CPSC Monitor (April 41, 2025)

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CHINA

1. China dismisses Zelenskyy’s claim it has supplied weapons to Russia

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/18/china-dismisses-zelenskyy-claim-supply-weapons-russia?CMP=share_btn_url

2. Chinese dragon elegantly twirled around American eagle’s neck

https://asiatimes.com/2025/04/chinese-dragon-elegantly-twirled-around-american-eagles-neck/#

3. Visits show China is reliable partner- Xi’s three-nation tour hailed for its fruitful results

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202504/19/WS6802d979a3104d9fd3820545.html

4. Bullet Curtain: China’s answer to US drone swarms in a Taiwan war

https://asiatimes.com/2025/04/bullet-curtain-chinas-answer-to-us-drone-swarms-in-a-taiwan-war/#

5. Xi makes a case for free trade, presenting China as a source of ‘stability and certainty’

https://apnews.com/article/china-malaysia-xi-jinping-southeast-asia-tour-559757744cd48ca28a5171fe5071f9cc?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

6. China successfully launches new test satellites

https://english.cctv.com/2025/04/19/ARTI0nLeHD3zVuiMCin9ThAd250419.shtml?spm=C69523.PwOasl7Qr6J6.MHZUB6bez4SG.13

7. China unveils world’s fastest flash memory device

https://thedailycpec.com/china-unveils-worlds-fastest-flash-memory-device/

8. PM Shehbaz lauds China’s role in IMF deal

https://thedailycpec.com/pm-shehbaz-lauds-chinas-role-in-imf-deal/

9. Pakistan, China to develop high tech aquaculture industry in Gwadar

https://thedailycpec.com/pakistan-china-to-develop-high-tech-aquaculture-industry-in-gwadar/

10. CPEC Phase II to be accelerated, Ambassador Jiang Zaidong

https://thedailycpec.com/cpec-phase-ii-to-be-accelerated-ambassador-jiang-zaidong/

11. Advance Building of China-Pakistan Community with a Shared Future under Guidance of President Xi Jinping

https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2025/04/20/advance-building-of-china-pakistan-community-with-a-shared-future-under-guidance-of-president-xi-jinping/

12. China’s U.S. envoy: Beijing opposes tariff or trade war of any form

https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2025/04/20/chinas-u-s-envoy-beijing-opposes-tariff-or-trade-war-of-any-form/

13. Pakistan, China vow to deepen bilateral ties in maritime domain

https://www.radio.gov.pk/16-04-2025/pakistan-china-vow-to-deepen-bilateral-ties-in-maritime-domain

14. Chinese govt orders airlines to suspend Boeing jet deliveries

https://www.dawn.com/news/1904554/chinese-govt-orders-airlines-to-suspend-boeing-jet-deliveries

15. China’s economy grew 5.4% in the first quarter as exporters rushed to beat Trump’s tariffs

https://apnews.com/article/china-economy-tariffs-trump-beijing-45a04578c3d637465b9043600fc54ca2?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

16. China, Brazil support multilateralism at COP30

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202504/19/WS680315aea3104d9fd38205fb.html

17. Resilient Chinese economy injects certainty into the world amid rising protectionism

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202504/20/WS680441aaa3104d9fd38206f3.html

18. China leads Pakistan’s imports in March 2025

https://thedailycpec.com/china-leads-pakistans-imports-in-march-2025-2/

19. DeepSeek recognized as industrial AI game changer at Islamabad Summit

https://thedailycpec.com/deepseek-recognized-as-industrial-ai-game-changer-at-islamabad-summit/

20. Tiangong Ultra” wins world’s first-ever humanoid robot half marathon in Beijing

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-04-19/-Tiangong-Ultra-wins-world-s-first-ever-humanoid-robot-half-marathon-1CHdanwJVzG/p.html

21. Xinhua Headlines: Chinese economy firms up recovery in Q1, ready to navigate uncertainties

https://english.news.cn/20250416/366d9e0a11db44ffa5533ac408cc1d79/c.html

 

CENTRAL ASIA, SCO and ECO

1. Curtain Raiser: Visit of Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to Pakistan

https://mofa.gov.pk/press-releases/curtain-raiser-visit-of-secretary-general-of-the-shanghai-cooperation-organization-sco-to-pakistan

2. Pakistan reaffirms SCO commitment

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2540863/pakistan-reaffirms-sco-commitment

3. PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-SCO-SECRETARY-GENERAL

https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/278175049/pakistan-islamabad-sco-secretary-general

4. FM Dar reaffirms commitment to SCO in trade, transport, connectivity

https://www.dawn.com/news/1905045/fm-dar-reaffirms-commitment-to-sco-in-trade-transport-connectivity

5. SCO prioritizes WTO-centric trade, counters unilateralism: secretary-general

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202504/20/WS6804285ba3104d9fd38206c2.html

6. Press Release – ISSI Hosts SCO Secretary General for Distinguished Lecture on “SCO’s Role in Changing Global Order”

https://issi.org.pk/press-release-issi-hosts-sco-secretary-general-for-distinguished-lecture-on-scos-role-changing-global-order/

7. Remarks by DG ISSI Ambassador Sohail Mahmood on occasion of Distinguished Lecture by SCO Secretary General on “SCO’s Role in a Changing Global Order”

https://issi.org.pk/remarks-by-dg-issi-ambassador-sohail-mahmood-on-occasion-of-distinguished-lecture-by-sco-secretary-general-on-scos-role-in-a-changing-global-order/

8. Central Asia – China: Almaty forum confirms mutual readiness for integration

https://dknews.kz/en/articles-in-english/357829-central-asia-china-almaty-forum-confirms-mutual

9. Pakistan’s top judges head to SCO summit in China

https://dailytimes.com.pk/1289653/pakistans-top-judges-head-to-sco-summit-in-china/

10. Pak-China apex courts to sign MoU at SCO judicial summit

https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1303256-pak-china-apex-courts-to-sign-mou-at-sco-judicial-summit

11. Pakistan PM hails first Lahore-Baku flight as ‘diplomatic success’

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2597772/pakistan

12. Trade with Central Asia is Our Agenda, says Ishaq Dar

https://english.aaj.tv/news/330412524/trade-with-central-asia-is-our-agenda-says-ishaq-dar-aaj-news

13. Balochistan’s future as an economic powerhouse

https://www.samaa.tv/2087331994-balochistan-s-future-as-an-economic-powerhouse#google_vignette

 

EAST ASIA

1. Xi says China will stand with Southeast Asian countries in face of economic shocks

https://apnews.com/article/xi-malaysia-visit-southeast-asia-tour-1501183c7f415cbe12b92fb0535e09ff?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

2. Japan’s inflation tops 3% in March, rice price up 92% y/y

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250418_B3/

3. Japan’s FY2024 trade deficit extends run of red to four years

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250417_B4/

4. People Power Party holds 1st round of primary

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20250421/people-power-party-holds-1st-round-of-primary

5. Korea’s exports down 5.2% in 1st 20 days of April amid US tariffs measures

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20250421/south-koreas-exports-down-52-in-first-20-days-of-april