There are competing theories: that the virus jumped from animals, possibly starting with bats, to humans, or that it escaped from a laboratory in Wuhan, China GENEVA A top World Health Organization official said on Monday that the WHO cannot compel China to divulge more data on COVID-19’s origins, while adding it will propose studies […]Read More
The United States, Norway, Canada, Britain and other countries in March expressed concerns about the WHO-led COVID-19 origins study WASHINTON Three researchers from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) sought hospital care in November 2019, months before China disclosed the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing a previously undisclosed U.S. intelligence […]Read More
Pelosi, a Democrat, told a bipartisan congressional hearing on the issue that heads of state around the world should shun the games, scheduled for February WASHINTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday called for a U.S. diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, criticizing China for human rights abuses and […]Read More
China’s economic growth surged to 18.3% over a year earlier in the first quarter of this year as factory and consumer activity recovered from the coronavirus pandemic BEIJING China’s economy expanded at its fastest pace on record in the first quarter, data showed on Friday, in a sharp turnaround from the historic contraction caused by […]Read More
The 11th round of Corps Commander-level talks between India and China lasted for around 13 hours on Friday NEW DELHI India and China on Friday held their 11th round of disengagement talks at the Corps Commander level over the Ladakh standoff, with Gogra heights, Hot Springs and Depsang Plains once again being at the core […]Read More
The government is likely to approve large Chinese investments in areas that have a minimal Indian presence. However, security clearance will continue to be obligatory in all cases NEW DELHI The Centre is unlikely to adopt an open-door policy for Chinese investments anytime soon. However, the government is reportedly considering opening the door to foreign […]Read More
He says, no other country can lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty in such a short time BEIJING Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday declared his country had achieved the “human miracle” of eliminating extreme poverty, though questions continue to surround the Communist Party’s criteria for making the claim. In a glitzy […]Read More
A total of 20 Indian soldiers died in the Galwan Valley clash, regarded as the worst in over four decades at the India-China border NEW DELHI Five Chinese military officers and soldiers were killed in last year’s Galwan Valley clash in eastern Ladakh with the Indian Army, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officially acknowledged for […]Read More
Situation in Aug last year was extremely tense when Indian Army outsmarted Chinese who were trying to secure the heights of the Kailash range on the south bank of Pangong Tso NEW DELHI India and China were on the brink of war in late August, a senior Indian Army commander said of the situation in […]Read More
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched an attack over Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s statement on the Ladakh situation NEW DELHI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched an attack over Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s statement on the Ladakh situation and said Modi government has handed over a piece of Indian territory to China and the Opposition was not […]Read More
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