As Africa toes the Chinese line…
Every year, China’s minister of foreign affairs embarks on what has now become a customary odyssey across Africa.
Every year, China’s minister of foreign affairs embarks on what has now become a customary odyssey across Africa.
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in Beijing on Wednesday.
Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri visited Beijing last week marking another step towards restoring normalcy between the two nations.
India is willing to strengthen strategic communication with China, expand mutually beneficial cooperation and inject new impetus into bilateral relations, national security Adviser Ajit Doval was quoted as saying on Wednesday during his meeting with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing.
China’s ruling Communist Party claims the self governing democracy of Taiwan as its own territory despite never having controlled it, and has not ruled out taking the island by force.
Earlier on Monday, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said that the government would limit group gatherings to four people from 50 - a measure last seen during a second wave in March.
Among all the imported cases, 1,877 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 72 remained hospitalized, with no one in severe condition, the commission said.
Localised lockdowns across the city have been eased in recent days, with people living in areas of the city considered "low risk" now allowed to travel freely again.
The law was enacted in a secretive process, without the participation of Hong Kong's legislature, judiciary or people, and in violation of international obligations, said Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne.
It comes during a London review of its entire range of relations with Beijing that includes a reassessment of the role China's Huawei is playing in the buildup of Britain's 5G data network.
