Xi Xinping

New Army chief General MM Naravane said today that the armed forces were focusing on "capability development" in connection with the border with China and expressed hope that maintaining peace and tranquillity there will help arrive at an "eventual solution".

A US guided-missile destroyer sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea in what China called a "provocation" as US officials joined talks in Beijing during a truce in a bitter trade war.

The meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese president Xi Xinping at Wuhan this weekend will be a first for Xi in China, where the focus is not on specific issues, but broad, overarching discussions on an array of subjects. Sources say both leaders wanted to have this meeting.

Philippines Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio criticised President Rodrigo Duterte for dealing with China bilaterally in several issues, including the South China Sea talks.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in China early on Thursday morning on a three-day visit. His first stop is the ancient city of Xian, also the hometown of President Xi Jinping.

New Army chief General MM Naravane said today that the armed forces were focusing on "capability development" in connection with the border with China and expressed hope that maintaining peace and tranquillity there will help arrive at an "eventual solution".

A US guided-missile destroyer sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea in what China called a "provocation" as US officials joined talks in Beijing during a truce in a bitter trade war.

The meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese president Xi Xinping at Wuhan this weekend will be a first for Xi in China, where the focus is not on specific issues, but broad, overarching discussions on an array of subjects. Sources say both leaders wanted to have this meeting.

Philippines Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio criticised President Rodrigo Duterte for dealing with China bilaterally in several issues, including the South China Sea talks.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in China early on Thursday morning on a three-day visit. His first stop is the ancient city of Xian, also the hometown of President Xi Jinping.