Tag: Wang Yi
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Sushma Swaraj welcomes Chinese, Russian Foreign Ministers
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday welcomed Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to the 15th round of Russia-India-China trilateral meeting, officials said. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that the meeting was aimed at “global and regional peace, security and stability”. “EAM @SushmaSwaraj welcomes Chinese Foreign Minister …
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December 11, 2017 -
China may seek India’s help on CPEC at RIC meet
Beijing is once again expected to ask New Delhi to shed its opposition to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) when Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits India for the Russia-India-China (RIC) trilateral meeting on 11 December. Diplomatic sources here acknowledged that it would be difficult for China to give a concrete shape to the …
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November 17, 2017 -
India gets crucial backing in fighting terrorism through global pact
India received the backing of three international groups, IBSA, BRICS and SAARC on Thursday to push for the adoption of the international treaty against terrorism that has been languishing for more than two decades. The ministerial meetings of the organisations in their statements called for the early adoption of the Comprehensive Compact on International Terrorism …
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September 22, 2017 -
China, Pak to boost anti-terror cooperation along CPEC
China and Pakistan have agreed to strengthen anti-terrorism and security cooperation along a USD 50 billion economic corridor that links the restive regions of the two countries through a network of rail and road projects. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) connects Xinjiang province in northwest China with the deep-water Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea …
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September 9, 2017 -
Doklam dispute hurt India-China ties: Chinese FM Wang Yi
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday that the Doklam dispute had “affected and undermined” India-China ties but the consensus reached between their leaders on the sidelines of the BRICS summit was key to improving bilateral ties. He recalled the “positive meeting” between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on …
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September 7, 2017 -
Pakistan Foreign Minister to visit China
Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif will pay an official visit to China on Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said on Wednesday. Chinese leaders will meet Asif and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will hold talks with him. China believes the visit will boost practical cooperation in building the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and communication of …
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September 6, 2017 -
Make code of conduct negotiations count
In 1986, the then Philippines President Corazon Aquino met with China’s paramount leader Deng Xiaoping to discuss the South China Sea issue. Deng talked to Aquino, as he told some other Asian leaders at that time, and told her “Madam President our generation might not be wise enough to decide the territorial dispute but there …
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August 12, 2017 -
China asks US, North and South Koreas to exercise restraint
North Korea, the US and South Korea should exercise restraint and make right choice to de-escalate tensions in the Korean peninsula, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday. Wang made remarks while meeting North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho on the sidelines of Asean summit here. Wang expounded on China's principles and position on …
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August 6, 2017 -
India should ‘conscientiously withdraw’ to end standoff: Wang
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has claimed that India “admitted” to entering Chinese territory and said the solution to the standoff was for its troops to “conscientiously withdraw” from the Dokalam area in the Sikkim sector. “The rights and wrongs are very clear and even senior Indian officials have openly stated that Chinese troops did …
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July 25, 2017 -
China in the Afghan theatre
Despite billions of dollars spent and diverse efforts made, including multiple military campaigns, political strategies and reconciliation efforts, peace and stability in Afghanistan remain a distant dream. It’s more than one and a half decades that the world has been trying to solve the Afghanistan puzzle but in vain. Now China has entered the theatre, …
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July 3, 2017 -
Those who provoke war must assume responsibility: China
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned on Friday that anyone who provokes war on the Korean Peninsula will assume responsibility and pay the price. The minister made the remarks during a joint press conference with his French counterpart, Jean-Marc Ayrault, that if war occurs, "the result is a situation in which everybody loses and there …
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April 14, 2017 -
Pak briefs China on ‘rights violations’ in Kashmir
Continuing with its efforts to internationalise the Kashmir issue, Pakistan has briefed China about alleged human rights violations in Kashmir during their bilateral strategic dialogue. Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, who is on a two-day visit to China, attended the bilateral strategic dialogue meeting and also met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing during …
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August 23, 2016 -
‘India must not get ‘entangled’ in South China Sea dispute’
India should avoid "unnecessary entanglement" in the South China Sea dispute during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to New Delhi to prevent it becoming yet "another factor" to impact bilateral ties, a state-run Chinese daily said on Tuesday. "India may want to avoid unnecessary entanglement with China over the South China Sea debate during …
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August 9, 2016