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Representatives from China joined counterparts from several Central and South Asian countries in Tehran to map new approaches to Afghanistan. However, the Afghan delegation did not attend. In addition to the host Iran, the talks included Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and ...

China Responds to Week of Terrorism in South Asia

China’s Foreign Ministry expressed shock and sent condolences following two separate terrorist incidents in India and Pakistan. On Monday, 10 November, a car explosion in Delhi during rush hour killed 12 people and injured 30 more. In a statement, the Indian government ...

Afghanistan–Pakistan Clashes Expose Deeper Threat of Cross-Border Terrorism, Says Chinese Scholar

In early October, fierce fighting broke out along the 2,600-kilometer Durand Line separating Pakistan and Afghanistan, leaving hundreds of civilians dead or injured. The clashes only subsided after Qatar and Turkey brokered a cease-fire announced on October 19. Wang Shida, executive ...

Afghanistan, Pakistan and (the Limitations of) China’s Neighborhood Engagement

By Lukas Fiala and Saniya Kulkarni The recent escalation between Afghanistan and Pakistan has demonstrated once more the potential for instability in China’s neighborhood. With both sides reaching an initial truce on Wednesday after a series of strikes, Beijing is ...

Chinese Commentary Says New Saudi-Pakistan Pact Could Lead to an “Islamic NATO”

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2026: Africa-China Relations in a World Shaped by North-South Geopolitics

When talking about Africa–China relations, one is always moving along a sliding scale. There are myriad interactions with Chinese entities that concern only individual African countries, segueing into trends affecting the whole continent and sliding further into global dynamics shaping the developing world, of which Africa is the heart.

The Africa-China relationship is its own thing, but Africa’s fate can’t easily be separated from factors affecting the wider Global South, ...

Xi Pushes for Security Boost in Pakistan

Chinese President Xi Jinping increased pressure on Pakistan to ensure the safety of Chinese personnel working in the country during a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. Chinese work teams ...

Xi Takes Veiled Swipe at Trump in Address to Eurasian Leaders

China's President Xi Jinping blasted "bullying behaviour" in the world order as he gathered Eurasian leaders on Monday for a showpiece summit aimed at putting Beijing front and centre of regional relations. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization, comprising China, India, Russia, Pakistan, ...

Wang Yi Heads to Pakistan as China Pursues Omnidirectional Ties

Following his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi continues to Pakistan for a two-day visit. He will meet with his Pakistani counterpart, Ishaq Dar, for the China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue. The visit will ...

India and China Move Closer Together Following Wang-Modi Meeting

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his country’s relationship with China is making “steady progress,” following his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday. It sets the stage for Modi’s trip to China in October, where he will meet President Xi Jinping. ...

Chinese Mountaineer Dies on Pakistan’s K2

A Chinese mountaineer died while descending the world's second-highest peak, with Pakistani rescuers waiting on Thursday for weather conditions to improve to recover her body. Guang Jing was descending from the summit of K2 on Tuesday night when she was hit ...

Bangladesh Joins China-Pakistan Cooperation Framework

China solidified its triangular relationship with Pakistan and Bangladesh at a meeting late last week. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong met with Bangladesh’s Acting Foreign Secretary Ruhul Alam Siddique and Pakistan’s Additional Foreign Secretary for Asia-Pacific Imran Ahmed Siddiqui on the sidelines of the China-South Asia ...

China and India Confirm Warmer Border Relations

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in Beijing on Monday. Doval is also Delhi’s special representative for border issues with China, and the meeting focused on continuing the thawing of border relations following a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping ...
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