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The White House is still putting the finishing touches on its plan to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, ahead of a summit this week with world leaders including Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping. President Joe Biden's administration has been pressing other countries to make ambitious targets…

BEIJING - China's President Xi Jinping will attend a U.S.-led climate change summit on Thursday at the invitation of President Joe Biden, in the first meeting between the two leaders since the advent of the new U.S. administration. Biden has invited dozens of world leaders to join the two-day virtual…

US President Joe Biden.White House accuses China of genocide but reached a joint pledge to cooperate on climate. At the same time, US President Joe Biden´s administration's  is also working to arrange a summit with Russia, despite imposing harsh new sanctions. Biden´s strategy is not about easing tensions, so often the…

In a special episode on the crisis in Xinjiang region of China, the staff writer Raffi Khatchadourian investigates Xi Jinping’s government’s severe repression of Muslim minorities, principally Uyghurs and Kazakhs. Accounts from a camp survivor and a woman who fled detainment show how, even outside the camps, life in the…

April 16, 20211:40 PM UTC Reuters 1 minute read German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a session of the lower house of parliament Bundestag debating the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) measures, in Berlin, Germany, April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi The leaders of Germany and France welcomed Beijing's aim to reach climate…

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It quickly became obvious in Anchorage, Alaska, last month that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s diplomatic envoys hadn’t come carrying olive branches. Instead they brought a new world view. As Biden administration officials expected in their first meeting with Chinese counterparts, Yang Jiechi, Mr. Xi’s top foreign-policy aide, and Foreign Minister…

Chinese President Xi Jinping hoped to make China a global leader in soccer, his favorite sport. After years of massive government support, that dream has so far fallen short. The big picture: China's soccer dream isn't ending, but the initial investment frenzy seems to have slowed. Soccer is a hugely…

The Biden administration has concluded that China "is flirting with the idea of seizing control of Taiwan as President Xi Jinping becomes more willing to take risks to boost his legacy," the Financial Times reports.                      Why it matters: An invasion of Taiwan, the self-governed island claimed by Beijing, would force…

U.S. President Joe Biden is including rivals Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China among the invitees to the first big climate talks of his administration. U.S. President Joe Biden, seen boarding Air Force One on Friday, is including rivals Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of…