Xi Jinping

China on Friday hit back at the latest US tariffs by imposing 125 per cent tariffs on imports of all US goods

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning acknowledged PM Modi’s "positive" comments and highlighted progress in ties since his meeting with President Xi Jinping.

"Many leaders of states, among them the President of the People's Republic of China, the Prime Minister of India, the Presidents of Brazil and the Republic of South Africa are addressing this issue and give it a lot of their time. We are grateful to all of them for that because this activity is aimed at achieving a noble mission - the mission of ending hostilities and loss of life", Putin said.

According to an article by human rights advocate and freelance journalist Dimitra Staikou on Medium, China's lending practices and trade policies have significantly accelerated Maldives' financial deterioration.

An increasing number of foreign nationals have gone "missing" in China in recent years, with many later discovered to be in detention by the authorities, prompting a rights organization to publish a guide for families facing similar circumstances, as reported by Radio Free Asia (RFA).

China’s concern stems from the growing India-US partnership which includes defence co-operation between the two countries. Some important decisions relating strategic initiatives aimed at expanding mianding technology exchanges and strengthening bilateral ties were taken during the meeting.

China's foreign ministry has urged the US to adopt a rational approach to its domestic fentanyl crisis rather than using tariffs as leverage. “The US needs to view and solve its own fentanyl issue in an objective and rational way instead of threatening other countries with arbitrary tariff hikes,” the statement said.

Posts circulating on social media reveal that police across China have been targeting private business owners, freezing assets, and demanding money in return for releasing funds as per a report in the Voice of America.

With China confirming the de-escalation of border tensions in the Ladakh region and an agreement on border patrols, a Modi-Xi meeting on the sidelines during BRICS Summit may not be entirely surprising.

According to veteran journalist Kanchan Gupta, Sitaram Yechury wrote a 'glowing piece' hailing Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu before the latter's execution in 1989.