Text size China said Sunday that it “strongly condemned” the United States “arranging” for Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te to stopover in Hawaii, where he was welcomed by the governor of the island state. “China strongly condemns the US’s arranging for Lai Ching-te’s ‘stopover’ and has lodged serious protests with the US,” a Chinese foreign ministry…
It was correct to place the recent article about the latest missile attack on Ukraine on the front page (“Russia’s use of new missile prompts emergency NATO Ukraine talks,” Nov. 23). Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bellicose foreign policy has caused much consternation and his threats to use nuclear weapons cause even more concern. Since 2014,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released and are returning to the United States, the White House said Wednesday, announcing a rare diplomatic agreement with Beijing in the final months of the Biden administration. The Chinese government also announced Thursday that the U.S. had returned four people to…
Text size Chinese President Xi Jinping pitched his country as a font of stability at the G20 summit this week as a second Trump term looms, but analysts say wary Western nations are likely to hold Beijing at bay. Xi was front and centre at the meeting of the world’s 20 largest economies in Rio…
A warning issued last week by Chinese President Xi Jinping over heightened risks of instability on the Korean peninsula signals Beijing’s growing unease with the potential geopolitical turbulence ahead as former US president Donald Trump prepares for his return to the White House, observers say. “China does not allow conflict and turmoil to happen on…
The animals were transferred from the Moscow Zoo to the Pyongyang Central Zoo by plane and were accompanied by veterinarians, according to the statement. “Historically, animals always have played a special role in relations between states,” said Russian Minister of Natural Resources Alexander Kozlov, who oversaw the relocation of the animals. “They have been given as…
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday welcomed China’s President Xi Jinping for a state visit at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, the latest sign of deepening ties between the two countries that analysts say may accelerate as Donald Trump returns to the White House in 2025. China…
RIO DE JANEIRO — RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday welcomed China’s President Xi Jinping for a state visit at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, the latest sign of deepening ties between the two countries that analysts say may accelerate as Donald Trump returns to the White…
Text size UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet China’s Xi Jinping on Monday at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, the premier’s office said. Starmer will meet the Chinese president “for the first time” and “seek serious, stable and pragmatic engagement with China”, Downing Street said in a statement. ctx/rsc/lb Source link
Text size China will “strive for a smooth transition” in relations with the United States, President Xi Jinping told his counterpart Joe Biden on Saturday, shortly before Donald Trump regains the White House, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported. Both countries should “continue to explore the correct way” to get along and “achieve long-term peaceful…