South Korean President presented US President Donald Trump with a replica of a gold crown and award him with the country’s highest decoration, “Grand Order of Mugunghwa.” Donald Trump, who openly lobbied to be awarded the Nobel Prize, will be the first US president to be presented the Korean award. (AFP) Trump landed in the…
Beijing marked the anniversary of foundation of the People’s Republic by reasserting its position on Taiwan and describing attempts by the United States and other Western nations to expand Taiwan’s presence in international organisations as “a gross violation” of the global order. In issuing a position paper reaffirming support for United Nations General Assembly Resolution…
Beijing’s top US envoy on Monday presented China as a global leader in globalisation and multilateralism, taking a jibe at Washington for “closing doors” as the US under President Donald Trump imposes hefty unilateral tariffs on countries around the world and tightens its visa policies. Characterising China and the US as “two main builders of…
Friday’s phone call between the leaders of China and the United States could deliver a marked – if fragile – improvement in stability in the world’s most consequential relationship, Chinese observers said. However, they also sounded a note of caution. One analyst highlighted serious sources of friction, such as confrontations in the South China Sea…