Beijing has denied media reports that it rejected an asylum request from former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, with the foreign ministry on Monday saying no application had been received from Duterte or his family. Philippine news agencies, citing an anonymous source, reported last week that Duterte had been rejected from obtaining asylum in China before…
China on Monday said it was eager to continue working with the federal government of Germany to consolidate and develop bilateral ties following Friedrich Merz’s win in Sunday’s Bundestag election. “Given the significant global influence of Germany and the European Union, China would like to see them play important roles in global affairs, and support…
China’s foreign ministry has accused the United States of launching a smear campaign, following the release of updates to the US-China relations fact sheet on the US State Department’s website. Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said the changes – which focused on the US trade deficit and competitive relations between the two countries – were “distorting…
“Putin would be pleased to welcome world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, to the Moscow celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory in the Great Patriotic War if they decide to attend,” Russian state news agency Tass quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Friday. It is unclear whether Trump…