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Xí Jìnpíng 习近平 and Vladimir Putin. 习近平 Reuters / Kremlin/dp The People’s Daily heralded the upcoming get-together between Vladimir Putin and Xí Jìnpíng 习近平 at the Winter Olympics, saying that the visit will mark the 38th meeting between the two figures since 2013, when Xi chose Russia for his first…

Published: 10:09pm, 3 Feb, 2022 Updated: 10:38pm, 3 Feb, 2022 Read More

BEIJING—After decades of prioritizing economic growth, Chinese leaders have recently focused their efforts on overhauling the education and housing sectors. Looming behind those efforts are what many in China call the “three big mountains.” The term—a modern-day twist on a phrase Communist revolutionaries used to refer to the evils of…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is heading to Beijing amid the soaring tensions over Ukraine on a trip intended to help strengthen Moscow‘s ties with China and coordinate their policies in the face of Western pressure. Putin’s talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday will mark their…

A $3 billion dollar loan and inviting China to invest in six key sectors of Pakistan will be on Pakistan PM Imran Khan's agenda when he visits Beijing on Wednesday (Image: Reuters File) Pakistan is among the 22 nations whose leaders will engage in deep diplomatic ties with China's Xi…

The Chinese regime is on a mission to become a global leader in space exploration, technology, and law-making, according to an official white paper released on Jan. 28. “To explore the vast cosmos, develop the space industry, and build China into a space power is our eternal dream,” Chinese leader Xi…

TAIPEI: Taiwan will not send an official delegation to the opening or closing of the Beijing Winter Olympics due to China's strict pandemic controls and flight disruptions, the self-ruled island's governing body for sport said. The decision comes at a time when relations between Beijing and Taipei are at their…

BEIJING (AP) — China has undergone history-making change since the last time it was an Olympic host in 2008: It is richer, more heavily armed and openly confrontational. As President Xi Jinping’s government prepares for February’s Winter Olympics, it has greater leverage to exert influence abroad and resist complaints from…

China needs more children to defuse a demographic time bomb that threatens to derail President Xi Jinping’s ambitions to double the Chinese economy by 2035. To achieve that goal, Beijing is corralling local administrations and businesses to encourage reluctant women to give birth – by offering everything from baby bonuses,…

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to chair a virtual summit on Tuesday commemorating the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and five Central Asian countries, an event observers said will lay the ground for more economic and trade cooperation. This year marks the 30th…