Pelosi's critical remarks for Xi came while she compared the aura of the Chinese President and His Holiness Dalai Lama. She asserted that the message, knowledge, and compassion Dalai Lama has, will last forever. On the other hand, Xi's works will be of no use, once he leaves the planet.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused China of helping Russia to disrupt an upcoming Swiss-organized peace conference on the war in Ukraine.
Putin and Xi pledged a "new era" of strategic partnership that proclaimed opposition to the US on a host of issues, including Ukraine and Taiwan. Putin also appreciated Xi's position pon Ukraine and welcomed China to play a constructive role in the settlement of the conflict.
China has offered robust diplomatic support to Moscow after it invaded Ukraine and has emerged as a top export market for Russian oil and gas, helping fill the Kremlin’s war coffers. Russia also has relied on China as the main source of high-tech imports to keep military machines running.
During the talks in Beijing, Putin told Xi that Russia-China cooperation is a stabilising factor in the world and not directed against anyone. Putin arrived in China on Thursday morning in his first foreign trip after beginning his fifth term to highlight their "no limits" partnership.
Putin arrived in the Chinese capital to begin his two-day state visit that sends the world a message about his priorities and partnership with Xi. Russia has increasingly become economically dependent on China after the former's invasion of Ukraine amid Western sanctions.
This is Putin's first foreign trip since he began his fifth term as President and seeks to highlight the "no limits" partnership with China announced in 2022. China has backed Russia politically in the conflict in Ukraine and Putin is expected to push Xi for further support to Russia's war economy.
Putin expressed support for China's peace plan proposed over a year ago that called for a ceasefire and ending unilateral sanctions against Russia. His remarks came ahead of his first foreign trip to China, which begins on Thursday, to highlight their "no limits" partnership.
The White House says that the new measures impact $18 billion in Chinese imported goods including steel and aluminium, semiconductors, batteries, critical minerals, solar cells and cranes.
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for deepening China and Hungary's traditional friendship during talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest. Watch to know more!
China’s last ambassador to India, Sun Weidong, left his post in October 2022. Since then the post has been vacant despite both countries having rocky relations in the past three to four years.
China's President Xi Jinping arrived in France on Sunday for a rare visit with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, who is set to press him to reduce trade imbalances and try to convince him to use his influence on Russia over the war in Ukraine.
China's President Xi Jinping arrived in France on Sunday for a rare visit with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, who is set to press him to reduce trade imbalances and try to convince him to use his influence on Russia over the war in Ukraine.
Xi Jinping's first stop will be Paris, where his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron will be waiting for his arrival amid the fact he had a similar trip to Beijing last year.
This would be Putin's first foreign trip since the presidential elections in March and will follow his presidential inauguration on May 7. Diplomatic and trade relations between Russia and China have grown sharply since the Ukraine war in 2022 as the former has been heavily sanctioned by the West.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called on China to provide a level playing field for American businesses as he began a visit aimed at resolving a raft of contentious issues that could jeopardise the newly repaired relationship.
The official said Blinken has three primary objectives for his trip to China: First, making progress on key issues. Second, clearly and directly communicating concerns on bilateral, regional, and global issues. Third, responsibly managing competition, so that it does not result in miscalculation.
This call was the first communication between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden since their historic in-person meeting in California last year. During Tuesday's call, Biden also pressed China over its relationship with Russia and human rights concerns in Hong Kong.
This is the first communication between the two leaders since they held a high-level meeting in California last November. Biden raised concerns over human rights abuses in China, Taiwan, South China Sea and Beijing's defence relationship with Russia in his call with Xi.
During the meeting, the statement from Beijing said China and Sri Lanka agreed to continue to act under the friendship, peace, mutual respect and fivefold principle in international affairs. Besides, China also agreed to not interfere in the internal affairs of the island nation.
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