As Beijing rages over Taiwan, mood on China’s streets muted

BEIJING: China’s thunderous response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit brought cross-Strait tensions to their highest level in years and sparked an outpouring of nationalist zeal online, but the mood on the streets in mainland China is a little more circumspect. Enraged by Pelosi’s trip, Beijing last weekContinue Reading

Myanmar ambassador to China died on Sunday: Sources

BEIJING: Myanmar’s ambassador to China and taiwan died on Weekend (Aug 7), according to diplomatic sources, your fourth ambassador to perish in China in past times year. Ambassador U Myo Thant Pe was last seen upon Saturday meeting a nearby official in the southwestern Chinese province associated with Yunnan whichContinue Reading

Myanmar ambassador to China died on Sunday

BEIJING: Myanmar’s ambassador to China passed away suddenly on Sunday (Aug 7) in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming, according to a good obituary in Myanmar state media plus diplomatic sources in Beijing. The obituary pertaining to Ambassador U Myo Thant Pe simply by Myanmar’s foreign ministry in a stateContinue Reading

China defends ditching US talks, says Washington must bear ‘serious consequences’

BEIJING: China’s defence ministry on Monday (Aug 8) defended its shelving associated with military talks with the United States in protest towards House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei last week, warning that Washington must tolerate “serious consequences”. Pelosi’s visit last week infuriated China and taiwan, which regards the self-ruledContinue Reading