Russia Ukraine war: Xi told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a phone call that a Chinese envoy, a former Chinese ambassador to Russia, would visit Ukraine and “other countries” to discuss a possible political settlement, according to a government statement.
Xi appealed for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, warning that “there is no winner in a nuclear war".
Interestingly, some reports suggest that Islamabad is indirectly pressuring Beijing to pardon its massive loan from China or extend deadlines to avoid the impending default.
China said on Wednesday that the exercises simulating an encirclement of Taiwan were intended as a “serious warning” to pro-independence politicians on the self-governing island and their foreign supporters.
Although there was no mention of any peace talks on Sunday, a statement released by the Kremlin termed the recent visit of Xi as "very productive".
The test was “defensive in nature and not targeted against any country,” the ministry said, giving no other details such as whether it actually struck an object, how many interceptors were fired and where they landed.
Trump, who was indicted in New York Court in a sensational hush-money case, spoke to Fox News, where he called Macron a good friend but uttered cuss words against him.
"The theatre's troops are ready to fight at all times and can fight at any time to resolutely smash any form of Taiwan independence' and foreign interference attempts," the Chinese military said.
The United States, on several occasions, termed sailing in the South China Sea as their international navigation rights, while Beijing called it "illegal".
According to the Taiwanese Defence Ministry, the Chinese warplanes crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan’s southwest and southeast ADIZ.
The critical remarks from Macron came hours after he left Chinese airspace following his crucial meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) simulated precision strikes against key targets in Taiwan and nearby waters as “combat readiness” exercises around the self-ruled island.
French President's China visit: According to reports, Emmanuel Macron is likely to push China to back peace efforts and warn it against providing weapons to Russia amid the ongoing war.
The official names of the 11 places were released on Sunday by the ministry, which also gave precise coordinates, including two land areas, two residential areas, five mountain peaks and two rivers.
The clarifications from Putin's side came nearly a week after his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping made a visit to Moscow.
Although a joint statement released by Russia and China mentioned that both leaders had a crucial meeting dedicated to the ongoing war, the outcome did not lead to any breakthrough.
Notably, this is the first meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with any global leader since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for his atrocities on children in war-torn Ukraine.
US President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill Monday that directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the origins of Covid-19 more than three years after the start of the pandemic.
Xi’s trip — his first abroad since his re-election earlier this month — showed off Beijing’s new diplomatic swagger and gave a political lift to Putin just days after an international arrest warrant was issued for the Kremlin leader on war crimes charges related to Ukraine.
Notably, the meeting was arranged on the same day when Chinese President Xi Jinping met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow with a Ukraine peace plan.
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