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China's Communist Party expels two former defence ministers for corruption
CHINA-CORRUPTION/LI SHANGFU (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-China's Communist Party expels two former defence ministers for corruption
Published on Jun 27, 2024 04:47 PM IST
Reuters |
Chinese ships illegally enter Japan’s territorial waters
This is despite Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi last week conveying to his Beijing counterpart Wei Fenghe about Tokyo’s strong concerns over Beijing’s regular attempts to “unilaterally change the status quo by coercion”.
Updated on Dec 26, 2020 09:56 PM IST
Tokyo | Asian News International | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
China defence minister meets Pak PM, president
Chinese defence minister Wei Fenghe met the Pakistani leadership in Islamabad on Tuesday, a day after meeting Nepalese leaders in Kathmandu.
Updated on Dec 02, 2020 07:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Beijing | Sutirtho Patranobis
China sending defence minister to Nepal days after Indian foreign secretary’s visit
Nepal’s foreign ministry announced the visit by Wei Fenghe, a general in the People’s Liberation Army who also holds the rank of state councillor in the Chinese cabinet.
Updated on Nov 28, 2020 05:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rezaul H Laskar
India, China differences remain despite five-point consensus on easing tensions
The Chinese foreign ministry’s statement also said that the Indian side “does not consider the development of India-China relations to be dependent on the settlement of the boundary question”, but this was dismissed by people familiar with developments
Updated on Sep 11, 2020 04:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rezaul H Laskar
4 months on, India and China to sit across table. Rajnath meeting today the first
According to sources based in Moscow and Delhi, the meeting was arranged at the behest of both sides mutually to find a way out of the current stalemate in Ladakh with both the Indian Army and PLA deployed in full strength to counter each other.
Updated on Sep 04, 2020 08:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shishir Gupta
‘Tiananmen Square crackdown was correct policy, brought stability’: China
Next Tuesday, June 4, will mark 30 years of the pro-democracy and reform protests, which ended after the CPC ordered a crackdown by the military, allowing them to use armed personnel and tanks on the students.
Updated on Jun 02, 2019 07:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Beijing | Sutirtho Patranobis
China invokes Abraham Lincoln in justifying push to take Taiwan
China’s Defence Minister Wei Fenghe on Sunday invoked Lincoln’s efforts during the US Civil War to justify Beijing’s approach toward Taiwan, which it sees as an integral part of its territory that must be unified by force if necessary.
Published on Jun 02, 2019 12:21 PM IST
Bloomberg | Krystal Chia and Alfred Cang
‘War with US would be a disaster’: Chinese defence minister
Wei Fenghe, however, told the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Asia’s premier defence summit, that China would “fight to the end” if anyone tried to split China from Taiwan.
Updated on Jun 02, 2019 11:51 AM IST
Singapore | Reuters
China calls any challenge to its authority on Taiwan ‘extremely dangerous’
Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe made the remarks Thursday in a speech to a regional military forum in Beijing.
Published on Oct 25, 2018 08:30 AM IST
Beijing , Bloomberg | Dandan Li
A visible thawing in the India-China relationship signals changing attitudes
Though it will be premature to expect that Beijing’s changed attitude is anything more than tactical, it is pertinent that the PLA recognises the pending border issue as the biggest problem in bilateral ties
Updated on Oct 24, 2018 02:35 PM IST
Jayadeva Ranade
India not lowering its guard on Line of Actual Control: Nirmala Sitharaman
Asked if the decision at the Wuhan summit to issue guidelines to the militaries of India and China to maintain peace along the border is working, defence minister Niramal Sitharaman said, “I want to believe it is working.”
Published on Sep 16, 2018 04:17 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
India, China in talks to establish hotline between defence ministries: Beijing
India and China are holding talks to update a 12-year-old defence agreement and establish a hotline between the two defence ministries as part of confidence-building measures, a top Chinese defence ministry official said on Thursday.
Updated on Aug 30, 2018 05:33 PM IST
Beijing | Press Trust of India
India, China hold defence talks; to expand military ties, maintain border peace
The countries also discussed their border and agreed to implement “confidence building measures” to ensure the maintenance of peace
Updated on Aug 24, 2018 04:43 PM IST
Reuters, New Delhi | Reuters
India, China agree to strengthen defence cooperation
Nirmala Sitharaman and her Chinese counterpart General Wei Fenghe held a bilateral meeting on Thursday and stressed on strengthening defence cooperation
Updated on Aug 23, 2018 10:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rahul Singh
Chinese defence minister's visit to India will enhance military trust: State media
Defence minister and state councilor Wei met Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday soon after beginning his four-day visit.
Updated on Aug 22, 2018 02:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sutirtho Patranobis, Beijing
India, China to explore ways to avoid Doklam-like standoffs
The Chinese defence minister met Modi during which the PM said both the countries are handling their differences with “sensitivity and maturity” by not allowing them to become disputes.
Updated on Aug 21, 2018 11:37 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
India-China relations a factor in global stability, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciated the increased momentum of high-level contacts between India and China in all spheres, including in the areas of defence and military exchanges.
Updated on Aug 21, 2018 10:09 PM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
China defence minister to discuss possibility of setting up hotline with India
Chinese minister of national defence and a member of the Central Military Commission Wei Fenghe is set to visit India from August 21 to 24
Updated on Aug 17, 2018 07:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayanth Jacob & Rahul Singh
China’s defence minister to visit India by end of this year
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in April agreed to open a new chapter in ties.
Published on Jul 26, 2018 05:34 PM IST
Beijing | Reuters
India, China should avoid disputes, says Sitharaman as Sushma flags ‘connectivity projects’
The India-China relationship could be a factor of stability in a world of uncertainty, says defence minister
Updated on Apr 24, 2018 07:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Beijing | Sutirtho Patranobis, Beijing