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China accuses Britain of helping Washington hurt Huawei

11:04 pm July 15, 2020

Beijing: China accused Britain on Wednesday of colluding with Washington to hurt Huawei after the Chinese tech giant was blocked from working on a British next-generation mobile phone network. A government spokeswoman said Beijing will protect Chinese companies but gave no indication of possible retaliation. Washington accuses Huawei Technologies Ltd., the biggest maker of switching gear for phone and internet companies, of being a security […]

Military commanders of India, China to hold talks tomorrow

Talks between Chinese and Indian militaries reached ‘progress’ on further disengagement: China

10:56 pm July 15, 2020

Beijing: China on Wednesday said the fourth commander-level talks between Indian and Chinese militaries to ease tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh have achieved “progress” on promoting “further disengagement” of the border troops to de-escalate tensions. During the course of the intense and complex negotiations between senior commanders of the two armies that lasted nearly 15 […]

PM Oli’s remarks on Ayodhaya invites sharp criticism

8:13 pm July 14, 2020

Kathmandu: Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli’s controversial remarks that Lord Ram was born in Thori near Birgunj and the real Ayodhya lies in Nepal on Tuesday invited sharp criticism, with a former premier saying it has “crossed the limit.” Several top Nepalese political leaders from different parties slammed Oli for making “senseless and irrelevant” remarks, and asked him to withdraw his controversial […]

UK reportedly poised to backtrack on Huawei inclusion in 5G

3:20 pm July 14, 2020

London: The British government is reportedly poised to backtrack on plans to give Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei a limited role in the UK’s new high-speed mobile phone network, a decision with broad implications for relations between the two countries. Britain’s decision to re-examine the question, the results of which will be announced Tuesday, came after the US threatened to sever an […]

Military talks with China have no link with "any extraneous issue": India

Indian and Chinese commanders hold talks on further disengagement in eastern Ladakh

2:30 pm July 14, 2020

New Delhi: Indian and Chinese military commanders on Tuesday began a crucial round of negotiations to finalise a framework for a time-bound disengagement process from friction points like Pangong Tso and Depsang as well as to pull back large number of troops and weapons from rear bases along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, government sources said. The fourth round of Lt […]