil Hashmi at the latter's request on Tuesday. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement that during the meeting between Director General of the foreign ministry's Department of Asian Affairs Liu Jinsong with Indian Ambassador Pradeep Kumar Rawat, the two sides exchanged views on China-India relations and issues of common concern. During the meeting between the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sun Weidong with the Pakistani Ambassador Khalil Hashmi, the two sides exchanged views on China-Pakistan relations and the international and regional situation. 'Sun said that China welcomes and supports a full and lasting ceasefire between Pakistan and India, and advocates that the two sides resolve their differences through dialogue and consultation and jointly commit to maintaining regional peace and stability. "China is willing to continue to play a constructive role in this regard,' he said, according to Global Times. Hashmi expressed his appreciation for China's mediation efforts to promote the ceasefire. UNI RN
The Hindu
13-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Chinese official meets Indian envoy amid confrontation with Pakistan
China's senior Foreign Ministry official in-charge of Asian affairs, Liu Jinsong, met Indian Ambassador to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat amid India-Pakistan military conflict and exchanged views on bilateral relations and issues of common concern. Mr. Liu, who is the Director General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, met Mr. Rawat on Monday (May 12, 2025), a brief press release from the Ministry said. India carried out precision strikes under 'Operation Sindoor' on terror infrastructure in Pakistan early on May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. Following the Indian action, Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9 and 10. India and Pakistan reached an understanding on Saturday to end the conflict after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes. The brief press release from the Foreign Ministry said the two sides exchanged views on China-India relations and issues of common concern. 'This is also what the international community hopes to see,' Mr. Liu said. China supported and welcomed this latest development, he added. China hoped that India and Pakistan would cement and continue the ceasefire momentum, avoid further conflict, properly handle differences through dialogue and negotiation, and return to the track of political settlement, Mr. Liu said. China was ready to stay in communication with India and Pakistan and play a constructive role in realising a full and lasting ceasefire between the two countries and keeping the region peaceful and stable, he said. China on Monday welcomed the understanding between India and Pakistan saying that it was in the fundamental and long-term interest of both countries, and was conducive to regional peace and stability. The Indian Embassy in Beijing had earlier cautioned state-run tabloid Global Times to verify messages before posting them on social media.
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Chinese foreign ministry official meets Indian Ambassador
Beijing: China's senior foreign ministry official in-charge of Asian affairs Liu Jinsong met Indian ambassador to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat amid India-Pakistan military conflict and exchanged views on bilateral relations and issues of common concern. Liu, who is the Director General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry , met Rawat on Monday, a brief press release from the ministry said. The brief press release from the foreign ministry said the two sides exchanged views on China-India relations and issues of common concern. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Play War Thunder now for free War Thunder Play Now Undo This is also what the international community hopes to see, he said. China supports and welcomes this latest development, he added. China hopes India and Pakistan will cement and continue the ceasefire momentum , he said. Live Events The Indian embassy in Beijing had earlier cautioned state-run tabloid Global Times to verify messages before posting them on social media.
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Chinese Foreign Ministry official meets Indian envoy amid India, Pakistan confrontation
China's senior foreign ministry official in-charge of Asian affairs Liu Jinsong met Indian Ambassador to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat amid India-Pakistan military conflict and exchanged views on bilateral relations and issues of common concern. Liu, who is the Director General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry , met Rawat on Monday, a brief press release from the ministry said. India carried out precision strikes under ' Operation Sindoor ' on terror infrastructure early on May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. Following the Indian action, Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9 and 10. India and Pakistan reached an understanding on Saturday to end the conflict after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like [Click Here] 2025 Top Trending local enterprise accounting software Esseps Learn More Undo Also Read: 'OK. Tested': Operation Sindoor has thrown up many munition bestsellers The brief press release from the foreign ministry said the two sides exchanged views on China-India relations and issues of common concern, Live Events This is also what the international community hopes to see, he said. China supports and welcomes this latest development, he added. China hopes that India and Pakistan will cement and continue the ceasefire momentum, avoid further conflict, properly handle differences through dialogue and negotiation, and return to the track of political settlement, he said. Also Read: India's Operation Sindoor gambit exposes Pakistan's made-in-China shield China is ready to stay in communication with India and Pakistan and play a constructive role in realising a full and lasting ceasefire between the two countries and keeping the region peaceful and stable, he said. China on Monday welcomed the understanding between India and Pakistan saying that it is in the fundamental and long-term interest of both countries, and is conducive to regional peace and stability . The Indian Embassy in Beijing had earlier cautioned state-run tabloid Global Times to verify messages before posting them on social media.
The Independent
05-05-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
China and Japan exchange protests after ‘right-wing extremists' fly plane over disputed islands
Beijing and Tokyo exchanged diplomatic protests after an unknown Japanese group flew a civilian plane over a disputed island in the East China Sea. The Senkaku are a chain of five uninhabited islands and reefs in the East China Sea, located northeast of Taiwan and southwest of Okinawa. They are administered by Japan but claimed by both Taiwan and China, which calls them the Diaoyu islands. The Chinese coastguard said they launched a helicopter to 'expel' a Japanese civilian aircraft that had entered the airspace over the islands on Saturday morning. The head of the Chinese foreign ministry's Asian affairs department, Liu Jinsong, lodged a protest with the chief minister of Japan 's embassy, Yokochi Akira, over the alleged intrusion by 'Japanese right-wing extremists piloting a civilian aircraft'. Mr Liu 'urged the Japanese side to immediately stop illegal infringement activities and take concrete measures to prevent the recurrence of similar incidents'. Japanese authorities said they were investigating a possible connection between the Chinese helicopter's airspace intrusion and a Japanese civilian aircraft flying in the area around the same time. Neither Beijing nor Tokyo provided any specific details about the so-called 'right-wing extremists' who allegedly flew the plane over the disputed islands. The Japanese foreign ministry said that the Chinese helicopter took off from one of four coast guard boats which entered Japan's territorial waters around the Senkaku islands. The helicopter violated Japanese airspace for about 15 minutes on Saturday, the ministry said, adding that it had lodged a "very severe protest" with Beijing. 'The Self Defence Forces responded by scrambling fighter jets,' the ministry said. Japan's vice minister for foreign affairs, Takehiro Funakoshi, issued a 'strong protest' to Beijing over the 'intrusion' and 'violation of Japan's territorial airspace'. This was the first Chinese intrusion of Japanese airspace since a reconnaissance aircraft flew off the southern prefecture of Nagasaki last August. China routinely sends coast guard vessels and aircraft into waters and airspace around the islands, forcing Japan to mobilise its fighter jets. In the past, Japanese right-wing nationalist factions, often loosely organised with some links to militaristic symbolism, have escalated tensions with China through provocative actions. In 1996, the ultranationalist Nihon Seinensha built a lighthouse on one of the disputed islands, sparking widespread protests in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. In the wake of the latest incident, defence ministry spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang said: "China demands Japan strictly restrain the activities of its citizens, stop the provocative acts that complicate the situation in the waters and airspace around the Diaoyu islands, and avoid bringing unstable and unsafe factors affecting the overall situation of the development of China-Japan relations.'
