Australia, Papua sign defense treaty that raised China’s concern

Australia’s PM Anthony Albanese (right) and Papua New Guinea’s counterpart James Marape before signing a defense treaty at Parliament House in Canberra The leaders of Australia and

Top diplomats of North Korea, China agree to deepen ties and resist hegemonism

Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with visiting North Korean counterpart Choe Son Hui prior to a meeting, in Beijing The foreign ministers of North Korea and

US lawmakers visiting China seek to improve military cooperation

Chrissy Houlahan, D- Pennsylvania, House Armed Services Committee shakes hands with Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun at the Ministry of Defense in Beijing, yesterday The United States

US lawmakers push for military dialogue in a rare China visit

China’s Premier Li Qiang A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers pushed for more military-to-military dialogue in a meeting yesterday with China’s Premier Li Qiang, a rare congressional visit since the U.S.-China

Kim’s talks with Xi ‘carry great significance,’ Chinese Foreign Ministry says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of festivities commemorating the end of World War II, state

Xi and Putin reaffirm ‘old friend’ ties in the face of US challenges

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and President Xi Jinping shake hands ahead of their meeting at The Great Hall of the People in Beijing, yesterday Chinese leader

Modi, Putin meet as India faces steep US tariff over Russian oil imports

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet on the sidelines of SCO, in Tianjin Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir

Xi and India’s Modi vow to resolve border differences at meeting in Tianjin

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hand before their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China

Pakistan, China and Afghanistan hold high-level meeting in Kabul to boost cooperation

Pakistan’ Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar (right), Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi (center) and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in Kabul Top diplomats from Pakistan,China

India’s Modi to meet China’s top diplomat as Asian powers rebuild ties

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with China’s top diplomat today in a sign of easing tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors after a yearslong

China and the US clash at the UN over the Panama Canal

The United States and China clashed over the Panama Canal at the United Nations yesterday , with the U.S. warning that Beijing’s influence over the

India rejects signing Shanghai Cooperation Organization statement

Beijing’s bid for enhanced regional leadership suffered a setback yesterday when India rejected signing a joint statement put before members of the China-backed Shanghai Cooperation Organization, saying

New Zealand halts millions of funds to Cook Islands over its China ties

New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China,

ASEAN opens summit with Persian Gulf nations and China as US threatens tariffs

A regional association of Southeast Asian nations held a three-way summit yesterday with China and six Persian Gulf countries in efforts to expand economic engagement and bolster

New US ambassador, former senator and business executive arrives in Beijing

The new U.S. ambassador to China, former senator and business executive David Perdue, arrived in Beijing Thursday as China and the U.S. reached a temporary break in

Australian PM speaks of Beijing prisoner’s courage, resilience and hope

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese yesterday spoke of the courage, resilience and hope of Australian citizen Yang Hengjun, who was convicted last year in China of espionage.

China, Colombia sign cooperation plan on BRI

China and Colombia should take the latter’s formal accession to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as an opportunity to upgrade bilateral cooperation, President Xi Jinping said

China seeks a united front with Latin America in countering Trump’s trade war

China is moving to strengthen its alliances with other countries as a counterweight to President Donald Trump’s trade war, presenting a united front with Latin American leaders

Xi says there are no winners in a trade war as he visits Southeast Asia

China’s leader Xi Jinping said no one wins in a trade war as he kicked off a diplomatic tour of Southeast Asia yesterday, reiterating China’s commitment to

China warns UK to treat Chinese owners of British Steel fairly

China warned the U.K. government yesterday to treat the Chinese owners of British Steel fairly or risk undermining investor confidence in the country, two days after British

US bans gov’t personnel in China from romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizens

The U.S. government has banned American government personnel in China, as well as family members and contractors with security clearances, from any romantic or sexual relationships with

Beijing calls for protections for students in US after Congress demands data from colleges

Beijing yesterday demanded protections for Chinese students in the U.S. after a Congressional panel asked six American universities to hand over a large amount of detailed

US imposes sanctions on Thai officials after Uyghur men are deported to China

The U.S. State Department over the weekend announced sanctions on an unknown number of current and former Thai officials for their role in deporting at least 40

Russia and Indonesia hold talks to strengthen ties on defense and security

Russia and Indonesia took steps yesterday to strengthen their defense ties with a meeting between a top Russian security official and Indonesia’s defense minister in the

Cook Islands gives some detail of its China deal that has upset close partner New Zealand

The South Pacific country of Cook Islands yesterday unveiled the details of a deal with China to boost cooperation on matters including mining seabed minerals, after

China says a visit by Cook Islands’ prime minister isn’t meant to antagonize others

China insisted that a visit this week by the prime minister of the Cook Islands to Beijing is not meant to conspire against anyone in the South

Xi and Thailand’s leader vow to crack down on scam networks that plague Southeast Asia

China’s leader Xi Jinping and visiting Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra vowed to crack down on the scam networks that plague Southeast Asia as the two leaders

VP Han Zheng, China’s representative at Trump’s inauguration, is a trusted adviser to Xi

Vice President Han Zheng, China’s representative at Donald Trump’s inauguration, is a trusted adviser to President Xi Jinping, a long-time survivor of Chinese politics who rose from

Xi and Trump talk about trade, fentanyl and TikTok

President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed trade, fentanyl and TikTok in a phone call this weekend, just days before Trump heads back to

China and the UK restart economic and financial talks after a six-year hiatus

China and Britain restarted economic and financial talks on Saturday after a six-year hiatus during a visit by Britain’s Treasury chief to Beijing, as the U.K.’s Labour

Beijing releases three Americans it imprisoned for years, US returned four people to China

Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released and are returning to the United States, the White House said yesterday announcing a rare

India says it has reached a pact with China on military patrols along disputed border

India and China have agreed to a pact on military patrols along their disputed border in the Himalayas after a long-running standoff between the two countries that

UK Foreign Secretary Lammy urges China against supporting Russia’s military

Britain’s foreign secretary raised concerns about China’s support of Russia in its war against Ukraine, urging his Chinese counterpart to prevent Chinese firms from supplying to Russia’s military in

South Africa asks Taiwan to move its unofficial embassy out of the capital

South Africa has asked Taiwan to move its unofficial embassy out of the administrative capital, Pretoria, in a move that’s seen as appeasing ally China. The

UK top diplomat to visit China in an attempt to reset frosty relations

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy is making his first trip to China in office this week in an attempt to reset the U.K.’s ties with Beijing and

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