Nov. 20, 2024 3 AM PT To the editor: President Biden is proverbially a day late and a dollar short in authorizing Ukraine to launch U.S.-supplied missiles into Russia. Why now? A year ago or six months ago, this would have changed the course of the war. I understand the need for proportional responses since…
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – OCTOBER 17: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (R) welcomes Ukraine’s President … [+] Volodymyr Zelensky as he arrive for a joint press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on October 17, 2024. (Photo by Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu via Getty Images As Kyiv gets a green light to…
During their meeting over the weekend, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a stern warning to US President Joe Biden, widely perceived to be intended for Donald Trump’s incoming administration. The underlying message was loud and clear: do not try to seek regime change in China. Xi outlined Beijing’s core stance, expectations and “guardrails” the Chinese…
Hong Kong’s leader has welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping upon his arrival in Peru, as the pair prepare to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in the capital of the South American country. Video released by the Hong Kong government showed Lee shaking hands and exchanging words with Xi on the tarmac at the…
US President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Friday warned of turbulent times ahead, in remarks at an Asia-Pacific economic summit in Lima overshadowed by Donald Trump‘s impending return to the White House. China’s President Xi Jinping (L) and US President Joe Biden (File)(AFP) The men, who will hold their last, official face-to-face…
A focal point of the visit is Thursday’s virtual inauguration of Peru’s new US$3.5 billion Chancay Port funded and operated by China. Beijing and Lima also plan to sign some 30 bilateral agreements during Xi’s visit, including an updated free-trade agreement. “We must build on our traditional friendship to expand and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation…
As events unfold this week at what are likely to be the last multilateral events on US President Joe Biden’s calendar before he leaves office, it is evident how much his power is waning on the international stage. While happy to honour the veteran public servant – who turns 82 on Wednesday – world leaders…
US President Joe Biden is expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Saturday in what is believed to be their last face-to-face talk as presidents, according to a senior American official. Biden is the only American president to have not visited China while in office since the normalisation of bilateral ties in…
A sit-down between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his outgoing US counterpart Joe Biden is widely anticipated to take place on the sidelines of multilateral talks in South America this week. Overshadowed by the re-election of former president Donald Trump, it would be the pair’s third and most likely final face-to-face before Biden steps down…
Joe Biden will meet US president-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday after the US leader pledged an orderly transfer of power back to the Republican he beat in elections just four years ago. Trump – who never conceded his 2020 loss – sealed a remarkable comeback to the presidency in the November…