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India now has capability to respond if someone hurts its honour: Rajnath

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday rejected China's attempts' to rename places in Arunachal Pradesh and wondered if provinces in that country would become part of India if it changes their names. In an address at a public rally, Singh also asserted that if someone tries to hurt India's honour and self-respect, then the country now has the capability to respond to it, remarks that came amid the lingering eastern Ladakh border row. Late last month, Beijing announced Chinese names for 30 more places in Arunachal Pradesh which the neighbouring country claims as southern part Tibet. India has already trashed China's action as "senseless". "China has changed the names of 30 places in Arunachal Pradesh and posted it on its website. Sisters and brothers, nothing will happen by changing the names," the defence minister said. "I want to tell my neighbour that if tomorrow we change the names of some states in some parts of of China, will those states of China become ours by changing th

Taiwanese firms look to set up headquarters abroad to avoid Chinese attack

China asserts territorial claims over Taiwan and has issued threats of annexation if Taipei resists reunification indefinitely

Reunited after 3 decades, twin sisters from China discover mirrored lives

After three decades apart, twins in China who were separated at birth have finally reunited. Here is their story of reunion

New energy vehicles to account for 50% of China's car sales by 2030

The rating agency also anticipated the automobile industry to contribute 4.5 to 5 per cent of China's nominal GDP by 2030, offsetting weaknesses in other sectors like real estate

China pumps fresh $69 billion credit in tech sector for equipment upgrades

Country's central bank will provide loans through 21 banks to small and midsize technology companies at an interest rate of 1.75 per cent

UBS Group weighs Credit Suisse's China stake swap with Beijing govt

UBS put the Credit Suisse venture up for sale after taking control of its smaller Swiss rival when it collapsed last year

Russian foreign minister Lavrov visits China to push for stronger ties

The two continent-sized authoritarian states, increasingly in dispute with democracies and NATO, seek to gain influence in Africa, the Middle East and South America

US will not accept Chinese imports decimating new industries, says Yellen

She did not, however, threaten new tariffs or other trade actions should Beijing continue its massive state support for electric vehicles, batteries, solar panels and other green energy goods

China accuses US of forcibly deporting its students without valid evidence

China on Monday accused the US of forcibly deporting Chinese students without any valid evidence and warned of "resolute measures" to safeguard the interests of its nationals. The US has been overstretching the concept of national security and without any valid evidence, arbitrarily cancelled Chinese students' visas, banned them from entering the US and forcibly deported them, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a media briefing here. Asked about reports that Chinese students and scholars were interrogated and forcibly deported when entering the US border at the Washington Dulles Airport and the Dallas Airport, Mao said, the US moves inflicted enormous damage on the persons concerned and obstructed people-to-people exchanges between China and the US. The recent cases show that the US law enforcement personnel are bent on making excuses for deporting Chinese personnel. These are typical cases of selective, discriminatory and politically motivated law enforcement," Mao

Personal computer imports from China decline 3% during Nov-Feb 2024

The country's imports of personal computers from China dipped 3 per cent to USD 917 million during November-February 2024, according to commerce ministry data. The inbound shipments stood at USD 950.22 million from the neighbouring country during November-February 2023. Similarly, imports contracted about 48 per cent to USD 917 million from China during November 2023-February 2024 as against USD 1.75 billion during July-October 2023, the data showed. Imports of personal computers into India also declined 55 per cent year-on-year to USD 1.06 billion from the world during November-February 2024. On October 19 last year, the government tweaked curbs on imports of laptops and computers as it allowed importers to bring in shipments of IT hardware from overseas on a mere "authorisation" upon detailing quantity and value. The new "import management system" was aimed at monitoring shipments of laptops, tablets, and computers into the country without hurting market supply or creating a ...

China commerce minister begins Europe trip defending Chinese EV sector

Wang reiterated Beijing's stance that Chinese EV makers did not depend on subsidies to gain a competitive advantage, according to a statement published by the commerce ministry on Monday

Our EV firms do not rely on subsidies to gain competitive advantage: China

Commerce Minister Wang Wentao made the remarks at a roundtable meeting of Chinese firms in Paris, where he is set to discuss China's exports of EVs into the European market among other things

US-China relationship on more stable footing, but more can be done: Yellen

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent a message of mutual cooperation at a meeting on Sunday with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, highlighting the improvement in relations since her visit to China last year while recognising that major differences remain. After focusing on trade and economic issues for the first two days of her visit, Yellen turned to the broader US-China relationship in the meeting with Li, one of China's top leaders. While we have more to do, I believe that, over the past year, we have put our bilateral relationship on more stable footing, she said in the ornate Fujian room of the Great Hall of the People on the west side of Tiananmen Square. Yellen, who is regarded favourably in China, is the first Cabinet member to visit since Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met in California in November in a carefully orchestrated meeting to set the troubled relationship between their countries on a better course. Li, in remarks before the media before their meeting, said the

PBOC to give $69 billion in loans to boost science, technology sectors

The refinancing program is set to help small- and medium-sized technology firms in their initial startup and growth stages and provide credit support to high-end projects, it said

China foreign exchange reserves rise to $3.246 trn in March, shows data

The yuan fell 0.47% against the dollar in March, while the dollar last month rose 0.31% against a basket of other major currencies

Woman engineer among Chinese nationals killed in suicide attack in Pak

A woman was among the five Chinese engineers who were killed last month in northwest Pakistan when a suicide bomber targeted their vehicle that was neither bullet nor bomb-proof, according to a police report. A vehicle-borne suicide bomber targeted the convoy of Chinese engineers in the remote Besham area of the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province when they were being driven to a construction site of the Dasu Hydroelectric power station in Kohistan district of the same province on March 26. Five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver were killed in the attack. A female engineer was among the five Chinese nationals killed in the attack, the Express Tribune newspaper reported on Sunday, citing the police report. The police report, which has been sent to the federal government, said that the bus targeted in the attack was travelling at a distance of 15 feet from the other bus and fell into a 300-feet-deep ditch after the suicide bomber crashed his explosives-laden vehicle into t

Taiwan says it tracked six Chinese naval vessels around country

According to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence, Taiwanese armed forces have monitored the situation and deployed naval vessels and coastal systems in response to China's activities

China providing geospatial intelligence to Russia: US warns allies

Spokespeople for the White House National Security Council declined to comment. China's foreign ministry didn't immediately respond to a request for comment during a holiday weekend

China may misuse AI to target polls in countries like India, US: Microsoft

China is likely to deploy Artificial Intelligence-generated content via social media to sway public opinion to boost its geopolitical interests during elections in countries like India, South Korea and the US, tech giant Microsoft has warned. Voting for 543 Lok Sabha seats in India will take place between April 19 and June 4, spread across seven phases. South Koreans will go to the polls in a general election on April 10 while the US will hold the Presidential election on November 5. "With major elections taking place around the world this year, particularly in India, South Korea and the United States, we assess that China will, at a minimum, create and amplify AI-generated content to benefit its interests," Clint Watts, General Manager, Microsoft Threat Analysis Center, said in a blog post. Despite the chances of such content in affecting election results remaining low, China's increasing experimentation in augmenting memes, videos, and audio will likely continue and may prove m

Pak PM Shehbaz orders fool-proof security arrangements for Chinese workers

He directed the interior ministry to increase collaboration with the provinces to further improve the provincial anti-terrorism departments