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A delegation of United States senators visiting Beijing has called for stability and peaceful cooperation between the world’s two largest economies a week before the countries’ leaders meet. “I strongly believe that we want to de-escalate, not decouple. We want stability, we want mutual respect,” Senator Steve Daines, who is leading the bipartisan delegation, said in opening remarks at a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. US President Donald Trump is scheduled to travel to the Chinese capital to meet with President Xi Jinping on May 14 and 15. The Republican senator said he hopes the leaders’ meeting would result in Boeing jet…

Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan held a detailed meeting with a delegation led by Marco Mariotti, President, CIS & Central Asia, Philip Morris International, to discuss key challenges facing Pakistan’s tobacco sector, including illicit trade, regulatory gaps, and export potential, according to an official statement on Thursday. During the meeting, the delegation briefed the minister on the growing scale of illicit cigarette trade in Pakistan, noting that a significant portion of the market remains undocumented, resulting in an estimated annual revenue loss of around Rs350 billion, i.e. USD1.25 billion. It was highlighted that nearly 45 to 47 billion…

Adhering to the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiques, as well as honoring the commitments made by previous US administrations on the Taiwan question, are international obligations that the United States must fulfill, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Thursday. “It is also a necessary prerequisite for the stable, sound and sustainable development of China-US relations,” Lin said at a regular news briefing when answering a related question. Lin said that the Taiwan question is the core of China’s core interests and the foundation of the political bedrock of China-US relations. “China’s determination to safeguard national…

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Thursday that current China-Japan relations are facing “serious difficulties,” attributing the situation to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s erroneous remarks concerning China’s Taiwan region, and said the responsibility “lies entirely with the Japanese side.” “We urge Japan’s ruling authorities to face up to the root cause of the problem, retract the erroneous remarks, and create the necessary conditions for normal exchanges between China and Japan,” Lin said at a press briefing.

The Chinese mainland will not allow die-hard “Taiwan independence” secessionists or their relatives to invest in or profit from business activities on the mainland, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks in response to a media query regarding a company linked to Yen Wen-chun, nephew of die-hard secessionist Liu Shih-fang. The company issued a statement a day earlier to announce the removal of Yen from all positions in both its Taiwan headquarters and mainland branches. “We will not allow Taiwan individuals who support secessionism and damage cross-Strait relations…

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi met with a delegation led by Steve Daines, a US Republican senator from Montana, on Thursday in Beijing.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States has had “very good” talks with Iran over the past 24 hours on ending the war that has lasted more than two months. A Pakistani source and another source briefed on the mediation told Reuters that the two sides were close to reaching a one-page memorandum that would formally end the conflict. The memorandum would pave the way for talks on reopening shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, lifting US sanctions on Iran and placing limits on Iran’s nuclear program, the sources said. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday…

Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday issued an evacuation note to all foreign diplomatic missions in Kyiv, citing an earlier warning that any attempt to disrupt Victory Day celebrations would trigger a “massive missile strike” on the Ukrainian capital. On Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry declared a unilateral ceasefire over two days on May 8 and 9 while marking the 81st anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat in World War II. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the same day that Ukraine would observe a ceasefire beginning Wednesday at midnight. Later on Wednesday, Zelensky said that Russia continued its military operations with attacks on…

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Wednesday that Japan’s right-wing forces are pushing for the acceleration of remilitarization, adding Japan’s neo-militarism is rising and posing threat to regional peace and stability. Spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks at a daily press briefing, in response to a query about reports saying that Japan recently fired Type 88 missiles in the joint military exercise “Balikatan” between the US and the Philippines, the first time Japan launched offensive missiles overseas since World War II. Lin stated that Japan bears severe historical guilt for its aggression and colonial rule over Southeast Asian countries, including the…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : The Embassy of Pakistan in Beijing hosted the 3rd Pakistan Professionals &  Students Forum (PSPF) 2026, under the theme “STEM Connect: Innovation, Mentorship, and Collaboration,” bringing together Pakistani students, researchers, academics, and professionals from across China for networking, mentorship, and collaboration in key scientific and technological fields. The Forum featured seven STEM-focused mentorship clusters, including electrical & control systems, chemical & materials sciences, artificial intelligence & computer science, biological & agricultural sciences, civil, environmental & safety engineering, earth sciences, and mechanical, aerospace & energy disciplines. Participants engaged in interactive discussions on academic growth, research collaboration, career…