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Chinese language premier Li Qiang kicks off five-day journey to Germany and France

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3 months ago

June 19, 2023

BEIJING: Chinese language Premier Li Qiang kicked off on his five-day journey to Germany and France, two main European powers and main members of the EU. On the identical day, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Beijing for a go to that was long-expected by the US facet.

That is Li’s first international journey since taking workplace in March to be the Chinese language premier, with specialists saying it exhibits that China attaches nice significance to the bilateral ties with the 2 European nations and to the China-EU strategic ties. They famous that Li’s go to will deliver extra certainty for the China-Europe cooperation and can profit the worldwide financial restoration when the world continues to be in turbulence attributable to the Ukraine disaster and when the US unilateralism and hegemony threaten the development of multipolarization.

Li’s go to to Germany and France was introduced by Chinese language International Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin at a routine press convention on Thursday.

Li’s go to comes after French President Emmanuel Macron’s go to to China in April and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s go to to China in late 2022, throughout which China reached fruitful cooperation and agreements with the 2 European leaders.

The world is deeply impacted by two pairs of relations – the confrontation between Russia and the West over the Ukraine disaster, and the US-launched nice energy competitors in opposition to China, specialists stated. Underneath the impacts of those two components, the EU, particularly its main members, want to search out chance from cooperation with China to interrupt the impasse on the Ukraine disaster and restore peace and stability for the continent, and to cope with US’ bullying that goals at undermining EU’s financial atmosphere and potential.

China additionally wants to verify the EU retains impartial on the problems which can be China’s core pursuits, and to hunt extra cooperation with European nations, particularly within the fields corresponding to science and applied sciences, in addition to economic system and commerce, to steadiness the stress from the US, analysts famous.

“All of those make China and the main EU powers to share broad and concrete widespread pursuits and issues, laying strong basis for the additional growth of China’s relations with France, Germany and the EU,” Track Luzheng, a Chinese language scholar residing in France and a analysis fellow on the China Institute of Fudan College, instructed the World Occasions on Sunday.

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“Premier Li has chosen Germany as the primary cease of his first abroad journey since taking workplace. This absolutely exhibits the significance China attaches to its relations with Germany. The mechanism of intergovernmental session, with the Chinese language premier and the German chancellor as its co-chairs, is a ‘tremendous engine’ of cooperation between the 2 nations,” Wang the spokesperson instructed the media on the Thursday press briefing.

Li Chao, assistant director of the Institute of European Research on the China Institutes of Up to date Worldwide Relations, stated the potential subjects that might be mentioned between China and Germany will typically deal with sensible cooperation within the fields corresponding to coping with dangers that would have an effect on the financial safety, the additional coordination on local weather change, in addition to the worldwide sizzling spot points together with the Ukraine disaster and the reconciliation wave within the Center East.

On the Thursday press convention, Wang stated, “Premier Li and his delegation will absolutely evaluate and advance sensible cooperation in varied areas on the seventh China-Germany intergovernmental session. Premier Li will even attend the eleventh China-Germany Financial and Technical Cooperation Discussion board and have in-depth exchanges with representatives from the financial communities of the 2 nations.”

Li Chao stated the intergovernmental session is a particular mechanism for Germany to work together with different main powers, and its scale is bigger than the traditional assembly between heads of governments, because it has extra ministerial-level officers concerned and extra in-depth and intensive points mentioned.

In earlier years, China-Germany intergovernmental session was postponed as a consequence of COVID-19, so this spherical of session will ship a robust sign to the surface world that China-Germany exchanges and high-level authorities exchanges are again to regular, specialists stated.

Scholz is the primary European chief to go to China after the twentieth CPC Nationwide Congress, and Premier Li Qiang’s return go to is conducive to sustaining senior-level exchanges, Li Chao famous. He additionally famous that financial and commerce cooperation has at all times been a pillar of the bilateral relations. German exports to China have declined not too long ago, so via the talks, “we will construct bridges for companies and assist restore stability in bilateral financial and commerce relations.”

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Xi to attend opening ceremony of nineteenth Asian Video games, kicking off main diplomatic occasion

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6 hours ago

September 22, 2023

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BEIJING: Chinese language President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the extremely anticipated nineteenth Asian Video games to be held in Hangzhou from Friday to Saturday and can maintain a welcoming banquet and bilateral occasions for international leaders attending the ceremony, the Chinese language International Ministry introduced on Thursday.

Hangzhou, the host metropolis, is now below the worldwide highlight because it welcomes about 12,000 members from 45 international locations and areas throughout Asia, marking it the biggest Asian Video games ever.

The Video games – China’s first mega-event because the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics – is not going to solely function an event for showcasing the solidarity amongst Asian international locations amid the frequent interference of US-led Western forces in its regional affairs, and demonstrating China’s inclusiveness and openness, however may also give a brand new push to financial restoration, because the sports activities occasion itself is a vital pipeline for exciting financial exercise within the host metropolis, and even the host nation, boosting exchanges and strengthening public confidence in its future prospects, specialists stated.

The launch of the Video games additionally unveiled a significant diplomatic occasion in China this fall. The international leaders attending the opening ceremony in China embrace King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia, President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” of Nepal, Prime Minister Xanana Gusm?o of Timor-Leste, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo of South Korea and Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat of Malaysia Johari bin Abdul, Chinese language International Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying stated on Thursday.

As well as, the Sultan of Brunei’s consultant Prince Haji Sufri Bolkiah, the Emir of Qatar’s consultant Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Prince Faisal bin Hussein of Jordan, Princess Sirivannavari of Thailand and Deputy Prime Minister Edil Baisalov of Kyrgyzstan will attend associated occasions, the spokesperson stated.

