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BEIJING: The United States and China held “frank” and constructive talks in Beijing on improving ties and managing their differences, China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink travelled to Beijing this week — a rare visit to China by a senior US diplomat as Washington seeks to allay tensions …

ISLAMABAD: Top Chinese and Afghan diplomats touched down in Islamabad on Friday to participate in bilateral and trilateral meetings on a range of issues, including security and the economy. Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari confirmed in a tweet that he would meet his Afghan and Chinese counterparts on Saturday (today). Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, who is on a two-day visit, …

PHONM PENH: Tensions over developments around Taiwan spilled into an Asian meeting of foreign ministers on Friday, diverting attention at a gathering that had been expected to focus on efforts to end the crisis in Myanmar. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov walked out of a plenary session just as Japan’s top diplomat, Yoshimasa Hayashi, spoke. …

TOKYO: Chinese and Russian military planes conducted joint exercises to patrol the Asia-Pacific region on Tuesday in a pointed farewell to US President Joe Biden as he concluded an Asia trip that rankled Beijing. Japan scrambled jets after Russian and Chinese warplanes neared its airspace while Tokyo was hosting the leaders of the Quad group of countries, which includes the …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Thursday decided to deepen their cooperation and work together for peace and stability in the region. This was agreed between the two countries during a telephone conversation between Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, which continued for an hour. The conversation, the Foreign Office said, was arranged to “reaffirm the …