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T he News on Sunday (TNS): 2021 marks 70 years of Pakistan-China relations. How do you describe this journey? What has made this relationship work? Ambassador Nong Rong (ANR): China and Pakistan, connected by mountains and rivers, share the same aspiration for peace and development. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan in 1951, the two countries have gone through 70 years of thick and thin hand in hand. China-Pakistan communications have gone beyond the cha...

Beijing deals blow to Hong Kong electoral hopefuls What is Hong Kongs new election law? Chinas rubber-stamp parliament, the National Peoples Congress, on Thursday unanimously endorsed a new measure for Hong Kong that will give a pro-Beijing committee the power to appoint lawmakers in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. Part of the new election measures will be appointing a vetting committee to ensure Hong Kongs public officials are "patriots" who are loyal to the Chinese Communist Party (...

China formalises Hong Kong democracy crackdown in latest electoral shake-up.

The West Should Learn From Hong Kong’s ‘Painful Lessons’ With the CCP: HK Lawmaker in Exile If those who enjoy freedom dont speak out, then no one else can Self-exiled former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui has warned that Western nations need to heed the lessons of Beijing’s takeover of the city, saying despite the many extensive trade ties to China, democratic nations had to see through the façade and take firmer action against the tyrannical regime. Motivated by a desire for Hong Kongers...

Zhang Xiaoming on Friday highlighted the profound influence of the improvements in the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).

Premier Li Keqiang Meets the Press:Full Transcript of Questions and Answers

The Issue Of Hong Kong "Hong Kong is now a big prison. Following the arrests of internationally renowned democrats of iconic status such as Joshua Wong and Jimmy Lai,[2] 47 leading democrats in Hong Kong were also taken into custody on March 4. Despite pressure from society, only four of them were released on bail the day after next. Things having so developed, it can be said that the entirety of the leaders of Hong Kongs opposition has fallen. But Beijing continues to ratchet up its suppressio...

Full Transcript of Questions and Answers March 11, 2021   The Fourth Session of the 13th National People’s Congress held a press conference at the Great Hall of the People on the afternoon of March 11, 2021. Premier Li Keqiang met with Chinese and foreign reporters and answered their questions at the invitation of Spokesperson Mr. Zhang Yesui.   In his opening remarks, Premier Li Keqiang said that he was delighted to meet friends from the media and thanked the journalists for their hard wor...

The Chinese parliament has voted for changes to Hong Kong's electoral system including powers to veto candidates, as Beijing moves to establish a "patriotic" government after huge pro-democracy rallies in the city.

Chinas national legislature on Thursday approved a controversial resolution to overhaul Hong Kongs electoral system to allow only so-called patriots to hold office in the former British colony.