President Xi Jinping gathered the leaders of Russia and India among dignitaries from around 20 Eurasian countries on Sunday to kick off a showpiece summit aimed at putting China front and centre of regional relations. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit is being held in the northern port city of Tianjin until Monday, days before a…
The world’s two most populous countries need to be friends, Chinese President Xi Jinping told visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday. Meeting on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin, Xi told Modi that the two countries could be good neighbours and play a key…
China and the US should manage their differences and expand cooperation through “equal dialogue and consultation”, senior Chinese trade negotiator Li Chenggang said during a visit to the United States amid a trade war truce between the two powers. Li wrapped up his three-day visit on Friday after meeting with officials from the US Department…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned “attempts to distort” World War II history while pledging to deepen strategic collaboration with China on the eve of a state visit to the country. During his four-day trip, described by the Kremlin as “absolutely unprecedented”, Putin is expected to join regional leaders for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)…
Xi Jinping, PM Modi (C), Putin (R) China’s port city of Tianjin is set to become the stage for high-stakes diplomacy as world leaders gather for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, hosted by President Xi Jinping. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin are among the most closely watched attendees, marking PM…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday signalled a further warming of ties with Beijing, urging the two Asian giants to collaborate in shaping a multipolar world, even as New Delhi remains wary of China’s growing military might and tries to finesse its own recent estrangement from the White House. “Stable, predictable and amicable bilateral…
The Seoul skyline. Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Friday, breaking ranks with Wall Street as investors also assessed a slate of economic data in the region. Japan’s Nikkei 225 slid 0.41%, while the Topix lost 0.39% after core consumer prices in Tokyo rose at a slower pace in August. The…
China is gearing up for an intense week of diplomacy as it finalises preparations for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin this month, followed by a grand military parade in Beijing to commemorate the end of World War II. All eyes will be on how China asserts its diplomatic clout and positions itself as…
Top Southeast Asian leaders are expected to attend China’s military parade next month to commemorate the end of World War II, in what would be a show of Beijing’s growing influence in the region. Many countries are said to be sending more senior delegations than they did a decade ago, when the first such parade…
Chinese brain-computer interface (BCI) companies, such as Nanjing Panda Electronics and MicroPort NeuroScientific, are benefiting from supportive policies, as the country vows to develop “two or three” global players in the sector by 2030 to compete with US entrepreneur Elon Musk’s Neuralink. In a document released on July 30 by seven ministries, including the Ministry…