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Geng Shuang, China’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said Tuesday that his country hopes Syria will achieve peace and restore stability as soon as possible, and is willing to play a constructive role to that end. “Recently, the…

China, Pakistan, and the US could take advantage of this to expand their military influence in Bangladesh at the expense of India’s legitimate national security interests. Lost amidst the news of Syria’s epic collapse was the Arakan Army’s (AA) capture…

The friendship between Bangladesh and China has a rich history that spans over a millennium. Both nations have long been upholding each other’s respective core interests and concerns. While China supports Bangladesh in safeguarding national sovereignty, and territorial integrity and…

The world may have dodged an immediate bullet when the US intelligence agencies warned, this week, that by giving in to Ukraine’s pleading for long range missiles that could attack targets deep into Russia, we would be poking the Russian…

Relations between China and the EU are now at a crossroads. The EU’s ability to make right decisions and wise judgements, correct and adjust its perspective of China, and maintain a positive relationship with China will determine how the China-EU…

The first half of 2024 saw new coal-fired power plant approvals fall significantly in China, a new report by Greenpeace East Asia said. A series of permits in the past two years had raised concerns about how committed the country’s government was to limiting climate…

Acceptance of China’s initiative to renounce the first use of nuclear weapons under an international treaty. Until now, China has repeatedly stressed that it develops and deploys nuclear weapons only for defensive purposes. At the second preparatory meeting of the…

In a significant diplomatic breakthrough, China has facilitated the “Beijing Declaration,” a key development in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This agreement, which brings together 14 Palestinian political factions, signifies a major step towards Palestinian unity and a revitalized push for…

Celebration of the 70th anniversary of the “Five Principles of Nonviolent Coexistence Seven decades ago, the “Five Principles of Nonviolent Coexistence” were coined. Zhou Enlai, then Premier of the young People’s Republic of China, first proposed them at the Bangdu…

The 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly today, Friday, unanimously adopted a resolution proposed by China to establish the International Day of Dialogue among Civilisations. The resolution declares that all civilisational achievements are “the collective heritage of humanity”.…