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China hosted a Central Asia Summit in its historic city of Xi’an on May 18 and 19, one day before this year’s Group of Seven (G-7) Summit in Japan’s Hiroshima from May 19 to 21. The Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with heads of state from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,…

To most of us, Mauritius is a holiday paradise, a nirvana for eco-tourists and honeymooners far removed from the slings of world politics and global crises. But this balmy island in the Indian Ocean is now the unlikely epicentre of a chilling power struggle between America and China. At the…

A meeting of some of China’s most senior politicians at the end of April 2023 concluded with a fairly cautious assessment of the country’s economic recovery. Things are improving, they said, but domestic demand needs to improve. The meeting in Beijing, headed by President Xi Jinping, was a review of China’s…

As the Group of Seven (G7) leaders meet in Japan, China is holding its own summit. Chinese president Xi Jinping is hosting the first-ever in-person meeting of five Central Asian nations in Xian, the capital of the northwestern province of Shaanxi. The summit comes as China is making efforts to…

Already have Rappler+? to listen to groundbreaking journalism. FILE PHOTO: Chinese commercial fishing boats moored on the outer anchorage in Strait of Singapore. Igor Grochev/shutterstock President Xi Jinping orders all efforts be made to search for the missing crew, which includes 17 Chinese nationals, 17 Indonesians and five from the…

“We’ve carefully studied your proposals to resolve the acute crisis in Ukraine,” Putin told Xi in televised comments at the start of their one-on-one talks in the Kremlin Monday. “We’ll discuss all these issues, including your initiative, which we of course view with respect.” The trip to Moscow marks Xi’s…

Published: 6:33am, 21 Mar, 2023 Updated: 3:55pm, 26 Mar, 2023 Read More

Alamy Stock Photo Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting with China's President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow today. # Russian visit Putin tells Xi Jinping Russia is ready to discuss China's plan to end Ukraine war during talks The Chinese president’s three-day trip serves as a show of support…

Russian President Vladimir Putin warmly welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the Kremlin on Monday, a visit that sent a powerful message to Western leaders allied with Ukraine that their efforts to isolate Moscow have fallen short. Xi’s trip — his first abroad since his re-election earlier this month —…

BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping is due to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow in a political boost for the isolated Russian president after the International Criminal Court charged him with war crimes in Ukraine. Xi's government gave no details of what the Chinese leader hoped to accomplish. Xi and Putin…