China backs Türkiye’s role as regional tensions escalate

    China backs Türkiye’s role as regional tensions escalate

    ANKARA Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi voiced Beijing’s support for Türkiye’s diplomatic role in the Middle East during a phone call with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday, according to China’s state-run Xinhua news agency. Wang said China supports Türkiye in “playing a constructive role” in promoting the resumption of negotiations amid escalating regional…

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      China bans sales to Japan of goods that have military uses

      BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday banned exports of dual-use goods that can serve military purposes to Japan, a move that comes at time of heightened tensions between the two countries over Taiwan, a self-ruled island Beijing claims as its sovereign territory. The Chinese commerce ministry said in a statement that exports of such items,…

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        China Slams US ‘Hegemonic Acts’ After Strikes on Venezuela

        (Bloomberg) — China said it’s “deeply shocked” by the US’s military strikes on Venezuela and its capture of President Nicolas Maduro. China “strongly condemns the US’s blatant use of force against a sovereign state and action against its president,” a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in a statement late Saturday. “Such hegemonic acts of the US…

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        EU fears China’s role in Russia’s war on Ukraine is deepening

          EU fears China’s role in Russia’s war on Ukraine is deepening

          European Union members have observed an uptick in China’s support for Russia, multiple sources said, as Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine prepares to drag into its fourth year. Officials are parsing evidence of an increase in battlefield weapons being shipped from China to Russia, to add to the well-documented flow of goods with dual civilian and…

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          Xi-Trump meeting ‘a historic moment’ that will help avoid missteps, China’s top envoy says

          Xi-Trump meeting ‘a historic moment’ that will help avoid missteps, China’s top envoy says

          China’s top diplomat has called the summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump “a historic moment” that would help reduce misunderstanding and prevent major fluctuations in their countries’ bilateral ties. Foreign Minister Wang Yi also noted that Shenzhen in southern China was getting ready to host next year’s Apec summit, a…

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