Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs has called on HSBC to serve as an “important bridge” in Sino-British ties while also promoting the country and the city to the international community as he met its group chairman in the capital. HSBC Group chairman Mark Tucker also met Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng on Wednesday and…
Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng has called on British-owned conglomerate Swire Group to make new contributions in cementing Hong Kong’s status as an international aviation hub while playing an active role in the development of the Greater Bay Area. Han met Merlin Swire, chief executive of John Swire & Sons, who was in Beijing for the…
BEIJING (AP) — New Zealand’s foreign minister was meeting senior officials in China on Wednesday, just days after both his government and Australia said that Chinese warships should have given more warning before conducting live-fire exercises in waters between their countries. China’s official Xinhua News Agency made no mention of the issue in an initial…
Tensions between the world’s two largest economies appear controlled after Donald Trump’s return to the White House, belying months of anti-China bluster from the new US leader. Three days ahead of his January 20 inauguration, Trump had a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss issues including fentanyl and trade, an exchange he…
Donald trump Swearing-in: While Chinese President Xi Jinping will not personally attend US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, Beijing has made the rare decision to send Vice President Han Zheng as a special representative. This marks a significant departure from tradition, as no senior Chinese official has previously attended a US presidential swearing-in ceremony. Chinese Vice…
Chinese President Xi Jinping has chosen Vice President Han Zheng to represent China at the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump on January 20. This decision, announced by the Chinese foreign ministry, comes after Trump extended a break from tradition by inviting foreign leaders, including Xi, to his swearing-in ceremony. While Xi will not attend,…
China has confirmed that Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng met the US vice-president-elect J.D. Vance in Washington on Sunday. Han also met Tesla CEO Elon Musk, now a close aide to US president-elect Donald Trump, as well as other representatives of the American business community, according to a statement by official news agency Xinhua. The meetings…
US president-elect Donald Trump has told advisers he wants to travel to China after he takes office, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, quoting people familiar with the discussions. Trump has expressed interest in travelling to China in his first 100 days in office, the report said, citing one of the people. Trump’s inauguration…
China says Vice-President Han Zheng will attend US president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony in Washington on Monday. The announcement was made by China’s foreign ministry on Friday morning, three days before the event, and will mark the first time a senior Chinese leader has attended a US presidential inauguration. According to media reports in November,…
There is no record of any Chinese heads of state joining a US presidential transition ceremony. Since becoming China’s paramount leader, Xi has never attended such events personally in foreign countries, instead sending a special representative or envoy. Meanwhile, it would generally take rounds of preparation for a Chinese president to visit the United States,…