China and the United States have agreed to improve coordination and cooperation on global health affairs between their technical agencies, state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday. Following talks in Washington, Cao Xuetao, the deputy head of China’s National Health Commission, said China was willing to better communicate policies with the US and work together…
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China and Russia got their turns at the U.N. General Assembly podium on Saturday, but — per usual — their top leaders didn’t speak. Instead, they turned to their foreign ministers, WANG YI and SERGEY LAVROV. Wang’s speech, per usual for China at the U.N., didn’t break much new ground. He…
NEW YORK – Three days before his communist government turns 75, China’s foreign minister warned fellow leaders Saturday against an “expansion of the battlefield” in Russia’s war with Ukraine and said the Beijing government remains committed to shuttle diplomacy and efforts to push the conflict toward its end. “The top priority is to commit to…
Amid accusations that Beijing is assisting Russia in its war, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday warned against the expansion of the conflict in Ukraine, and said that it was not throwing oil on the fire or exploiting the situation for selfish gains. Wang Yi made the remark while addressing the UN General Assembly….
China’s missile intercept test near the Indian border is a clear message of deterrence for its neighbour, observers say, as the two sides step up diplomatic talks over their long-running territorial dispute. The test was part of a live-fire exercise involving surface-to-air missile operations on the Karakoram Plateau, state news agency Xinhua reported on August…
new york — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that China’s words and actions regarding ending Russia’s war on Ukraine do not “add up,” as the Beijing government continues to allow Chinese companies to “fuel Russia’s war machine.” The United States and China are planning a call between President Joe Biden and President…
By Humeyra Pamuk, Simon Lewis and David Brunnstrom NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscored strong U.S. concerns about China’s support for Russia’s defense industrial base in talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday and said Beijing’s talk of peace in Ukraine “doesn’t add up.” In a meeting with Wang…
Japanese foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa said on Monday she will meet her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during a visit to New York to discuss the fatal stabbing of a schoolboy. Japan FM to meet Chinese counterpart over boy’s fatal stabbing After the attack last week in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, Prime Minister Fumio…
China has released American citizen David Lin, a pastor who has been held in the country for almost two decades, the US State Department confirmed on Sunday. A spokesperson for the State Department said the US welcomed Lin’s release from prison. “He has returned to the United States and now gets to see his family…
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval agreed to work towards improving bilateral relations during their meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Friday. The talks took place on the sidelines of a BRICS meeting of high-ranking security officials. Both officials, who serve as special representatives…