Houston: The Chinese consulate in the US city of Houston officially closed after over four decades on Friday as the US-China relations hit a new low. Tensions between both nations have escalated in recent months over the Beijing’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, China’s crackdown on its Uygur Muslims in Xinjiang and Beijing imposing a … Read more
GENEVA: The director-general of the World Health Organization has upbraided U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for making “untrue and unacceptable” allegations, responding to media reports saying Pompeo had claimed the health agency chief was “bought” by China. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus insisted WHO was focusing on “saving lives” as he lashed out Thursday at … Read more
India, which has earned the trust of many nations around the world, including that of the United States, can attract global supply chains away from China and reduce its reliance on Chinese companies, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday. In his virtual keynote address to the annual ‘India Ideas Summit‘ of the US … Read more
Look at India’s neighbourhood today, and discover it’s pretty much Chinese occupied, save Bhutan and the Maldives. Pakistan was always a China hand. SynopsisAs China’s clampdown on Hong Kong concentrated the American mind, Chinese actions on the border should clarify India’s. An honest accounting of the ‘new’ ground reality by Prime Minister Narendra Modi would … Read more
Chinese Internet giant ByteDance is considering changing the corporate structure of its popular short-video app TikTok, as it comes under intense scrutiny in India and the United States. Senior executives are discussing options such as creating a new management board for TikTok or establishing a headquarters for the app outside of China to distance the … Read more