— Proposed deal to support US foreign policy, national security objectives, says Defence Security Cooperation Agency WASHINGTON: The US State Department has approved the potential sale of F-16 aircraft sustainment and related equipment to Pakistan in a deal valued at up to $450 million, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. The principal contractor will be Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N), the Pentagon …
BEIJING: China on Monday refuted a report released by the U.S. State Department’s Global Engagement Center (GEC), which accused China of creating and spreading disinformation about its Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The report is “confounding right and wrong and deflecting blames,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a daily news briefing when asked to comment on the report, adding …
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador-at-Large on Investment Zeeshaan Shah has urged the American-Pakistani investors to shift their investments to Pakistan for big returns as Pakistan provided lucrative investment opportunities. Zeeshaan Shah made this statement while addressing the American Pakistani investor diaspora in Houston, USA, at an event arranged by the Bank of Punjab in collaboration with Pakistan Chamber of Commerce, in Houston, USA. The …
NEW JERSEY: Forbes magazine disclosed that using a 233-year-old law, the US government ordered two major global travel companies to track a Russian national so he could be arrested and extradited,. The outlet sued to obtain the court records, aided by privacy advocates who have criticized such warrants as secretive and open to abuse. The magazine also revealed that Aleksey …
The European Union (EU) said Friday that the talks it is chairing on the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear accord must be paused, citing “external factors.” “A pause in #ViennaTalks is needed, due to external factors,” High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell tweeted, adding that “a final text is essentially ready and …
Modi govt believes India belongs to Hindus, who continue to marginalise other minorities
BEIJING, China (CGTN): Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday said improvements to Hong Kong’s electoral system were necessary to ensure stability, urged U.S. President Joe Biden to make a “clear departure” from his predecessor’s approach to the Taiwan region and dismissed allegations of genocide in Xinjiang as “a lie through and through.” Speaking via video link …
Xi says China, US together can do the good mutually and for the world Xi warns China, US confrontation will definitely be disastrous for both countries and the world First contact is embedded in exchange of Lunar New Year greetings between two presidents BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday morning took a phone call from U.S. President …
BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) — The United States’ act of abusing national security to suppress Chinese enterprises is inconsistent with market rules and will weaken the confidence of all parties in the U.S. capital market, a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Commerce said Saturday. The spokesperson made the remarks in response to the New York Stock Exchange’s announcement Thursday …
About 50% of participants believe China, US can work together to fight COVID-19 Global Times Report BEIJING, China – After a series of frictions and struggles with the US in areas such as economy, trade, science and technology, as well as diplomacy and security, Chinese people have an unshakable consensus in opposition of US hegemony but they can still separate …
