China’s military will begin “combat training activities” from Saturday on its side of the border with Myanmar, it said on social media, a day after a convoy of trucks carrying goods into the neighbouring Southeast Asian nation went up in flames. The incident, which Myanmar state media called an insurgent attack, came amid insecurity concerns […]
Read MoreChinese health authorities have not detected any unusual or novel pathogens and provided the requested data on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. The WHO had asked China for more information on Wednesday after groups including the Program for Monitoring Emerging […]
Read MoreChinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida committed to pursuing mutually-beneficial relations in their first face-to-face talks in a year, a sign that Asia’s two largest economies are looking to patch up strained ties. The two leaders also discussed China’s ban on Japanese seafood and the high-profile case of a Japanese businessman […]
Read MoreU.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed on Wednesday to open a presidential hotline, resume military-to-military communications and work to curb fentanyl production, showing tangible progress in their first face-to-face talks in a year. Biden and Xi met for about four hours on the outskirts of San Francisco to discuss issues that […]
Read MoreIf Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time in a year later this week, he will likely raise the case of a detained company executive that has dealt an outsized blow to their close economic ties. The employee of drugmaker Astellas Pharma, as well as other Japanese imprisoned […]
Read MoreThe White House said on Monday President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss strengthening communication and managing competition when they meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit this week. The face-to-face meeting in the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday will be the first between Biden and Xi […]
Read MorePresident Joe Biden and his counterpart Xi Jinping are expected to meet for the first time in a year on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, a critical inflection point for the two superpowers. It’s been a long road to this point, and it’s been stunning to […]
Read MoreHong Kong CNN — Xi Jinping has a plan for how the world should work, and one year into his norm-shattering third term as Chinese leader, he’s escalating his push to challenge America’s global leadership — and put his vision front and center. That bid was in the spotlight like never before last month in […]
Read MoreChinese President Xi Jinping has told Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that their countries could become “trusting partners” as the two leaders moved to recalibrate ties strained for years over issues from trade to human rights and the COVID-19 pandemic. On the first trip to Beijing by an Australian leader since 2016, Albanese met Xi […]
Read MoreBy Erin Hale Taipei, Taiwan – The China Project, an independent media company known for its influential coverage of Chinese politics and society, has announced that it will shut its doors due to funding problems caused by “politically-motivated attacks”. Editor-in-chief Jeremy Goldkorn said on Tuesday that the site’s coverage of China had become more important […]
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