China
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Analysis
Counterterrorism and Limits of SCO
DIDPress: Observer Research Foundation (ORF) reported that on June 26, 2025, the 22nd meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Defense Ministers was held in Qingdao, China, attended by nine member states, three observer nations, and 14 dialogue partners. Indian…
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News
Controversial Audio File Leak; Trump Threatened to Bomb Moscow and Beijing
DIDPress: CNN has released a controversial audio recording attributed to U.S. President Donald Trump, exposing his explicit and inflammatory threats against Russia and China. The audio, reportedly from a 2024 campaign fundraising event with financial backers, captures Trump saying: “I…
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Afghanistan
CPEC to CPAEC: Aspiration to Actualisation
DIDPress: In an article for Express Tribune, Reza Muhammad argues that China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the Iran-Afghanistan-Central Asia-China corridor, and the proposed China-Pakistan-Afghanistan Economic Corridor (CPAEC) could complement one another, yielding multiplied benefits—including job creation, poverty reduction, women’s…
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Afghanistan
Regional Reshape Through China’s Rail Ambitions in Afghanistan
DIDPress: Think China media wrote that Trans-Afghan Railway (TAR) is a proposed rail route that will stretch from Termez in Uzbekistan to Peshawar in Pakistan, passing through Mazar-i-Sharif and Logar cities in Afghanistan. On May 21, 2025, the foreign ministers…
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Afghanistan
Chinese Visa Facilitation and Development of Chabahar Port on Afghanistan’s Agenda
DIDPress: Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan’s caretaker government announced that facilitating visa issuance for Afghan traders and utilizing transit routes, particularly Chabahar Port, are priorities for Afghanistan’s economic diplomacy in regional talks. In a meeting with a group of Afghan…
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Afghanistan
Washington’s Heavy Shadow Over Kabul: Which Country Afghans See as Shaping their Destiny?
According to the results of a recent survey published by DID Press News Agency, the United States, with 37% of the votes, has been identified by respondents as the most influential country in Afghanistan’s political future. This outcome suggests that…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Delegation Attends the 9th China–South Asia Expo
DIDPress: Continuing the interim government’s efforts in Afghanistan to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties with regional countries, a delegation from Kabul, led by Abdul Salam Hanafi, has traveled to China. Abdul Salam Hanafi, Administrative Deputy PM of Afghanistan’s interim government,…
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Afghanistan
Kabul, Islamabad Reboot Ties Amid China’s Mediation: Concern For India?
DIDPress: Times Now media outlet argued that following the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, India’s Sindhur operation, and India’s contacts with the Taliban government, China has stepped in. Although India does not officially recognize the Taliban government, there have recently been…
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Afghanistan
Actions of Two Superpowers in Afghanistan: Constructive or Destructive?
DIDPress: While American forces were dropping bombs and NATO was struggling to withdraw, China was building something far more enduring. Pakistan Today reported that while the West devastated Afghanistan through decades of war, drone strikes, and foreign occupation, China chose…
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Afghanistan
China Replaces West in Major Investments in Afghanistan
DIDPress: China is seeking to capitalize on Afghanistan’s rich mineral reserves by signing large-scale mining contracts. Following the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan in 2021, China quickly moved to fill the investment gap, signing approximately 200 mining contracts with…
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