Tag: Diplomacy
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Cambodia’s Hun Sen receives support pledges on Beijing visit
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen received multiple assurances of Chinese economic and political support during a meeting Friday in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “(China) ... -
China-Australia trade ministers hold first meeting since 2019
Australian and Chinese trade ministers held their first bilateral meeting in three years yesterdayas Australia urges China to lift official and unofficial barriers that are costing ... -
NATO chief wants more ‘friends’ as Russia, China move closer
China’s growing assertiveness and collaboration with Russia poses a threat not only to Asia but also to Europe, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said yesterday as he ... -
China scoffs at new Czech president’s phone call with Taiwan
China yesterday accused Czech President-elect Petr Pavel of challenging its hard line on national sovereignty by affirming ties with self-ruled Taiwan in a phone call with ... -
FM Qin on Africa visit sidesteps call for UN council seat
China’s new foreign minister, Qin Gang, has sidestepped a new call by the African Union for permanent representation on the U.N. Security Council during his visit ... -
New foreign minister Qin heads to Africa for first trip
China’s new Foreign Minister Qin Gang is starting his term with a weeklong trip to five African countries, the Foreign Ministry announced yesterday. Qin, who until ... -
Big week for US-Mexico ties going into North American summit
It’s been a big week last week for U.S.-Mexico relations, and that was even before President Joe Biden becomes the first U.S. leader to visit Mexico ... -
Australia-China ministers meet in bid to repair ties
The foreign ministers of Australia and China met in Beijing yesterday in a bid to restore high-level political contacts and return stability to a relationship that ... -
Australia’s foreign minister to meet counterpart in Beijing
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said yesterday she will meet with her counterpart, Wang Yi, in Beijing this week as Australia and China mark 50 years ... -
China casts long shadow over US-Africa Leaders Summit
With dozens of African leaders descending on Washington this week, the Biden administration is offering a not-so-subtle pitch in its economic competition with China on the ... -
President Xi to visit Saudi Arabia to cement Gulf Arab ties
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will arrive in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to attend meetings with oil-rich Gulf Arab nations crucial to his country’s energy supplies as ... -
Xi urges Ukraine talks in meeting with EU’s Michel
Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged negotiations on a political solution to the Ukraine conflict in talks with visiting European Council President Charles Michel in Beijing yesterday, ... -
US dismisses China objections to South China Sea mission
The U.S. Navy yesterday dismissed Beijing’s protests over a “freedom of navigation operation” conducted near a Chinese-held island in the South China Sea, in the latest ... -
Sunak defends pragmatism over rhetoric in British-Chinese relations
In his speech to the annual Lord Mayor’s Banquet in London, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the U.K. would stand up to global competitors like ... -
After exchange, China calls Canada’s manner ‘condescending’
A Chinese spokesperson yesterday accused Canada of acting in a “condescending manner” following a testy exchange between President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ... -
Biden discusses Taiwan with Xi in effort to avoid ‘conflict’
President Joe Biden objected to China’s “coercive and increasingly aggressive actions” toward Taiwan and raised “human rights concerns” about Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong during his ... -
Albanese takes ‘goodwill’ into meeting with Xi
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said yesterday he will soon meet Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first face-to-face talks between the nations’ leaders in five ... -
Biden wants to discuss Taiwan, Russia, trade with Xi
President Joe Biden said yesterday [Macau time] he plans at an anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss growing tensions between Washington and Beijing ... -
Scholz’s China visit sparks debate at home
The timing of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s imminent trip to China and what signals he will give to Beijing have raised questions at home, a German ... -
Chinese, Russia defense chiefs hold telephone conference
Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe held a recent telephone call with his Russia counterpart, Sergei Shoigu, to “exchange views on international and regional issues of mutual ... -
Sri Lanka begins crucial debt restructuring talks with Beijing
Sri Lanka’s president said yesterday his government has started debt restructuring discussions with China, an important step toward finalizing an International Monetary Fund rescue of the ... -
US seeks united front in Asia despite Korea, Japan tensions
Standing on the deck of an American destroyer at a naval base here yesterday, Vice President Kamala Harris directly challenged China by accusing it of “disturbing ... -
Xi visits Kazakhstan ahead of summit with Putin
Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday started his first foreign trip since the outbreak of the pandemic with a stop in Kazakhstan ahead of a summit with ... -
Xi to visit central Asia in first trip abroad since pandemic
China’s leader Xi Jinping will travel to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan starting Wednesday in his first trip abroad since the early days of the pandemic two years ... -
East Timorese leader flies to Australia for critical talks
East Timor’s President Jose Ramos-Horta is scheduled to arrive in Australia yesterday for a state visit as negotiations over lucrative gas resources reach a critical stage ... -
Top Chinese, South Korean diplomats pledge closer ties
The top South Korean and Chinese diplomats pledged this week to develop closer relations and maintain stable industrial supply chains at a time of deepening rivalry ... -
US envoy: Africa trip isn’t to compete with Russia, China
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations headed to Africa yesterday (Macau time), saying she was going to focus on how the United States can help ... -
Xi, Biden talk by phone for more than two hours
President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping held the fifth conversation of their presidencies late yesterday, speaking for more than two hours as they chart the ... -
Xi, Biden to speak as possible Pelosi Taiwan visit looms
U.S. President Joe Biden is planning to speak with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the first time in four months, with a wide range of ... -
Japan, South Korea foreign ministers meet to mend ties
The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan held talks in Tokyo yesterday in what both sides said was a renewed effort to improve bilateral relations. ... -
Beijing accuses US of trying to ‘hijack’ support in Asia
China’s defense minister accused the United States yesterday of trying to “hijack” the support of countries in the Asia-Pacific region to turn them against Beijing, saying ... -
China, Cambodia break ground on port, dismiss US concerns
Chinese and Cambodian officials broke ground yesterday on a naval port expansion project, dismissing American concerns it could provide Beijing with a strategically important military outpost ... -
Wang Yi’s Pacific tour continues in Vanuatu
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Vanuatu yesterday for talks as he continued his regional island-hopping tour two days after failing to ink an ambitious ... -
China falls short on big Pacific deal but finds smaller wins
China fell short yesterday on a bold plan to have 10 Pacific nations endorse a sweeping new agreement covering everything from security to fisheries as some ... -
US aims to leverage Russia-Ukraine bloc against Beijing
U.S. officials say the Biden administration is aiming to lead the international bloc opposed to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine into a broader coalition to counter what ...
