Pakistan dials China, seeks global debt relief for developing nations
4 years, 11 months ago

Pakistan dials China, seeks global debt relief for developing nations

Deccan Chronicle  

Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi called his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to seek China's support for a global initiative to give debt relief to developing countries fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Group of 20 nations announced support Wednesday for a temporary halt to debt payments by the world's poorest nations as they struggle to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Finance ministers of the G-20 group of major economies, which includes the US, China, India and others, said they will immediately put on hold poor countries' obligations to service debt they owe. Qureshi during his call to Wang underscored that Pakistan and China are All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partners and have preserved the fine tradition of solidarity, mutual assistance and mutual support and thanked China for extending solidarity and moral and material support to Pakistan in the wake of outbreak of COVID-19.

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Pakistan Wants China to ‘Reprofile’ Debt to Help Support Reforms
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan Wants China to ‘Reprofile’ Debt to Help Support Reforms

Live Mint  

Pakistan has sought Chinese help to “reprofile” its debts with rollovers and maturity extensions to create more breathing room for economic reforms it’s seeking to enact under a new International Monetary Fund’s $7 billion loan program. Discussed with central bank officials during a recent visit to Beijing was a proposal to extend the maturity of debt for nine power plants …

China urges Pakistan to do its 'utmost' to protect Chinese workers after recurrent attacks
10 months, 1 week ago

China urges Pakistan to do its 'utmost' to protect Chinese workers after recurrent attacks

India TV News  

Beijing: China urged Pakistan to do its "utmost" to protect thousands of Chinese workers involved in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor projects after recurrent attacks on Chinese personnel became a major headache for Beijing. The demand came as Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi co-chaired the fifth round of the Foreign Minister-Level …

Beijing has invested $25.4B in Pakistan over the last decade, Chinese vice premier says
1 year, 7 months ago

Beijing has invested $25.4B in Pakistan over the last decade, Chinese vice premier says

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — China has invested $25.4 billion in Pakistan over the past decade for projects ranging from roads to power plants, China’s vice premier said Monday, as the two countries celebrated the 10th anniversary of the so-called Belt and Road Initiative. In his televised remarks, Chinese Vice Premier He Lefing said Pakistan’s southwestern town of Gwadar was once just a …

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif says China will save the country from bankruptcy
1 year, 10 months ago

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif says China will save the country from bankruptcy

Op India  

On Friday, May 26, Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s prime minister, stated that an agreement with the International Monetary Fund has not been reached, but that China’s backing will be critical in keeping the country from default. PM Sharif stated in his address to industrialists and businesses in Karachi that Pakistan has ‘successfully fulfilled all of the rigorous conditions imposed by the …

China, Pakistan vow to further all-round cooperation
1 year, 10 months ago

China, Pakistan vow to further all-round cooperation

China Daily  

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang meets Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in Islamabad, Pakistan, May 6, 2023. When co-chairing the fourth round of the China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang said that as all-weather strategic cooperative partners, China highly appreciates Pakistan's support …

China will continue to fund Pakistan
2 years, 4 months ago

China will continue to fund Pakistan

Live Mint  

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that his country will continue to support Pakistan in stabilising its financial situation. The comment comes after Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan, travelled to Beijing to meet with Chinese officials to discuss the $65 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor project. An aide travelling with the prime minister told Reuters that during his …

Xi Jinping assures Pakistan’s Sharif of China’s support
2 years, 4 months ago

Xi Jinping assures Pakistan’s Sharif of China’s support

Al Jazeera  

Islamabad, Pakistan – President Xi Jinping has said China will continue to support Pakistan to help it stabilise its economy, as he hosted Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for talks. For his part, Sharif thanked Xi for China’s “invaluable assistance to Pakistan’s relief and rehabilitation work” in the aftermath of recent floods, which killed more than 1,700 people and affected …

Chinese FM Wang Meets Pak Counterpart Qureshi; Cautions Against Emergence of Bloc Confrontation in Asia
2 years, 11 months ago

Chinese FM Wang Meets Pak Counterpart Qureshi; Cautions Against Emergence of Bloc Confrontation in Asia

News 18  

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in his talks with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday cautioned against the emergence of "bloc confrontation" in Asia and underlined those small and medium countries in the region must not be allowed to become "tools or victims" of major-country rivalry. During the talks, Wang told Qureshi that despite the complex and volatile …

