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China said today its relations with India are developing with a “sound momentum” and the two sides have made new achievements as they made efforts to reset their ties with major high-level visits post-Dokalam. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lu Kang, however, parried questions over India cancelling some events of the Dalai Lama. “Recently, thanks to concerted efforts by the two sides, China-India relations have been developing with a sound momentum. We have seen some new achievements in our cooperation in various fields,” Lu told a media briefing here. He was replying…

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Pakistan today said its policy of restraint on the Line of Control (LoC) should not be treated as a sign of weakness and warned India of a “befitting response” in case of any misadventure. Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal made the remarks during his weekly media briefing here. “The Pakistani forces have exerted great restraint but this restraint should not be construed as a sign of weakness. Any Indian misadventure on the LoC and Working Boundary can lead to a strategic miscalculation,” he said. “While we advise restraint to the…

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The US and South Korea have reached an agreement to revise their six year-old trade pact, a senior administration official said today, describing it a “historic” development and a big political win for President Donald Trump. The agreement has come after Trump recently told reporters while signing a USD 1.3 trillion spending bill that his administration was “very close” to striking a trade deal with South Korea. Trump has been a big critic of the existing trade deal between the two countries, slamming it as “horrible” and threatening to yank…

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that he is committed to denuclearisation as the dictator made a secret trip to China ahead of his landmark meeting with US President Donald Trump. After two days of speculation, China and North Korea both confirmed that Kim had travelled to Beijing to meet Xi, with both sides seeking to portray strong ties. Kim paid a four-day “unofficial visit” to Beijing from Sunday to Wednesday — his first journey abroad since taking power and his first reported meeting…

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