- 17 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityXi Jinping
Analysis-China would back Russia, diplomatically, if it moved on Ukraine
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) - China would back Russia diplomatically and perhaps economically if it invades Ukraine, worsening Beijing's already strained relations with the West, but would stop…
U.S. has ‘no intention’ to engage with China on Indo Pacific Economic Framework
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - The United States has "no intention" of engaging with China in its forthcoming Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, but is talking to its partners who share…
Factbox-Moscow-Beijing partnership has ‘no limits’
(Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin met in Beijing on Friday and announced a strategic partnership that they said was aimed at countering the influence of…
N.Korea’s Kim calls Olympics ‘great victory’ for China, calls for better relations
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a message to Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulating him on the Beijing Winter Olympics as a "great…
China, Russia ‘coordinated positions’ on Ukraine, says Chinese foreign ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Russia coordinated their positions on Ukraine during a meeting between both countries' foreign ministers in Beijing on Thursday, according to a statement by the Chinese…
Xi Jinping’s Record Promotion of Generals – Loyalty or Insecurity?
Chinese President and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Xi Jinping, promoted seven officers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to the rank of General on January 21,…
By Vikram Sood
Russia and China to discuss closer gas, financial ties during Putin visit, says Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia and China will discuss closer gas and financial ties during President Vladimir Putin's trip to Beijing for the Winter Olympics, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, and a…
Putin, Xi to discuss European security amid Ukraine standoff – Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian and Chinese presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will spend a "lot of time" discussing security in Europe and the set of demands Moscow has made…
Beijing punishes local officials for handling of deadly Henan floods
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing has punished almost 100 officials and company managers for dereliction of duty around catastrophic floods that hit Henan province and killed hundreds of people last July,…
Putin to brief China’s Xi on Russia-NATO talks, Kremlin says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will brief his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Moscow's talks with NATO when he travels to Beijing next month, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov…
Ecuador’s Lasso to visit China in February for debt negotiations
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso will travel to China at the start of February to renegotiate terms of the South American country's debt to Beijing,…
Look to the future and stay focused, Xi tells China in New Year’s address
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the importance of maintaining a "strategic focus" in his 2022 New Year address and of being mindful of "potential risks" in the…
