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Hundreds of Tibetans carrying the national flags of Tibet and India on Friday gathered in the Himachal Pradesh capital to give a warm send off to Special Frontier Force soldiers who were heading in convoys to frontier areas along China
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The United State has warned countries to manage risk when dealing with a state enterprise and subsidiaries in China that has reclaimed the sea in South China Sea and in Sri Lanka
India asks China to show sincerity in restoring peace on LAC
India on Thursday asked China to show sincerity in expeditiously restoring peace along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and border areas through complete disengagement and de-escalation in accordance with the bilateral agreements and protocols
China calls India's ban on 118 apps 'discriminatory restrictions'
Hit hard by India's move to ban 118 apps, including PUBG, China on Thursday termed the action as "discriminatory restrictions" on Chinese companies and alleged that it violated World Trade Organization (WTO) rules
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Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing Thursday said the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Pakistan had been rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic
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China deploys five militia squads in Eastern Ladkah
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China funds anti-India protests along Indo-Nepal border
China has paid Rs 2.5 crore (in Nepali currency) to various organisations based in Nepal to carry out demonstrations against India along the Indo-Nepal border that stretches to over 1,700 km, intelligence agencies said
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Under its One Belt, One Road (OBOR) policy, China is pursuing projects in Pakistan that would decrease Beijing’s reliance on strategic choke points, says a Pentagon report released on Wednesday
China bullying neighbours, hoping for peaceful resolution of India-China border tension: Pompeo
While accusing Beijing of bullying its neighbours, US Secretary of State Mike Pompe said on Wednesday that Washington hopes there would be a peaceful settlement of the escalating tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and China
India, China talks over Pangong Tso remain inconclusive
Military talks between India and China on Wednesday remained inconclusive over the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops' fresh incursion attempts into India territory
India bans PUBG, 117 more Chinese apps
In yet another strike on Chinese apps, the Indian government on Wednesday banned 118 apps, including the immensely popular Player Unknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) Mobile, Baidu and several VPNs that allowed access to TikTok that was earlier banned
Nations waking up to China's threats: Tibetan administration
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