Tag: Diplomacy
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 [Macau time] unveiled the details of a deal with China to boost cooperation on matters including mining seabed ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 [Macau time] announcing ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Pandas arrive in the US; next stop is the National Zoo
The National Zoo’s long dark panda drought is coming to an end. Eleven months after the zoo sent its three wildly popular pandas — Mei Xiang, ... -
Premier Li attends a regional security meeting in Pakistan
Premier Li Qiang is the most prominent leader attending this week’s meeting in Pakistan of a regional security grouping that was founded by Russia and China ... -
US bans new types of goods from China
The Department of Homeland Security announced yesterday [Macau time] that it would ban the import of goods from a Chinese steel manufacturer and a Chinese maker ... -
Xi Jinping to visit Russia next month for the BRICS summit
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will visit Russia next month for a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi confirmed yesterday, ... -
Spanish prime minister visits China during dispute over electric vehicles
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top officials yesterday during his second trip to China in a year and ... -
Xi meets with US national security adviser Jake Sullivan in a bid to improve ties
President Xi Jinping met with U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan yesterday in Beijing, on a visit with the stated aim of keeping communications open between ... -
China and the US will plan a Biden-Xi call in the coming weeks, the White House says
Beijing and Washington will plan for a phone call in the coming weeks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden, the White House ... -
US national security adviser visits Beijing in a bid to manage strained relations
A top White House official has arrived in China for talks on a relationship that has been severely tested during President Joe Biden’s term in office. ... -
Wang visits Myanmar as civil war strains bilateral relations
China’s top diplomat visited Myanmar and met with the leader of its military government as growing instability from the neighboring country’s civil war causes concern in ... -
China sanctions US McGovern for ‘interference’ in its domestic affairs
China sanctioned a U.S congressman Wednesday for “frequently interfering” in China’s domestic affairs, in its latest effort to express displeasure with U.S. politicians who have criticized ... -
China accuses Japan of ‘smear attacks’ in talks with the US, India and Australia
China has expressed strong dissatisfaction to Japan about what it called “smear attacks” against China at recent high-level meetings with the United States, India and Australia, ... -
Ukraine’s FM seeking ‘common ground’ with China in talks on ending war with Russia
Ukraine’s foreign minister says he is seeking “common ground” in talks with his Chinese counterpart on ending his country’s war with Russia. The Russian invasion of ... -
Solomon Islands prime minister says visits to Australia and China focus on creating jobs
The new prime minister of the Solomon Islands said yesterday that his visits to Australia and China are focussed on creating jobs in the developing South ... -
Leader of NATO member Poland visits China, expecting to talk to Xi about Ukraine
Polish President Andrzej Duda met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping yesterday on a visit to Beijing. At the meeting at the Great Hall of the ...
