President Xi Jinping will set off on a tour of three Southeast Asian countries next week as Beijing urgently seeks to strengthen ties with its neighbours amid an intensifying tariff war with Washington. Confirming an earlier report by the Post, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday that Xi would visit Vietnam on Monday, followed…
Economic and trade connections were fundamental to China-US ties, Li emphasised. According to state news agency Xinhua, Li told the Republican lawmaker that China-US relations had reached a “new and significant juncture”, as he urged the US to abide by the “principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence” and cooperation. Li, China’s No 2 official, also…
During a visit to the southwestern province of Guizhou – one of China’s poorest and most indebted areas – President Xi Jinping called for the region to undertake an accelerated economic transition, improve its business climate and better integrate with the country’s other local economies. The president’s inspection tour to the mountainous province on Monday…
The Chinese military remains on high alert – “ready to fight at all times and able to fight at any time” – to thwart any attempt at Taiwan independence, according to the commander of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) unit overseeing the Taiwan Strait. The warning from Lin Xiangyang, who heads the PLA’s Eastern Theatre…
China will require content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) to be clearly identified under new regulations taking effect later this year. The move aims to curb misinformation and boost online transparency as the country races to adopt the new technology. The rules were issued on Friday by the country’s top internet watchdog, the Cyberspace Administration…
Addressing the Politburo on Friday, Xi said the party would advance the Peaceful China Initiative to an “even higher level”, despite changing conditions. “To adapt to changes [in circumstances and targets], the Peaceful China Initiative can only be strengthened, and it cannot be weakened,” state news agency Xinhua quoted Xi as saying. “We should safeguard…
Beijing has rolled out a series of amendments to its regulations on the People’s Liberation Army, putting a stronger focus on the importance of war readiness and overseas missions. Set to take effect in April, the amendments emphasised that “winning battles should be the military’s top responsibility” and directed the PLA to establish a “fundamental…
US attempts to sow discord between China and Russia were “doomed to fail”, Beijing said on Thursday, after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared to outline Washington’s strategy to dilute ties between the two nuclear-powered neighbours. Speaking to conservative US outlet Breitbart News on Tuesday, Rubio said a Russia that was a “permanent junior…
President Xi Jinping has reiterated his view of China’s inevitable rise – a belief that continues to drive policymaking at the highest level – at a closely watched symposium with prominent entrepreneurs, held to boost private-sector morale and shore up economic momentum. He told the assembled business leaders on Monday that the East still holds…
Chinese state news agency Xinhua said it would deepen cooperation with Japan’s Kyodo News as Beijing aimed to create a “favourable public opinion environment” for Sino-Japanese ties. Xinhua’s president Fu Hua met his Kyodo counterpart Toru Mizutani in Tokyo on Monday. Fu said Beijing was willing to “further strengthen exchanges and cooperation” between China’s official…