- 17 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityXi Jinping
Britain not expecting China’s Xi in Glasgow – U.N. envoy
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Britain is not expecting Chinese President Xi Jinping to travel to Scotland for a climate conference and China has indicated it will send…
France’s Macron asks China’s Xi Jinping for signal ahead of COP26
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron asked China's President Xi Jinping during a phone call on Tuesday to send the world a "decisive signal" on climate change ahead of…
EU, China climate chiefs to meet face-to-face ahead of COP26 talks
By Kate Abnett LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - European Union green policy chief Frans Timmermans will meet China's top climate envoy Xie Zhenhua face-to-face for the first time on Wednesday ahead of…
China’s Xi will not attend Rome G20 summit in person – source
ROME (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend a Rome summit of the Group of 20 leading economies in person, a source close to the matter said on…
China’s Xi calls for new progress in military equipment, weapons
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping called for efforts to "break new ground" in military equipment and weapons development for the People's Liberation Army, China's armed forces, according to…
White House repeats no Taiwan policy change; experts see Biden gaffe
By Jeff Mason and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Friday reiterated that Joe Biden was not signaling a change in U.S. policy toward Taiwan when he…
U.S. voices concern about China’s treatment of NBA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States voiced concern on Friday at China's actions against the National Basketball Association, after Boston Celtics highlights were absent from a Chinese streaming platform following…
Four G20 leaders not expected at Rome summit -diplomats
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - At least four leaders from the Group of 20 wealthy nations look set to miss this month's summit in Rome that hosts Italy had…
China’s Xi faces resistance to property-tax plan – WSJ
(Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping is facing resistance over a nationwide property tax aimed at curbing housing speculation, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people with knowledge…
Will Xi attend COP26? China says: await an announcement
LONDON (Reuters) -China attaches great importance to tackling climate change but an announcement has yet to be made on whether or not President Xi Jinping will attend the COP26 summit,…
China’s Communist Party to hold sixth plenum on Nov 8-11 -state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ruling Communist Party's Central Committee will hold a key meeting, its sixth plenum, on Nov. 8-11, according to a report from the official Xinhua news agency,…
Factbox-COP26 in Glasgow: Who is going and who is not?
(Reuters) - Time to RSVP! Several prominent leaders have yet to say if they will attend the U.N. COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in person next month, which Britain's Queen…
