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The letter was hand-delivered by Xue Bing, China’s special envoy for the Horn of Africa, and read by the Chinese ambassador to Uganda, Zhang Lizhong.Uganda discovered oil in the Lake Albert basin on its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo nearly two decades ago, but it was ...

China has launched the first of eight advanced Hangor-class submarines being developed for Pakistan, in a sign of strengthening military cooperation between the two countries, the Pakistan Navy has said.A launch ceremony for the vessel, attended by high-ranking officials from Pakistan and China, was held on Friday at Wuchang ...

China set up the group in Shanghai along with Russia and Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan as a way of building trust and easing border tensions in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union. At the time its priorities were stated as fighting the “three devils” of ...

Gunmen attacked a Pakistan naval airbase, killing at least one paramilitary soldier, while security forces killed all five of the assailants in retaliatory fire, officials said on Tuesday.Monday's attack on the Turbat base in southwestern Pakistan was the second assault by ethnic Baloch people on a military facility ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday congratulated Asif Ali Zardari on his election as the Pakistan President, saying that the “iron-clad friendship” between the two countries is a “choice of history” and the “strategic significance” of the ties has become more “prominent” in the light of current changes in ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday received the credentials of ambassadors from several countries, including neighboring Afghanistan, in what amounts to the first official recognition of the interim Taliban government by a major nation. Xi welcomed Bilal Karimi, the Taliban-appointed Afghan ambassador, in a formal ceremony at the Great ...

Revellers around the world counted down to midnight on New Year's Eve as fireworks and festive lights offered  a hopeful start to 2024 for some — even as the globe's ongoing conflicts raised security concerns and led to muted or even cancelled festivities.As the clock struck midnight in Australia, more than ...

Washington and Beijing understand each other only too well and have come to the conclusion that their respective world outlooks cannot be reconciled Published Date - 11:59 PM, Sun - 26 November 23 By Michael Beckley There were smiles for the camera, handshakes, warm words ...

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu’s strident anti-India campaign poses a new set of diplomatic challenges to New Delhi Published Date - 11:30 PM, Thu - 23 November 23 Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu. Photo: X The recently-elected Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu’s hyperbolic and strident anti-India campaign poses ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the lecturn on the rostrum. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty ... Images)Getty Images Given the growing dissatisfaction among participants in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Beijing had to feel pressure for some gesture at rejuvenation at this year’s summit. But while Chinese ...