China’s Foreign Minister meets Taliban, offers support
3 years, 5 months ago

China’s Foreign Minister meets Taliban, offers support

The Hindu  

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has pledged support and assistance to the Taliban in a meeting in Doha. Coming three months after Mr. Wang hosted the Taliban in Tianjin, near Beijing, in late July, the Chinese Foreign Minister met with acting Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who assured Beijing that “a friendly policy towards China” was “a firm …

China stands ready to strengthen cooperation with India in fighting pandemic: Xi Jinping to PM Modi
3 years, 10 months ago

China stands ready to strengthen cooperation with India in fighting pandemic: Xi Jinping to PM Modi

India TV News  

In view of the Covid situation, Chinese President Xi Jinping has conveyed a message of sympathy to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying China stands ready to strengthen cooperation with India in fighting the pandemic. "China stands ready to strengthen cooperation with Indian side in fighting the pandemic and provide support and help in this regard," Chinese Ambassador to India, Sun …

China offers vaccines to South Asia, says ‘ready to support’ India
3 years, 11 months ago

China offers vaccines to South Asia, says ‘ready to support’ India

The Hindu  

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday offered Chinese vaccines to countries in South Asia to ensure “a more diversified and stable” regional supply, and said Beijing was also “ready to provide support and assistance” to India. The virtual dialogue involving the Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka marked China’s stepped up engagement in the …

Iran and China sign 25-year cooperation agreement
4 years ago

Iran and China sign 25-year cooperation agreement

Al Jazeera  

Deal signed in Tehran is expected to increase bilateral trade and military cooperation as US rivals move to deepen ties. Tehran, Iran – Iran and China have signed a long-gestating 25-year cooperation accord as both countries remain under Unites States sanctions. After unilaterally abandoning Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers – that also included China – former US President …

Covid pandemic was caused by separate outbreaks across the world, claims Chinese Foreign Minister
4 years, 2 months ago

Covid pandemic was caused by separate outbreaks across the world, claims Chinese Foreign Minister

India Today  

The novel coronavirus did not originate from a bio lab in central China's Wuhan city, the Chinese Foreign Ministry maintains. Addressing a press conference on Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said China attaches high importance to cooperation with the WHO. The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson also asked the US to show proof to back its allegation that the …

王毅谈2021年中国外交工作重点（双语全文）
4 years, 2 months ago

王毅谈2021年中国外交工作重点（双语全文）

China Daily  

近日，国务委员兼外交部长王毅接受新华社和中央广播电视总台联合采访，介绍2021年中国外交工作重点。 2020年12月31日，国务委员兼外交部长王毅接受新华社和中央广播电视总台联合采访。 全文如下： 记者：2020年，突如其来的新冠肺炎疫情给全世界带来了前所未有的冲击，您如何看待这一年的国际形势和外交工作？ Question: COVID-19 hit the world with unprecedented impact. In 2020, President Xi Jinping personally planned, oversaw and engaged in “cloud diplomacy”, having 87 meetings and phone calls with foreign leaders and heads of international organizations and attending 22 important bilateral or multilateral events. 通过“云外交”，习近平主席为国际抗疫树立了团结的旗帜。在全球抗疫的关键时刻，习主席明确指出，病毒没有国界，疫病不分种族，人类是命运共同体，团结合作是战胜疫情最有力的武器。强调要秉持科学精神，推进国际联防联控和疫苗合作，共同构筑全球抗疫防火墙，共同反对政治化、污名化，为国际抗疫合作汇聚了力量。 Through “cloud diplomacy”, President Xi Jinping has championed solidarity in the world’s …

王毅谈2021年中国外交工作重点（双语全文）
4 years, 2 months ago

王毅谈2021年中国外交工作重点（双语全文）

China Daily  

近日，国务委员兼外交部长王毅接受新华社和中央广播电视总台联合采访，介绍2021年中国外交工作重点。 2020年12月31日，国务委员兼外交部长王毅接受新华社和中央广播电视总台联合采访。 全文如下： 记者：2020年，突如其来的新冠肺炎疫情给全世界带来了前所未有的冲击，您如何看待这一年的国际形势和外交工作？ Question: COVID-19 hit the world with unprecedented impact. In 2020, President Xi Jinping personally planned, oversaw and engaged in “cloud diplomacy”, having 87 meetings and phone calls with foreign leaders and heads of international organizations and attending 22 important bilateral or multilateral events. 通过“云外交”，习近平主席为国际抗疫树立了团结的旗帜。在全球抗疫的关键时刻，习主席明确指出，病毒没有国界，疫病不分种族，人类是命运共同体，团结合作是战胜疫情最有力的武器。强调要秉持科学精神，推进国际联防联控和疫苗合作，共同构筑全球抗疫防火墙，共同反对政治化、污名化，为国际抗疫合作汇聚了力量。 Through “cloud diplomacy”, President Xi Jinping has championed solidarity in the world’s …

