China agrees to extend loan repayment period by 10 years for Bangladesh

China has agreed to extend the loan repayment period for Bangladesh from 20 years to 30 years for both the Preferential Buyer’s Credit (PBC) loan and Government Concessional Loan (GCL). Praising Bangladesh’s good track record in loan repayment, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed in principle to extend the loan repayment period during a bilateral […]

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Why are Americans suddenly turning to the Chinese app RedNote?

TikTok users in the United States are now turning to another Chinese app called RedNote. These users, who describe themselves as “TikTok refugees,” have downloaded RedNote in large numbers. As a result, RedNote became the most downloaded app on Apple’s US App Store on Monday. The app, already popular with young people in China, Taiwan […]

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Trump, China’s Xi hold call on TikTok, trade, Taiwan

Both leaders were upbeat about the call, with Trump calling it “a very good one” and Xi saying he and Trump both hoped for a positive start to US-China relations, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. US President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed issues including TikTok, trade and Taiwan in a phone […]

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China launches Pakistan’s surveillance satellite

For the first time, Pakistan has launched a surveillance satellite made entirely of its own technology. It was assisted by neighboring China. The satellite was launched from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert on Friday (January 17). China Daily reported that this afternoon, China launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket, which […]

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China Inks $3.7 Billion Oil Deal With Sri Lanka

China has offered to invest $3.7 billion in Sri Lanka, stated to be the biggest-ever foreign investment in the island nation, to build a state-of-the-art oil refinery at Hambantota as the two countries signed a new plan to upgrade BRI cooperation during Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s state visit to China. On Thursday, Dissanayake […]

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China mulls potential sale of TikTok US to Musk: Bloomberg

TikTok’s US operations could either be sold through a competitive process or an arrangement by the government, the report said, suggesting that the future of the app is no longer solely in ByteDance’s control. Chinese officials are in preliminary talks about a potential option to sell TikTok’s operations in the United States to billionaire Elon […]

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Trump’s Greenland bid stirs debate in China about what to do with Taiwan

The implications of Trump’s comments for US policy on Taiwan have been widely discussed on China’s social media platforms in recent days and by foreign policy analysts. For years, the US government has urged China to show “restraint” in pushing its claim on Taiwan and to drop military threats to bring the democratically governed island […]

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Xi calls for fostering new highlights in China-Sri Lanka cooperation

China will actively support Sri Lanka in focusing on economic development and the two countries should jointly foster new highlights in high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, as well as cooperation in modern agriculture, digital economy and marine economy, Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Wednesday. China’s efforts in further deepening reform comprehensively to advance Chinese […]

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China, Maldives vow to deepen bilateral cooperation

China and the Maldives have pledged to deepen bilateral cooperation in various areas while maintaining high-level exchanges to achieve fruitful outcomes, state media reported on Saturday. Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday during Wang’s stopover in the Maldives on his way back from Africa. The two leaders discussed bilateral […]

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