CPEC: what does China think?
Mr Liu Jianchao, minister of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party (IDCCP) and member of the Central Committee of Communist Party, came to Pakistan on a three-day visit…
China’s key plenum aims to fix decades-old tax revenue imbalance
Long-touted changes to China’s tax system will focus on allowing local governments to retain more fiscal revenues, say policy advisers, widely seen by markets as an important step towards removing…
China’s development, dividends for Pakistan
As both China and Pakistan are celebrating their 73rd Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, and keeping in view Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s successful visit to China in early…
Can China’s rise change the world order?
China’s phenomenal rise over the past four decades has radically transformed the global scenario geopolitically and economically, with far-reaching implications for the world’s security and economic wellbeing both at the…
PM’s China visit: take-home messages
The much-trumpeted high level official visit of prime minister Shehbaz Sharif to China is at its tail end. It is a high-level visit with high expectations as a significantly high…
New quality productive forces drive high-quality development in China
Currently, China is accelerating the development of new quality productive forces, vigorously promoting the construction of a modern industrial system, and pushing China’s economy into a new stage of high-quality…
In rapidly ageing China, millions can’t afford to retire
After three decades selling homemade buns on the streets of the Chinese city of Xian, 67-year-old Hu Dexi would have liked to slow down. Instead, Hu and his older wife…
New ASML boss Fouquet must navigate US/China chip war
ASML’s new boss Christophe Fouquet faces a tricky balancing act in helping to steer Europe’s biggest tech company through the US/China “chip war”, while maintaining the group’s lead over rivals…
Can China help Pakistan?
With the new governments ready to assume duties both at the federal and provincial levels, all eyes are on significant challenges and immediate risks, which necessitate comprehensive scrutiny. These challenges…
China, the neighbour: ‘In a way’
What did Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar mean when, during a press conference in London, he clearly listed Pakistan’s immediate neighbouring countries as Afghanistan, Iran and India, but then said that…
