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China declines meeting between defence chiefs with US

The United States proposed the two men meet on the sidelines of this week’s Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.

Al Jazeera

‘Pro-Russian neutrality’: How Ukraine sees China’s emerging role

Russia’s ally signals a desire for peace, but few are convinced that Beijing has either power or pure motivations.

Al Jazeera

Defense ministers from Japan, China inaugurate hotline to avoid clashes, build trust

The Japanese and Chinese defense ministers have inaugurated their long-awaited hotline as a step to build trust and improve communication

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China ministers' India trips show warming of relations

Relations between two neighbouring countries and the world's first and second-most populous countries, China and India, have witnessed a downward spiral in recent years after the bloody clash between the two countries' border troops in the Galwan Valley in June 2020, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the…

Bangkok Post

China seeks 'new fields' of cooperation with Pakistan military

China's defence minister on Monday told Pakistan's navy chief that their militaries including their navies should "expand into new fields of cooperation" to bolster the capability of the two neighbours in safeguarding security in the region.

Reuters

Indian anger and Chinese indifference quash hopes of border resolution

Starkly different approaches to 2,100-mile line of actual control on show as defence ministers meet in Delhi

The Guardian - UK

India presses China on Himalayan border disputes

New Delhi (AFP) - Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has told his Chinese counterpart that military deployments on their disputed Himalayan frontier were undermining relations and called for disengagement to preserve "peace and tranquility".

AFP

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India-China border situation 'generally stable': China's Defence Minister tells Rajnath Singh

After India firmly told China that its violation of the border pacts has “eroded” the entire basis of bilateral ties, China’s Defence Ministry on April 28 said the situation at the Ladakh border is “generally stable”.

The Hindu

China says India border stable, contrasting with Indian view

China's defense minister says conditions along the disputed high-altitude border with India are “stable overall,” in sharp contrast with the much more pessimistic view from New Delhi

The Independent UK

India accuses China of violating border agreements

India’s defense minister has accused China of eroding the “entire basis” of ties between the countries by violating bilateral agreements, a reference to a nearly 3-year-old standoff involving thousands of soldiers stationed along their disputed border in the eastern Ladakh region

The Independent UK

India tells China peace needed on border for better ties

India's defence minister told his Chinese counterpart on Thursday that improved relations depend on "peace and tranquillity" returning to their frontier disturbed by military tensions, the Indian government said.

Reuters

India to host SCO Defence Ministers meeting this week

Beijing on April 25 announced that the newly appointed State Councillor and Defence Minister General Li Shangfu will visit India on April 27 and 28, and also hold bilateral meetings.

The Hindu

Chinese defence minister Shangfu to visit India for SCO meet

China on Tuesday announced that its Defence Minister General Li Shangfu will visit India this week to attend the meeting of SCO from April 27. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Chinese Defence Minister to visit India to attend SCO meet

China said its Defence Minister General Li Shangfu will visit India this week to attend the meeting of SCO Defence Ministers from April 27. He is expected to hold talks with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on ending the prolonged eastern Ladakh standoff which has severely strained India-China ties.

The Hindu

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Radio France Internationale

G7 diplomats pull together in the face of growing global hostility

Diplomats from the Group of Seven nations have taken a firm stance on China’s increasing threats to Taiwan, and on North Korea's tests of long-range missiles.

The Independent UK

China's military chief vows to bolster ties with Russia

The Chinese defense chief has vowed to take military cooperation with Moscow to a new level, a statement that reflects increasingly close Russia-China ties amid the fighting in Ukraine

AFP

Anger in Kyiv as Putin visits Ukraine frontline regions

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that President Vladimir Putin had visited two frontline regions in Ukraine, prompting Kyiv to brand it a tour of the scenes of Russian "crimes".

Reuters

Russia's Shoigu: partnership with China is stabilising influence

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told his Chinese counterpart on Tuesday that their countries' military cooperation was a "stabilising" force in the world and helped to reduce the chances of conflict, Russian news agencies reported.

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The Independent UK

Chinese minister's tour underscores closer ties with Russia

China’s defense minister has toured the top Russian military academy on a visit to the Russian capital that underscores the increasingly close ties between Moscow and Beijing amid the fighting in Ukraine

France 24

Slovakia joins Poland, Hungary in banning imports of Ukrainian grain

Slovakia's government on Monday approved a ban on imports of Ukrainian grain and other food products, following similar moves by Poland and Hungary. The news came after US Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy said she had made a first visit in jail to Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter…

Caixin Global

Chinese Defense Minister, Putin Discuss Deepening Military Ties

Li Shangfu tells the Russian president that Beijing is willing to continue working together on maintaining international order, during a visit to Moscow

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 418 of the invasion

A court in Moscow has sentenced the opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years prison; Slovakia will temporarily halt imports of grains and other selected products from Ukraine

The Independent UK

Putin hails Russian navy's performance in Pacific drills

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed the military’s performance during massive naval drills that involve the entire Russian Pacific Fleet in a show of force amid the tensions with the West over the fighting in Ukraine

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin Hails Russian Navy’s Performance in Pacific Drills

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed the military's performance during massive naval drills that have involved the entire Russian Pacific Fleet — a show of force amid the tensions with the West over the fighting in Ukraine. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Putin that the exercise that began…

Evening Standard

America sends warship through Taiwan Strait days after China ends war games

America sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait just days after China ended war games around the island as tensions increase over its future.

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