The Asian Video games, additionally known as the Asiad, is a multi-sport occasion that takes place each 4 years. The nineteenth version of the Video games was initially scheduled to happen in China in 2022, however was postponed as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.

“It’s not solely a sports activities occasion but additionally a significant diplomatic exercise showcasing the solidarity amongst Asian international locations, and the numerous international leaders and senior officers attending the occasion additionally mirrored a consensus on constructing a neighborhood with a shared future in Asia,” Li Haidong, a professor on the China International Affairs College, informed the International Occasions on Thursday.

Such a large-scale attendance additionally reveals the vast recognition of China’s function in worldwide sports activities occasions and different worldwide affairs, demonstrating these international locations’ willingness to coordinate and cooperate with China in selling the reason for human progress, Li stated.

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PLA’s new armed recon drone more likely to be part of drills round Taiwan island

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September 21, 2023

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BEIJING: The newly unveiled KVD002 armed reconnaissance drone of the Chinese language Folks’s Liberation Military (PLA) Military has possible participated in patrols and workout routines across the island of Taiwan since 2022, recognized then because the CH-4, analysts mentioned on Thursday.

Shortly after the KVD002 medium altitude lengthy endurance unmanned aerial system was displayed for the primary time in public on the sixth China Helicopter Exposition held in North China’s Tianjin Municipality final week, media studies emerged to say that the KVD002 is a variant of the extremely famend CH-4 specifically custom-made for the PLA Military.

The aerodynamic design of the KVD002 on show on the expo boasted a excessive resemblance to that of the CH-4, and it carried the AR-1 air-to-ground missile that was additionally developed by the Aerospace CH UAV firm, the developer of the CH drone sequence, observers identified.

Neither the PLA Military nor the Aerospace CH UAV firm have formally remarked on the connection between the KVD002 and the CH-4 as of press time.

Since September 2022 and with out the data in regards to the KVD002, the protection authority on the island of Taiwan has often reported the presence of CH-4 armed reconnaissance drones throughout the PLA’s every day patrols and workout routines across the island, which have additionally generally featured Z-10 assault helicopters and KVD001 reconnaissance drones of the PLA Military.

The CH-4 has displayed its capabilities abroad, and it was pure that it received curiosity from home customers just like the PLA Military, Fu Qianshao, a Chinese language navy aviation knowledgeable, instructed the World Instances on Thursday.

The KVD002 can conduct reconnaissance missions across the island of Taiwan and conduct precision strikes when obligatory, Fu mentioned.

Earlier than the presumed commissioning of the CH-4 into the PLA Military because the KVD002, greater than 200 models of the CH-4 have been offered on the worldwide market as of November 2022, Aerospace CH UAV firm instructed the World Instances on the time.

One other high Chinese language drone sequence, the Wing Loong, has been commissioned into the PLA Air Power and given the designation of GJ.

Track Zhongping, a Chinese language navy knowledgeable and TV commentator, instructed the World Instances on Thursday that the PLA Military, Air Power and Navy have all commissioned drones and deployed them in workout routines across the island of Taiwan.

Analysts famous that China’s drone business is providing all kinds of merchandise, together with massive and small drones in addition to refined and price environment friendly ones, from varied suppliers together with the aviation sector, the aerospace sector, the weapons sector and the personal sector.

Totally different navy providers and branches can select from the merchandise that greatest go well with their wants, Track mentioned.

In keeping with an outline offered on the helicopter expo, as the primary armed reconnaissance drone of the PLA Military, the KVD002 can perform precision strikes on hostile air protection techniques, armored targets and fortifications based mostly on air-ground integration plans, cooperate with helicopters by offering reconnaissance information, escort and goal steering, in addition to conduct reconnaissance and strikes independently.

The KVD002 has excellent complete efficiency, is simple to function and preserve, will be expanded for added missions and is able to conducting brief takeoff and touchdown in plateau areas, the outline learn.

Which means that the KVD002 is meant for use in several terrain throughout the nation, not solely within the Taiwan Straits, observers mentioned.

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Phrases ‘secular’, ‘socialist’ discovered faraway from India’s Structure

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September 21, 2023

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NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi authorities of India plans to make the nation a Hindu polity, or so it’s being feared.

Reportedly, the phrases “secular” and “socialist” seem to have been deleted from the preamble of the nation’s Structure.

The phrases ‘secularism’ and ‘socialist’ have been discovered lacking from the preamble in copy of the Structure of India supplied to the members on the inaugural session of the brand new parliament.

India has been declared a socialist and secular state within the Structure. The Modi authorities has apparently eliminated the phrases ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ from the newly revealed copy of the Structure.

Opposition chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury mentioned the disappearance of the phrases ‘secular’ and ‘socialist’ from the Structure could be very worrying.

The Preamble, which explains the Structure’s philosophy and goals, was adopted by the Constituent Meeting on November 26, 1949.

Just like the Structure itself, the Preamble will also be amended. Beforehand, it was amended simply as soon as, throughout the 1976 Emergency of Indira Gandhi.

Among the many items the lawmakers obtained by the federal government the day they walked into the brand new parliament constructing was a replica of the Structure.

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi additionally mentioned: “Within the Preamble, the phrases (‘socialist and secular’) weren’t there.”

The Nationalist Congress Occasion of Sharad Pawar accused the BJP of “displaying a biased mindset by eradicating the phrases ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’”.