China-pak Relations

Chinese President Xi Jinping met Imran Khan in Beijing today and expressed hope that Pakistan and India could meet each other halfway improving their strained relations following the Pulwama terror attack carried out by the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed. The two leaders also exchanged views on the situation in South Asia.

China, a strategic ally of Pakistan, have commented that it does not wish to see "actions that violate norms of international relations" -- a comment that's seen as critical about the escalation of hostilities between New Delhi and Islamabad.

India does not view its relations with China through the prism of China-Pakistan ties, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today, but ruled out the possibility of New Delhi reviewing its stand on CPEC project, a major irritant in Sino-Indian relationship.

China has sidestepped a direct response to reports of an offer by its envoy to India to rename the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and run an alternate route through Jammu and Kashmir. It also said CPEC does not affect Beijing and Islamabad's position on the Kashmir issue.

The construction of the USD 50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor may be hit in the short run due to India's objections but if Beijing and Islamabad are firm about their cooperation, they can dispel New Delhi's doubts, a report in state-run Chinese media said.

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Pakistan a "mothership of terrorism", China today strongly defended its all-weather ally, saying it is against linking any country or religion with terror and asked the world community to acknowledge Pakistan's "great sacrifices".

India's move to completely seal its border with Pakistan was a "very irrational decision" and would further complicate India-China relations considering Beijing's "all-weather" strategic ties with Islamabad, China's state media report today quoted leading experts as saying.

China has assured Pakistan of its support in the event of any foreign "aggression" and also supported the country's stance on Kashmir, a media report said.

In remarks that will amplify the tension with India, Pakistan's army chief General Raheel Sharif today pledged to continue "diplomatic and moral support to the freedom movement" in Kashmir, whose people he described as "our lifeline."

Expressing concern over latest reports suggesting that China supplied nuclear weapons technology and design to Pakistan, two influential US lawmakers have written a letter to the Obama administration, seeking to know what has been done to halt such cooperation which represents a threat to the national security of America and its allies.

Describing Pakistan as a "victim" of terrorism, China said on Tuesday that it will continue to support Pakistan in the fight against terror even as it called for greater counter-terrorism cooperation with India, including at the international level.

Unfazed by global concerns, Beijing and Islamabad are in talks to set up a new giant one gigawatt atomic power plant in Pakistan, as China is set to expand its investment in nuclear power generation by nearly USD 120 billion over the next decades.Qiu Jiangang, Vice President of the state run China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), which has alre...

Chinese President Xi Jinping met Imran Khan in Beijing today and expressed hope that Pakistan and India could meet each other halfway improving their strained relations following the Pulwama terror attack carried out by the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed. The two leaders also exchanged views on the situation in South Asia.

China, a strategic ally of Pakistan, have commented that it does not wish to see "actions that violate norms of international relations" -- a comment that's seen as critical about the escalation of hostilities between New Delhi and Islamabad.

India does not view its relations with China through the prism of China-Pakistan ties, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today, but ruled out the possibility of New Delhi reviewing its stand on CPEC project, a major irritant in Sino-Indian relationship.

China has sidestepped a direct response to reports of an offer by its envoy to India to rename the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and run an alternate route through Jammu and Kashmir. It also said CPEC does not affect Beijing and Islamabad's position on the Kashmir issue.

The construction of the USD 50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor may be hit in the short run due to India's objections but if Beijing and Islamabad are firm about their cooperation, they can dispel New Delhi's doubts, a report in state-run Chinese media said.

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Pakistan a "mothership of terrorism", China today strongly defended its all-weather ally, saying it is against linking any country or religion with terror and asked the world community to acknowledge Pakistan's "great sacrifices".

India's move to completely seal its border with Pakistan was a "very irrational decision" and would further complicate India-China relations considering Beijing's "all-weather" strategic ties with Islamabad, China's state media report today quoted leading experts as saying.

China has assured Pakistan of its support in the event of any foreign "aggression" and also supported the country's stance on Kashmir, a media report said.

In remarks that will amplify the tension with India, Pakistan's army chief General Raheel Sharif today pledged to continue "diplomatic and moral support to the freedom movement" in Kashmir, whose people he described as "our lifeline."

Expressing concern over latest reports suggesting that China supplied nuclear weapons technology and design to Pakistan, two influential US lawmakers have written a letter to the Obama administration, seeking to know what has been done to halt such cooperation which represents a threat to the national security of America and its allies.

Describing Pakistan as a "victim" of terrorism, China said on Tuesday that it will continue to support Pakistan in the fight against terror even as it called for greater counter-terrorism cooperation with India, including at the international level.

Unfazed by global concerns, Beijing and Islamabad are in talks to set up a new giant one gigawatt atomic power plant in Pakistan, as China is set to expand its investment in nuclear power generation by nearly USD 120 billion over the next decades.Qiu Jiangang, Vice President of the state run China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), which has alre...