China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) receives Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar upon arrival at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, China, March 31, 2026. — X/@ForeignOfficePk Pakistan and China have jointly urged the United States, Israel and Iran to halt military strikes and begin immediate negotiations to end the Middle

Latest news China and Pakistan put forward five proposals on restoring peace and stability in the Gulf region and the Middle East during talks between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Beijing on Tuesday. The proposals are immediately ceasing hostilities, initiating peace talks as

BEIJING — Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen, famous for making provocative satirical sculptures of former leader Mao Zedong, was tried Monday on accusations of “defaming national heroes and martyrs,” his wife and a rights group said. Gao, 69, who was detained in 2024 during a visit from the U.S., faces a maximum three-year prison sentence,

Japan has officially deployed its first domestically developed stand-off missiles, marking a major shift in its military posture as tensions with China and regional threats continue to grow. The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) confirmed on March 31 that it has begun operational fielding of two new systems: the Type-25 surface-to-ship missile and the Type-25 high-speed gliding projectile. Both weapons represent the country’s

LONDON/LOS ANGELES – China’s just-concluded “Two Sessions” – the annual meetings of the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference – delivered a clear message: technology will be the primary engine of the country’s economic future. In its 15th Five-Year Plan, the government again highlighted the development of “new quality productive forces,”

China is no longer merely leading the research in major technology fields. It’s also moving towards a monopolistic position in most of them, the latest update of ASPI’s Critical Technology Tracker shows. As wars in Ukraine and especially Iran remind us of the decisive effect of technology in combat, many of the areas in which

China (MNN)—Kurt Rovenstine, of Bibles for China, disagrees with recent claims that China is one of the countries leading a trend of banning the Bible, as reported in a recent article. “The way these articles are framed and the statements that they make, I think you have to be able to dig a little bit

Prime Minister Mark Carney defended Canada’s efforts to keep products made with forced labour out of the supply chain as one of his newest MPs continues to face backlash for appearing to cast doubt on the practice in China. Carney’s response to Michael Ma’s performance at committee last week comes during a sensitive moment in