Representatives from Taipei have been included in all three democracy summits, which were begun by US President Joe Biden in 2021, and mainland China has been excluded.
Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, meets with Chinese Ambassador Fan Xianrong about a proposed conference to be held in Switzerland.
Foreign ministry urges Seoul to refrain from ‘hyping the issue’ over recent confrontation between China and the Philippines.
PLA says increased military spending aims to ‘improve strategic capacity’ to defend sovereignty, security and development interests amid ‘instability and uncertainty’ and ‘complex and grim’ anti-separatist struggle.
Xi Jinping says the People’s Liberation Army needs to innovate and explore new types of combat force models.
Mobile payments limits will be increased and tourist attractions encouraged to accept cash and bank cards, central bank says.
Chinese defence ministry says Wellington risks harming its interests by engaging trilateral partnership.
Foreign ministry confirms barrier was set up at disputed Scarborough Shoal to ‘safeguard sovereignty’.
Wang Huning, the party’s No 4, tells a conference that officials must ‘advance the process of reunification’ this year.
Russian embassy in Beijing and the Chinese language Sputnik News service present Moscow’s narrative in bid for wider support.
The initiative is the latest effort to forge closer links between the two countries following a series of economic and security initiatives.
The two sides met to discuss a ‘complete disengagement’ along the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh.
Chinese environment minister tells Kenji Kanasugi that Japan should ‘take responsibility’ for nuclear-contaminated water.
US Air Force secretary Frank Kendall says the move is designed to ‘meet strategic challenges in a time of great power competition’.
Manila’s recent order of more troops and construction on remote Batanes province prompts Beijing’s stern words urging ‘clear understanding’.
Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russia’s Putin that both countries must ‘resolutely oppose’ external interference, asserting the need to defend sovereignty, security and development interests, CCTV reports.
Wei’s successor Li Shangfu was abruptly removed from his post last year, along with a number of other senior military figures.
The central American country’s foreign minister has said it hopes to develop a commercial relationship with mainland China.
Dong Jun, who assumed his new post in December, tells Sergei Shoigu that Beijing and Moscow should ‘elevate the relations between the two militaries to a higher level’.
Amid a spat with New Delhi, the Maldives is set to host China’s Xiang Yang Hong 3 early next month.
The accelerated progress reflects the demand for a new midsized combat vessel that is bigger and faster than its predecessor.
In his Davos speech, the French president stresses the need for EU to reduce its dependence on both major powers.
Li Qiang, in discussions with Michael Higgins as well as with Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar, is the first member of Chinese leadership to visit Ireland since 2015.
Announcement comes after Chinese Premier Li Qiang holds talks with Swiss President Viola Amherd on train to Bern during official visit.
Beijing’s defence ministry says it is ‘on high vigilance’ and will ‘firmly defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country’ as Taiwanese voters prepare to go to the polls.
Xi Jinping and his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto had ‘constructive’ talks about the incident last October which led to the Balticconnector pipeline being shut down.
Ex-Chinese Football Association boss Chen Xuyuan made the admission in a documentary aired on state television that also featured former national team boss and Li Tie.
Y-20 airlifter was put on the international market in November when it was shown to Nigeria’s defence chief, military magazine says.
The People’s Liberation Army Southern Theatre Command said the exercise in the South China Sea was a ‘routine’ drill.
Five past or current top commanders of elite PLA Rocket Force among those stripped of NPC role, Standing Committee statement issued on Friday says.