China’s top diplomat Wang Yi to visit Italy and Switzerland this week: foreign ministry

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi to visit Italy and Switzerland this week: foreign ministry

Beijing’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, is scheduled to visit Italy and Switzerland from Tuesday until October 12, China’s foreign ministry said on Sunday. Wang would attend the 12th joint meeting of the China-Italy government committee and the fourth round of the China-Switzerland strategic dialogue held between foreign ministers, the ministry said in a statement. His…

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Saudi-Pakistan defence pact poses nuclear dilemma for China

Saudi-Pakistan defence pact poses nuclear dilemma for China

However, it also poses a dilemma for China, which has strong relations with both countries, including a long-standing collaboration with Riyadh on its civilian nuclear programme. Analysts suggested Beijing would not wish this nuclear partnership to develop further to avoid provoking the US or giving the impression it was encouraging nuclear proliferation. When asked whether…

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Exclusive | UK open to Hong Kong lawyers registering as arbitrators: Bar Association chief

Exclusive | UK open to Hong Kong lawyers registering as arbitrators: Bar Association chief

The United Kingdom has extended a welcome to Hong Kong’s barristers to register as arbitrators in its database because of their common law background and experience in handling Asian cases, the head of the city’s Bar Association has said. In an exclusive interview with the Post on Wednesday, Jose-Antonio Maurellet also expressed confidence that Hong…

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North Korea, China’s foreign ministers meet in Beijing

SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) -North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui met with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi in Beijing on Sunday during her second visit to the Chinese capital in just one month, both countries’ official news agencies reported. Wang told Choe that “China is willing to strengthen coordination and cooperation with the Democratic People’s Republic…

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China's No. 2 leader, in debut of sorts on world stage at UN, echoes his nation's concern about US

China’s No. 2 leader, in debut of sorts on world stage at UN, echoes his nation’s concern about US

NEW YORK – China’s second-in-command sounded his nation’s oft-repeated alarm against aggressive and unilateral action in global politics, addressing world leaders Friday in a speech brimming with references that echoed long-standing concerns about the United States and the Trump administration in particular — and cast Beijing as a defender of the world order in an…

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China’s Wang Yi hails ‘ice-breaking’ US House delegation visit to Beijing

China’s Wang Yi hails ‘ice-breaking’ US House delegation visit to Beijing

China and the US are not “rivals” or “enemies” but rather “partners”, top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi told a rare visiting bipartisan group of four American lawmakers. He also called on Washington to treasure the current “stabilising trend” in bilateral relations while upholding its “political commitments” to Beijing regarding Taiwan during the meeting on Tuesday…

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