Making sense of US-China tensions
After going through much upheaval in recent years, are US-China relations finally set to stabilize? Recent developments inspire hope. The two countries have been engaged in quiet diplomacy led by…
How China is building futures in Africa
Like many other regions across the globe, China has significantly expanded and cemented its economic footprints in Africa. A tangible evidence of Beijing’s growing role in Africa is the recent…
China bags early Olympic golds as rain disrupts Games
China grabbed the first two gold medals of the Paris Olympics on Saturday as swimming prepared to take centre stage on a rain-disrupted first full opening day of sporting action.…
Learning from China
Most of us learn proverbs at the primary school stage and many of us would have written essays upon essays on these adages. Readers would recall, for example, “A man…
China, US spar over South China Sea at Laos talks
The top diplomats of China and the US sparred on Saturday over the South China Sea, where Beijing is locked in a territorial dispute with US treaty ally the Philippines.…
Capital suggestion: China or US?
The geopolitical rivalry between the United States and China is intensifying. For Pakistan, this intensification is reducing the scope for neutrality. Consequence 2: Both powers are likely to increasingly seek…
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…