India, China flex muscle to gain supremacy in post-covid South Asia
4 years, 4 months ago

India, China flex muscle to gain supremacy in post-covid South Asia

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: China making inroads into India's periphery is not new. The covid-19 pandemic, however, has introduced a new dimension to the strategic jostling between the two biggies in South Asia -- helping countries in the region control the pandemic and post-pandemic economic recovery measures. On Thursday, China hosted a high-level virtual meeting with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka …

Chinese President Xi Jinping visit to Pakistan postponed amid COVID-19 pandemic
4 years, 6 months ago

Chinese President Xi Jinping visit to Pakistan postponed amid COVID-19 pandemic

India TV News  

Chinese President Xi Jinping visit to Pakistan has been rescheduled in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing said on Friday. The Ambassador said that the Chinese President was invited by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to visit Pakistan. On the intervening night of August 29-30, the Indian Army thwarted an incursion attempt by the Chinese …

China to give $1 billion loan to many countries for covid vaccine access
4 years, 8 months ago

China to give $1 billion loan to many countries for covid vaccine access

Live Mint  

China will provide a $1 billion loan for Latin American and Caribbean countries to have access to its Covid-19 vaccine, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told top regional diplomats in a meeting, according to the Mexican government. In a virtual gathering, Wang told his Latin American counterparts a vaccine against coronavirus developed by his country would have universal access, Mexico’s Foreign …

China and the COVID-19 Debt Crunch
4 years, 9 months ago

China and the COVID-19 Debt Crunch

The Diplomat  

“It’s like they grab you by the neck and pin your back to the wall,” the ambassador said. The right solution is a re-imagining of the debt system to have borrowers “club together.” Most Poor Countries Are in Debt to Others – And Need to Be I am loath to use the analogy of the individual in debt to extrapolate …

China backs coronavirus inquiry but says it should wait until virus is under control
4 years, 10 months ago

China backs coronavirus inquiry but says it should wait until virus is under control

CNN  

CNN — Chinese President Xi Jinping said he supports calls for an investigation into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic at a key summit Monday, but insisted that any inquiry should wait until the virus is contained. The European Union-drafted resolution, driven by calls for an inquiry from Australia, does not single out China or any other country but calls …

COVID-19 | China announces additional $30 million grant for WHO after Trump halts funding
4 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 | China announces additional $30 million grant for WHO after Trump halts funding

The Hindu  

China on Thursday announced an additional $30 million grant to the World Health Organisation, days after Beijing expressed “serious concern” over U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze the funding for the global health agency over its handling of the COVID-19 crisis. Beijing’s response came a day after Trump announced to put a “very powerful” hold on U.S.’ funding to …

China is Africa’s top creditor, but will it lead debt relief?
4 years, 11 months ago

China is Africa’s top creditor, but will it lead debt relief?

Al Jazeera  

African nations battling coronavirus need broad debt restructuring but China is unlikely to lead that charge – analysts. A two-decade lending spree has propelled China to the top of Africa’s creditor list and any comprehensive debt deal, including write-offs, would require Beijing to take a leading role and swallow losses, analysts say. “The origin of Africa’s debt problem is complex, …

Timeline of China releasing information on COVID-19 and advancing international cooperation
4 years, 11 months ago

Timeline of China releasing information on COVID-19 and advancing international cooperation

China Daily  

Chinese medical team experts talk with local doctors and Red Cross staff members in Padua, Italy, March 17, 2020. March 23 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping talked over phone with French President Emmanuel Macron, introducing upon request the situation of the COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control in China. -- Chinese President Xi Jinping talked over phone with British Prime Minister …

Coronavirus pandemic will not affect CPEC: Pakistan
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus pandemic will not affect CPEC: Pakistan

