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China more concerned about Iran, wary on sanctions

China has become more concerned about international tensions over Iran’s nuclear program, but remains doubtful that sanctions can resolve the stand-off, the Chinese foreign minister said on Tuesday.
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Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi was speaking after talks with visiting British Foreign Secretary (minister) David Miliband, where one of the key issues on the [...]

Pak has “effective control” over rising militancy: Chinese Foreign Minister

Beijing, Mar 8(ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi reckons the Pakistan government can to tackle rising militancy in that country.
Jiechi also underlined China’s determination to deepen the “all weather relations” with key ally Pakistan.
When asked about the rising militancy in Pakistan and its possible effect across the border in restive Xingjiang region of western China, [...]

Chinese envoy meets MEA officials

New Delhi, Sep 18 (ANI): Amid media reports of rising tensions between New Delhi and Beijing, Chinese Ambassador to India Zhang Yan met officials of Ministry of External Affairs in South Block on Thursday, sources have said.

The Chinese Ambassador reportedly sought the meeting and no demarche or summon was issued by the Indian Foreign Ministry.

Highly [...]

China has backed Pakistan’s ‘right’ to nuclear energy: Babar

Islamabad, Aug.26 (ANI): China has backed Pakistan’s right to nuclear energy to overcome the huge energy crisis facing the country currently, Presidential spokesperson Farhatullah Babar has said.

Babar said during his meeting President Asif Ali Zardari, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi highlighted that Pakistan needed nuclear energy to address its increasing energy needs.

“We would appeal [...]

G-5 mulls alternative currencies for trade

L’ Aquila (Italy), July 9 (ANI): Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on Wednesday said the Group of Five major developing economies meeting in Italy deliberated over the use of alternative currencies to settle trade among themselves.

“There was some discussion at the use of alternate currencies, not so much as reserve currencies. Brazil President Luiz Inacio [...]

Unfazed by IAF chief’s comments, Chinese FM felicitates Krishna

New Delhi, May 26 (ANI): Just days after the chief of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major, described China as the bigger threat to India than Pakistan, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jeichi today congratulated new External Affairs Minister [...]

China willing to mediate for six-party talks resumption

Tokyo – China has expressed a willingness to mediate in talks between North Korea and the United States on Pyongyang’s nuclear programme, a Japanese media report said Friday.
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told the Nikkei financial newspaper, “Maintaining the process is in the interest of each participant” of the six-party talks, which include Japan, South [...]

China’s top diplomat plans trip to Mideast, Russia

Beijing – Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi plans to travel next week to the Middle East and Russia, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said Thursday.
Yang would visit Egypt, the Palestinian territories, Israel, Syria and Moscow on his trip from Tuesday through April 27, the ministry said.
His trip is to focus on the development of bilateral ties [...]

China urges world not to overreact to N.Korea launch

China urged the international community on Sunday not to overreact to North Korea’s launch of a long-range rocket, which prompted condemnation from many powers and triggered an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council.
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi called his counterparts in the United States, Russia, Japan and South Korea to discuss the launch, the [...]

Thailand mulls 400-million-dollar loan from China

Bangkok – Thailand plans to request a 400-million-dollar loan from the China Exim Bank as part of its efforts to stimulate the economy which expected to shrink at least 3 per cent this year, media reports and officials said Wednesday.
The loan request is to be submitted to Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jieshi, who was [...]

Obama to meet Chinese FM, to discuss South China Sea tensions

Washington, Mar.12 (ANI): President Barack Obama is expected to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and discuss the latest confrontation between American and Chinese vessels in the South China Sea, the White House said on Wednesday. Fox News report said the announcement came just after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton [...]

Clinton meets Chinese foreign minister, days after naval spat

Clinton meets Chinese foreign minister, days after naval spat

Washington – US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi held talks on Wednesday, just days after the United States accused China of harassing one of its naval vessels in the South China Sea.
The meeting also comes less than a month after Clinton’s trip to Asia – her first [...]

Chinese President to discuss Sino-US relations with Obama in London

New Delhi, Mar 7 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has said that Presidnet Hu Jintao will meet his American counterpart Barack Obama during the London G-20 meeting in April.

Yang made the remarks while meeting domestic and overseas journalists on the sidelines of the annual parliament [...]

Prachanda on one-China policy

Kathmandu, Feb 26 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda today reiterated Nepal’s commitment on one-China policy.

During a meeting with visiting Chinese delegation led by Assistant Chinese Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi at his office, Prachanda proposed that the Chinese [...]

Prachanda on one-China policy

Kathmandu, Feb 26 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda today reiterated Nepal’s commitment on one-China policy.

During a meeting with visiting Chinese delegation led by Assistant Chinese Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi at his office, Prachanda proposed that the Chinese [...]