China providing political support to Russia with 'blatant lies': NATO
World | March 23, 2022 22:20 ISTNATO chief has alleged that China is providing political support to Russia who has unleased war on Ukraine with 'blatant lies'.
NATO chief has alleged that China is providing political support to Russia who has unleased war on Ukraine with 'blatant lies'.
Boeing 737 plane crash: The jet plane crashed in the mountanious region that catched fire after the disaster. Several videos have surfaced on Twitter showing final moments before the crashed into mountains.
Boeing 737 was carrying 132 people onboard including 123 passengers and 9 crew members, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
Biden asserted that his administration will buy American equipment to make sure everything from the deck of an aircraft carrier to the steel on highway guardrails are made in America.
Xi stressed that China’s position has always been to respect every country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
However, it is not clear whether Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to UN, made the statement after Russian Prez Vladimir Putin on Feb 24 announced a military operation in Ukraine, claiming it's intended to protect civilians.
In the present circumstances concerning the Ukraine crisis, three players have been actively involved -- Russia, Ukraine, and the West -- but China is looking even more closely.
Imran Khan took with himself a huge delegation for the visit during which he will also attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games.
During his visit from February 3 to 6, Prime Minister Khan will hold bilateral meetings with President Xi and Premier Li Keqiang.
Experts have pointed out how China's GDP expanded just 4 per cent in the last quarter of the year compared to a year prior, the slowest pace in a year and a half.
Putin has sought guarantees that an expansion of the NATO military alliance would never include Ukraine, a demand rejected by the U.S. and its NATO allies.
Xi Jinping called for developing a sound and steady China-US relationship and expressed his readiness to work with Joe Biden to build consensus and take active steps to move the bilateral relations forward in a positive direction.
Biden would have preferred to meet Xi in person, but the Chinese leader has not left his country since before the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
The virtual meeting will be the 3rd engagement between the two leaders since the month of February.
Biden, at the Group of 20 meeting in Rome and again at the U.N. climate gathering, criticized Xi for failing to show up to the summits.
The Plenary meeting of the Communist Party of China, (CPC) which wrapped up its four-day meet on Thursday, adopted a landmark resolution to cement Xi's "core" status in the country's political history and cleared the decks for him to extend his rule for a record third term next year and perhaps beyond.
China's ruling Communist Party removed term limits on Xi Jinping's post as president in 2018, indicating his intention to stay in power.
Xi Jinping is scheduled to participate in an online meeting with other Pacific Rim leaders including US President Joe Biden on Saturday.
New Zealand is hosting this year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, which culminates in a leader's meeting on Saturday.
Xi Jinping said that one country's success does not have to mean another country's failure, adding that the world is big enough to accommodate the common development and progress of all countries.
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