Malaysia’s prime minister said yesterday that the United States has become more “transactional,” using rewards and punishments to achieve aims with other countries, and should be encouraged
Australian and Vietnamese prime ministers yesterday discussed ways of improving an already booming economic relationship, as part of Australia’s strategy to diversify trade away from China.
Tuvalu's former Attorney General Feleti Teo was named prime minister of the tiny South Pacific nation yesterday after elections a month ago ousted the last government
Top diplomats from the U.S. and China on Friday held a “candid and constructive” discussion on issues vexing their strained relations over Taiwan, the situation in the
Russia and China yesterday accused the United States and Britain of illegally attacking military sites used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels to launch missiles at commercial vessels
Senators this week confirmed a veteran of U.S.-Asian engagement and security as the State Department’s second-ranking diplomat, in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote. The approval of
A secret memo obtained by The Associated Press details a yearslong covert operation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration that sent undercover operatives into Venezuela to surreptitiously record and build drug-trafficking cases against the country’s leadership – a plan the U.S. acknowledged from the start was arguably a violation of international law.
China and Nauru formally restored diplomatic relations yesterday after the tiny Pacific island nation cut its ties with Taiwan earlier this month, in a further move by
US and Chinese officials have completed the third meeting of a working group established to cooperate on financial issues, in a step that continues the trend set by
Ireland’s prime minister extended a warm welcome to visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang yesterday , saying his country wanted a “strong and constructive relationship” with China despite
The Pacific Island nation of Nauru said yesterday that it is switching diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China, a move that reduces the dwindling number of Taiwan’s
Leaders from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, at a special summit yesterday marking their 50th anniversary of friendship, adopted a joint vision that emphasizes
Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Vietnam yesterday seeking to further deepen ties with the Southeast Asian nation, weeks after it elevated its diplomatic relations with Western-aligned
The leaders of China and the European Union were holding wide-ranging talks yesterday that included their disputes over trade and a deep divide on the war in
China yesterday presented the United Nations Security Council with a four-point plan for Middle East peace in a demonstration of its ambitions to be a global superpower. Chinese
The top diplomats from South Korea, Japan and China met yesterday to discuss when to resume their leaders’ trilateral summit after a four-year hiatus and how to
Fiji's leader says that after meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping, he hopes to collaborate with China on upgrading his nation’s shipyards and ports. Sitiveni Rabuka made the remarks
A head of the highly anticipated meeting today between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Chinese state media have taken a new tone
Singapore's defense minister urged China as a dominant power in Asia to take the lead in reducing tensions in the region, warning that a military conflict
China’s foreign minister believes the road to an expected meeting between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden will not be “smooth sailing” and both sides
California Gov. Gavin Newsom had a surprise meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing yesterday after being warmly welcomed by other senior officials in a display
China’s top diplomat will come to the United States tomorrow for a three-day visit, the latest move by Washington and Beijing to keep high-level talks open amid
Russia's foreign minister proposed regular security talks with North Korea and China to deal with what he described as increasing U.S.-led regional military threats, as he
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told Chinese President Xi Jinping in a rare meeting yesterday that he was “very disappointed” by China’s failure to strongly
China's ambassador to Australia yesterday criticized Australian politicians who visit Taiwan, saying they are being utilized by separatists on the self-governing island. Ambassador Xiao Qian was
Syrian President Bashar Assad arrived in China yesterday on his first visit to the country since the start of Syria’s 12-year conflict during which Beijing has been
A senior Kremlin official yesterday called for closer policy coordination between Moscow and Beijing to counter what he described as Western efforts to contain them as he hosted
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met yesterday with China’s vice president on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly as the Biden administration and Beijing step
China’s top diplomat is heading to Russia for security talks after two days of meetings with U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser over the weekend in
China is sending Vice President Han Zheng to the U.N. General Assembly’s annual high-level debate, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said last week, suggesting that the
Pope Francis’ Ukraine peace envoy, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, is heading to China on the fourth leg of a mission that has already brought him to Kyiv,
A Chinese delegation led by Vice-Premier Liu Guozhong will visit North Korea to participate in celebrations for its 75th founding anniversary, which is tomorrow, the North’s state
Australia and China opened their first high-level dialogue in three years yesterday in a sign of a slight thaw to relations between countries that have clashed
A delegation of Australian federal ministers will attend a high-level dialogue in Beijing this week in a further sign of a warming of relations after a years-
Britain's top diplomat, James Cleverly, began a long-awaited visit to China yesterday as the two countries attempt to stabilize their ties that have frayed badly in
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