Donald Trump thinks Chinese President Xi Jinping is “putting pressure” on North Korea, the US president said in an interview to air on Sunday, as tensions mount over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programmes. If North Korea carries out a nuclear test “I would not be happy,” Trump told the CBS television network’s “Face the Nation” programme. “And I can tell you also, I don’t believe that the president of China, […]
China executed more people in 2016 than all other nations combined, Amnesty Internationalsaid Tuesday, even as death penalties in the world decreased overall. The human rights organisation estimates the Asian giant alone killed “thousands” of people, a figure based on examinations of court records and news reports. All other countries together executed at least 1,032 people last year — a decline of 37 percent compared to 2015. Of those, 87 percent […]
China has lodged a diplomatic protest with India over a visit by a parliamentary delegation from Taiwan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. China considers Taiwan a wayward province, with no right to formal diplomatic ties with other countries. “We hope India would understand and respect China’s core concerns and stick to the ‘One-China’ principle and prudently deal with Taiwan-related issues and maintain sound and steady development of India-China […]
India will become the world’s second largest economy in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) by the year 2050, according to a report by the professional-services giant PwC. The Pwc report titled “The long view: how will the global economic order change by 2050?” ranked 32 countries by their projected global gross domestic product, measured by Purchasing Power Parity. The report points out that China has already surpassed the US […]
China on Monday said admission of non-NPT signatories in NSG cannot be a “farewell gift” for countries to give to each other, a day after the outgoing Obama administration asserted that Beijing was an “outlier”+ in the efforts to make India a member of the elite nuclear club+ . “Regarding India’s application to the (NSG), regarding non-NPT countries admission to the NSG, we have made our position clear before so I […]
As India pushes for digital transactions post note ban, there is an unlikely beneficiary from the country’s cashless journey: China. India has sent rovers to explore Moon and Mars, but surprisingly it has no company that can manufacture swiping machines on a large scale. As a result, the country imports 90 per cent of swiping machines used for cashless transactions at shops and business establishments in the country, and almost […]
The world’s highest bridge has opened to traffic in China, connecting two provinces in the mountainous southwest and reducing travel times by as much as three-quarters, local authorities said Friday. The Beipanjiang Bridge soars 565 metres (1,854 feet) above a river and connects the two mountainous provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, the Guizhou provincial transport department said in a statement on its official website. The bridge cut travel times between […]
Sitting in Beijing, China’s capitol, and arguably one of the most polluted cities in the world, is an artfully constructed tower that was made to address the city’s legendary smog problem. The city recently had to issue its first red alert for the quality of its air, but it turns out the odd tower might actually be working. Though some claimed that the pagoda-like tower was simply no match for […]
Established more than 1,500 years ago and home to some 3,000 monks, the Shaolin Monastery lies nestled in the misty, mountainous jungles of central China. One of China’s most important pilgrimage destinations, this world famous monastery is renowned for its age-old tradition of practicing both Zen Buddhism and martial arts. The Shaolin Temple – a picturesque compound of prayer halls, tree-dabbled courtyards, and Buddhist shrines set against a lush mountainside […]
Every day, you get up and head to your place of work, college or school. You travel through the narrow lanes, traffic-swarmed main roads and pedestrian bridges to reach your destination. There goes an hour or two — mundane as it was yesterday, and could be, tomorrow. But, what if we say, China has come up with interesting architecture letting its citizens have fun while they travel every day? Yes, […]