India TV News  

Pakistan on Thursday said that coronavirus pandemic would not impact USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and its projects would be completed on time. To a question that about 10,000 Chinese workers were to come back from China after the Chinese New Year, she said the Chinese government was following a “double-quarantine” policy for the officials of Chinese companies working …

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan invites Pakistani youth to do a ‘jihad’ against coronavirus
4 years, 11 months ago

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan invites Pakistani youth to do a ‘jihad’ against coronavirus

Op India  

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has invited Pakistani youth to join ‘jihad’ against coronavirus. I want our youth to play their role in helping our fight against the COVID 19 by joining our Corona Tiger Force which will be organised to do jihad against the suffering caused by this pandemic — Imran Khan April 1, 2020 Taking to Twitter, Khan …

Coronavirus Pandemic: China assures full support to US; to share COVID-19 data with Trump
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus Pandemic: China assures full support to US; to share COVID-19 data with Trump

India TV News  

Day after holding an hour-long conversation with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump has said China will share its data related to the novel coronavirus pandemic with the US and the country will learn from Beijing's experience. Trump spoke to Xi over the telephone, days after the US president angered Beijing by referring to the coronavirus as …

China and US should unite in fight against Covid19: Xi Jinping
5 years ago

China and US should unite in fight against Covid19: Xi Jinping

Deccan Chronicle  

Beijing: China and the United States should "unite to fight" the deadly coronavirus pandemic that has ravaged the globe, said President Xi Jinping in a call with his US counterpart on Friday, according to state media. The two countries have clashed in recent weeks over the virus, but Xi told President Donald Trump that China "wishes to continue sharing all …

Coronavirus: Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in quarantine after return from China
5 years ago

Coronavirus: Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in quarantine after return from China

India TV News  

Coronavirus: Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in quarantine after return from China Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday went into a self-imposed quarantine for at least five days, a day after returning from a two-day visit to China Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday went into a self-imposed quarantine for at least five days, a …

China to always stand by Pakistan: Xi Jinping
5 years ago

China to always stand by Pakistan: Xi Jinping

India TV News  

China to always stand by Pakistan: Xi Jinping While the world is battling coronavirus pandemic, President Xi Jinping, in a diplomatic message to India, has said that China will always stand by Pakistan regardless of international pressure. While the world is battling coronavirus pandemic, President Xi Jinping, in a diplomatic message to India, has said that China will always stand …

China has realised it cannot support Pak. all the time: Army Chief
5 years, 1 month ago

China has realised it cannot support Pak. all the time: Army Chief

The Hindu  

China has realised that they cannot back their “so-called all-weather friend” all the time, Army Chief Gen. Manoj Naravane said on Thursday referring to Pakistan’s continued support to cross-border terrorism and the ongoing plenary of the Financial Action Task Force. Pakistan was under the glare of the FATF and they must have factored in that “to tone down their rhetoric.” …

China's handling of coronavirus isn't merely public emergency for Beijing, but also test of diplomatic ties with other nations
5 years, 1 month ago

China's handling of coronavirus isn't merely public emergency for Beijing, but also test of diplomatic ties with other nations

Firstpost  

As China grapples with the outbreak of the pneumonia-like virus commonly known as coronavirus, Beijing is left to test its diplomatic relations with the world watching its every move. Kudlow also said that Chinese president Xi Jinping had assured US president Donald Trump that Beijing would accept US help, but “they won’t let us”. Asked whether there had been any …

Coronavirus: Will Pakistan pay price of friendship with China?
5 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus: Will Pakistan pay price of friendship with China?

India Today  

Pakistan's "all-weather" friendship with China is a regular irritant for India: it has underpinned, for example, a longstanding Chinese veto on UN sanctions against Masood Azhar -- now removed -- as well as economic projects in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Pakistan's prime minister, Imran Khan, said on Wednesday he had asked government authorities to "do everything possible" for students in Wuhan and …

PM Modi offers India’s help to China to deal with coronavirus outbreak
5 years, 1 month ago

PM Modi offers India’s help to China to deal with coronavirus outbreak

The Hindu  

India has offered assistance to China to counter the coronavirus crisis, sources said on Sunday. India’s gesture came two days after Chinese President Xi Jinping held a telephone conversation with the leadership of the United States about Beijing’s preparedness to deal with the spread of the virus. “In a letter written to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Modi offered …

Tanzanian diplomat praises China's efforts to curb coronavirus epidemic
5 years, 1 month ago

