On 15 June 2020, Chinese troops attacked their Indian counterparts in Ladakh, touching off a conflict that redefined the frosty relationship between the two Himalayan neighbours.
There are apprehensions among locals that China is frustrated by the Pakistani military and warned it that if they are not capable of protecting Chinese citizens, Beijing will deploy Chinese soldiers in the Balochistan region, further strengthening the world’s perspective that Pakistan is turning into a vassal state for China.
After Chinese ambassador to Nepal Chen Song demanded apology, Taksar News chief editor Gajendra Budhathoki said he will publish proof of higher interest rate of Chinese loans to Nepal
Meta noted that the pro-Khalistani propaganda by China was not limited to Facebook alone. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) bots also used social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and Telegram.
Chinese government officials are systematically using extreme forms of pressure to coerce rural Tibetans into relocating from their long-established villages. These methods include denigrating Tibetan culture and beliefs, and implicit threats of cutting essential services like water and electricity.
China's excessive mining exploitation in occupied territories of Tibet has also led to health hazards, cultural subjugation of Tibetans, irreparable damage to land use patterns, pollution, severe environmental degradation, and disturbances to the pristine and ecologically sensitive Tibetan plateau.
On Tuesday, the White House stated that China's "unfair trade practices concerning technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation" have harmed America and accused China of "flooding global markets with artificially low-priced exports".