UK’s Deputy PM demands transparency on China’s redacted designs for ‘super-embassy’ in London
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 12: United Kingdom’s Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has formally called on the Chinese government to explain why parts of its architectural designs for a proposed “super-embassy” in central London have been heavily redacted, warning that lack of transparency could jeopardise planning approval. In a letter addressed to […]
China detains prominent senior diplomat Liu Jianchao, seen as next foreign minister
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 12: Chinese authorities have detained Liu Jianchao, a prominent senior diplomat long regarded as a frontrunner to become China’s next foreign minister. The move marks the most high-profile diplomatic probe in Beijing since the abrupt ouster of former Foreign Minister Qin Gang in 2023. Liu, 61, currently heads the Chinese Communist […]