Tanzanian diplomat praises China's efforts to curb coronavirus epidemic

China Daily  

Palamagamba Kabudi, minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation of Tanzania. Measures taken by China to control the novel coronavirus have effectively prevented the epidemic from spreading to other countries, a senior Tanzanian diplomat said on Wednesday. Palamagamba Kabudi, minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation of Tanzania, expressed gratitude to Beijing for its guarantee of the safety …

World unites with efforts to help curtail virus
5 years, 1 month ago

World unites with efforts to help curtail virus

China Daily  

A worker unloads aid materials at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Wednesday. YUAN ZHENG / FOR CHINA DAILY The international community has voiced support for the Chinese government and people in fighting the recent coronavirus outbreak, saying that China deserves gratitude and respect for its efforts. During a news conference on Wednesday, European Commissioner for Crisis …

Coronavirus outbreak: China assures of cooperation in epidemic prevention after Kerala reports first confirmed case in India
5 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus outbreak: China assures of cooperation in epidemic prevention after Kerala reports first confirmed case in India

Firstpost  

New Delhi: China on Thursday said it is closely watching the report about one confirmed case of the coronavirus in India, and assured cooperation to the Indian side in jointly strengthening epidemic prevention and control. AP “The Chinese side pays close attention to the report of the emergence of one confirmed case of pneumonia caused by the Novel Coronavirus in …

Pakistan owes China more money than it owes the IMF
5 years, 5 months ago

Pakistan owes China more money than it owes the IMF

Al Jazeera  

Pakistan has been borrowing from Beijing to tide over a financial crisis. Pakistan needs to repay China more than double the amount it owes the International Monetary Fund in the next three years, as loans racked-up to boost foreign exchange reserves and bridge a financing gap become due. The South Asian nation owes $6.7 billion in commercial loans to China …

China wades into the India-Pakistan quagmire
6 years ago

China wades into the India-Pakistan quagmire

The Hindu  

It was a meeting of friends that stretched late into the evening. The decision inflamed public opinion in India, but New Delhi, avoiding a harsh response, chose continuity in its engagement with China, which had taken wing last year at Wuhan, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met for freewheeling reset talks that lasted for two …

China’s balancing act between India and Pakistan
6 years ago

China’s balancing act between India and Pakistan

The Hindu  

It was 6 a.m. in India and 8.30 a.m. in China when Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi briskly entered the room designated for talks with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. By the afternoon, after the two Foreign Ministers and Sergei Lavrov, their Russian counterpart, held a plenary meeting and had chatted informally, China’s balancing act — of …

The debt-trap diplomacy of China with Pakistan through Belt and Road initiative takes a military turn
6 years, 3 months ago

The debt-trap diplomacy of China with Pakistan through Belt and Road initiative takes a military turn

Op India  

According to a report by the New York Times, the economic corridor between China and Pakistan is turning into more of a military corridor, as both countries are jointly preparing aircraft and weapons in a confidential manner. This way, according to Ney York Times Report, China is also transforming Pakistan into a military showcase to woo other Muslim countries into …

While IMF demands disclosure of Pakistan’s China debt, PM Imran Khan spends money he doesn’t have
6 years, 5 months ago

While IMF demands disclosure of Pakistan’s China debt, PM Imran Khan spends money he doesn’t have

Op India  

Pakistan PM Imran Khan has now officially, sought help from International Monetary Fund to bail out the country from the economy with a ballooning trade deficit, ailing currency and dwindling foreign reserves, claim reports. It may be Pakistan’s toughest loans, as it has taken a dozen IMF programs but has failed to put in effect the reforms required, in all …

Afghanistan-China-Pakistan trilateral talks next week
7 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan-China-Pakistan trilateral talks next week

ABP News  

Beijing, Dec.22 : The first round of the Afghanistan-China-Pakistan trilateral foreign ministers' talks will be held in Beijing on Tuesday. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Khawaja Asif will attend the meeting, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said. "As a common neighbour and friend of Afghanistan and Pakistan, China always …

China calls for early implementation of China-Pakistan economic corridor plan
11 years, 4 months ago

China calls for early implementation of China-Pakistan economic corridor plan

China Daily  

NEW DELHI -- China has called for an early implementation of the China-Pakistan economic corridor construction plan to push forward bilateral strategic cooperation. During a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's adviser on foreign relations Sartaj Aziz here on Sunday, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said China and Pakistan are all weather strategic cooperation partners. "At present, the two …

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