As per Myanmar's military council, both sides agreed on an immediate ceasefire, the disengaging of military personnel and settlement of disputes through dialogue. China had been concerned about the rising violence and the safety of Chinese citizens in northern Myanmar.
The statement comes at a time when India and Maldives have been involved in a diplomatic row following derogatory statements made by three Maldivian ministers against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Muizzu, who is currently on a five-day visit to China, was accorded a red carpet welcome and a 21-gun salute after reaching the airport.
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In addition to the India-China conflict, Behl actively participated in the 1965 Rann of Kutch operations and the 1971 India-Pakistan war. His military service culminated with retirement from the Indian Army as the Deputy Director-General, NCC, Jammu and Kashmir, in April 1995.
President Muizzu is currently on a five-day visit to China, where he appealed for increased efforts to attract Chinese tourists to the Maldives, especially in light of cancellations by Indian tourists.
Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO)’s appeal came in a letter to the CEO of an online travel platform in India after it announced the suspension of all flight bookings to the island nation on its website in solidarity with India.
Muizzu’s appeal for more Chinese tourists came amid a diplomatic row following the derogatory remarks by some Maldivian ministers against Prime Minister Modi after he posted a video of him on a pristine beach during his recent visit to Lakshadweep.
The tension between India and Maldives rose after Mariyam Shiuna, now suspended, Deputy Minister of Youth Empowerment, Information and Arts, criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Lakshadweep.
Ajay Bisaria, who served as the Indian High Commissioner to Islamabad, also discloses that India was prepared to send an Indian Air Force aircraft to Pakistan for the repatriation of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, but the Pakistani government denied permission.
Blinken also designated Algeria, Azerbaijan, the Central African Republic, Comoros, and Vietnam as Special Watch List countries for engaging in or tolerating severe violations of religious freedom.
The statement came amid Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu's five-day visit to China. Muizzu, who is regarded as 'pro-China', is accompanied by his wife Sajidha Mohamed and a high-level delegation.
During the visit, Maldives and China are expected to sign several agreements to further bolster their bilateral relations, and Xi will host a welcome ceremony and a welcome banquet for Muizzu. Earlier Maldives Presidents have visited India first, but Muizzu went to Turkey instead in November.
China regards Taiwan, a self-governing island off its east coast, as a renegade province that must come under Beijing’s control at some point in the future.
In a rare praise, China's state-controlled media acknowledged India's diplomatic achievements and economic strides over four years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The author of the article praised India's foreign policy as becoming multi-aligned through ties with major powers.
China praises India: According to the author Zhang Jiadong, the shift reflected India's ambitions to escape its historical colonial shadow and position itself as a global influencer, politically and culturally.
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Taiwan split from China amid civil war in 1949, but Beijing continues to regard the island of 23 million with its high-tech economy as Chinese territory and has been ramping up its threat to achieve that by military force if necessary.
China says that the Taiwan election is an internal Chinese affair but that the island's people face a choice between war and peace and any attempt at Taiwan independence means war. Recently, Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to prevent anyone from trying to 'split' Taiwan from China.
China's top legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC), which confirmed Li's ouster in October, appointed Dong in his place on Friday. Dong's predecessor Li Shangfu was removed after he mysteriously disappeared from public view in September.
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