Cai Qi, China’s No 5 official, holds rare meeting with influential American businessman John Thornton, who was granted unprecedented access to the country during Covid-19 era.
Comments follow US President’s meeting with Japanese leader, where they unveiled a series of deals to strengthen military and economic ties to counter China.
Reciprocal trips by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bhutanese counterpart, Tshering Tobgay, are said to strengthen ties but could disturb Thimphu’s border negotiations with Beijing.
Beijing has released a series of points to define its waters along its southern coast, which some observers say extends its maritime area.
Wang hails the strength of the relationship at the start of a trip to the region that will also include a visit to Australia.
Oil and gas drilling must not harm China’s interests and disputes should be ‘handled directly’ between rival claimants, foreign ministry says.
‘Avoiding an escalation’ will be Beijing’s priority as it seeks to wear out Manila’s patience and eventually compel it to accept China’s terms, observers say.
Submission to CPPCC proposes clarifying the legislation, along with other measures to halt decline in international student numbers.
Li Qiang tells NPC legislators China ‘will remain firm in opposing all hegemonic, high-handed and bullying acts’ as Ministry of Finance proposes boosting diplomacy spending 6.6 per cent to US$8.4 billion for 2024.
Trade and investment growth between the two countries has slowed amid a series of economic and security concerns.
Stop spreading the China threat theory, Chinese embassy says in response to Jose Manuel Romualdez’s warning that Philippine exports to China could be in danger as maritime tensions rise.
Li Hui will also visit the EU headquarters in Brussels, as well as Poland, Germany and France to push for a diplomatic solution to the war.
Li Hui made his first visit to promote Beijing’s plans for a negotiated settlement last year, but later admitted it had made no immediate progress
China’s vice-foreign minister Sun Weidong meets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as Kyiv says Moscow is planning new offensive.
In video-link meeting with US representative Jung Pak, China’s envoy Liu Xiaoming says stable peninsula is in the interests of the region and the world.
Use of non-dollar currencies, increased trade with ‘friendly’ partners and capital flight controls help Moscow avoid economic crash, offering ‘important lessons’ for China, says Ding Yifan.
Beijing will lift a 24-year-old ban on imports of beef from Spain, which Chinese foreign minister calls ‘good news, especially for Spanish farmers’. After talks with his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Albares, Wang says the two sides agreed to expand cooperation in new areas.
Wang Xiaohong, China’s public security minister, and Viktor Orban underline stability as the basis for economic relations.
Foreign ministers Wang Yi and Dmytro Kuleba talk peace and trade on sidelines of annual security conference in the German city.
Ambassador to Moscow Zhang Hanhui also tells Sputnik news service that the Russian leader’s visit to China ‘will definitely be a success’.
Range of amphibious landing and logistics skills key to any major Taiwan attack may only come in the mid-2030s, retired US Navy intelligence officer J. Michael Dahm writes.
For the first time in nearly five years, American military completes site surveys in mission to recover missing soldiers.
Chinese maritime expert Wu Shicun warns the year ahead will see ‘unprecedented and disturbing’ challenges in the contested waters.
Meeting ‘confirms the closeness of the Russian and Chinese approaches’, Russian statement says.
Coastguard claims they had ‘illegally intruded’ into the waters, where China has ‘indisputable sovereignty’.
Ambassador Pavlo Riabikin said Kyiv was willing to boost cooperation with Beijing in meeting with Chinese foreign vice-minister. China and Russia held talks in Moscow the same day, exchanging views on strategic cooperation, Brics and other international and regional issues.
With more than 60 countries heading to the polls – including the US, Russia and India – expect a ‘new phase in the geopolitical game’, according to Chinese think tank.
The number of students from South Korea at Chinese universities and language institutes last year fell to less than a quarter of its peak of 73,240 in 2017, amid Seoul’s closer ties to Washington and a decline in China’s image among South Korean youth.
Senior officials vow to ‘especially manage the situation’ at Second Thomas Shoal during talks in Shanghai, according to Beijing.
Beijing and Tokyo foreign affairs officials meet as relations strained by differences on Taiwan and Japan’s decision to release Fukushima water.