Mar 17 How an international arrest warrant for Putin puts a new spin on Xi visit to Russia By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Hours after Friday's announcement of the trip, an international arrest warrant was issued for Putin on war crimes charges, taking at least some wind out of the sails of China's big reveal. Continue reading
Mar 17 China’s Xi Jinping to meet Putin as nation seeks more global role By Karl Ritter, Associated Press Chinese President Xi Jinping is planning to visit Russia next week in a diplomatic boost for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Continue reading
Mar 13 President Xi Jinping wants China to play bigger global role after Saudi-Iran deal By Joe McDonald, Associated Press President Xi Jinping is calling for China to play a bigger role in managing global affairs after Beijing scored a diplomatic coup by hosting talks that produced an agreement by Saudi Arabia and Iran to reopen diplomatic relations. Continue reading
Mar 11 China’s parliament names Xi ally Li Qiang premier nominally in charge of economy By Associated Press China on Saturday named Li Qiang, a close confidant of top leader Xi Jinping, as the country’s next premier nominally in charge of the world’s second-largest economy now facing some of its worst prospects in years. Continue reading
Mar 09 In a speech, China’s Xi Jinping calls for ‘more quickly elevating’ armed forces By Associated Press The program laid out by Xi dovetails with a number of national strategies already underway, including the "Made in China 2025" campaign to make China dominant in 10 key fields and a decades-old campaign for civilian-military integration in the economy. Continue reading
Mar 08 Xi accuses U.S. of attempting to block China’s development By Joe McDonald, Associated Press Is the United States out to sabotage China? Chinese leaders think so. President Xi Jinping accused Washington this week of trying to isolate his country and hold back its development. Continue reading
Feb 10 As U.S. shot down shot down Chinese balloon, calls to China went unanswered By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press When a giant Chinese balloon made an uninvited visit to the United States, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin turned to a hotline system set up with Beijing to defuse the situation. Continue reading
Feb 08 China says it was smeared in President Biden’s State of the Union speech By Associated Press A Foreign Ministry spokesperson says China does not fear competing with the U.S. but is "opposed to defining the entire China-U.S. relationship in terms of competition."… Continue reading
Dec 30 Putin, Xi vow closer ties as Russia bombards Ukraine again By Felipe Dana, Associated Press Putin said the Kremlin aimed to “strengthen the cooperation between the armed forces of Russia and China.”… Continue reading
Dec 07 China rolls back some anti-COVID measures following protests By Joe McDonald, Associated Press China has rolled back rules on isolating people with COVID-19 and dropped virus test requirements for some public places. Continue reading