Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will not travel to Brazil for the BRICS Summit scheduled for early next month. Although there is no official announcement yet, media reports suggested that Xi plans to skip the BRICS Summit, which, if confirmed, will be his first-ever absence from the meeting of the bloc…
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to let rare earth minerals and magnets flow to the United States, a move that could lower tensions between the world’s biggest economies. Asked by a reporter aboard Air Force One whether Xi had agreed to do so, Trump replied: “Yes, he…
Xi Jinping has been preparing for this moment for years. In April 2020, long before President Trump launched a trade war that would shake the global economy, China’s top leader held a meeting with senior Communist Party officials and laid out his vision for turning the tables on the United States in a confrontation. Tensions…
Chinese President Xi Jinping will make an official visit to Russia from May 7-10, where he will participate in celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany, the Kremlin said on Sunday. In a statement on Telegram, the Kremlin said that Xi will discuss with Russian President Vladimir Putin the development of…
US and China have been steadily increasing tit-for-tat tariffs on each other’s imports. US President Donald Trumpon Wednesday ratcheted up his tariff offensive up to 245% on China. He also declared it’s up to China to return to the negotiating table after Beijing backed out of a high-stakes Boeing aircraft deal.“The ball is in China’s…
As China faces off with the United States over a punishing trade war, it is under pressure to shore up its friendships around the world, starting with its neighbors in Southeast Asia. But its relations there are complicated. China’s leader, Xi Jinping, will be testing these ties this week as he visits Vietnam, Malaysia and…
In his first response to the United States slapping 145 percent tariffs on Chinese goods, President Xi Jinping on Friday urged the European Union to join forces with Beijing to resist what he called “unilateral bullying” even as China hit back by raising its own tariffs on American goods from 84 percent to 125 percent….
Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, met with executives of Saudi Aramco, BMW, Toyota Motor, FedEx and dozens of other foreign companies at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday as China seeks to boost foreign investment amid worsening trade relations between China and the United States. It was the third time that…
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus here on Friday, official media reported. Yunus, on a four-day visit to China, took part in the country’s Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference in Hainan after his arrival there on Wednesday. He arrived in Beijing on Thursday and was received at the airport…
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday held a phone conversation to discuss the ongoing Ukraine crisis, with Xi expressing China’s support for diplomatic efforts to ease tensions. According to Chinese state-owned media, Xinhua TV, Xi stated that China was pleased to see Russia and relevant parties making positive efforts to…