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China's Xi, France's Macron pledge cooperation on global crises, trade

China and France pledged deeper cooperation on global issues like the war in Ukraine and trade, as France prepares to take on the presidency of the Group of Seven next year. French President Emmanuel Macron met with China's Xi Jinping on Thursday morning as part of a three-day state visit focusing on trade and diplomacy. France seeks help to end Ukraine war --------------------------------------- The French leader is seeking to involve Beijing in pressuring Russia toward a ceasefire with Ukraine after a recent burst of diplomacy around a U.S.-led peace plan. We are facing the risk of the disintegration of the international order that brought peace to the world for decades, and in this context, the dialogue between China and France is even more essential than ever, Macron said Thursday. I hope that China will join our call, our efforts to achieve, as soon as possible, at the very least a ceasefire in the form of a moratorium on strikes targeting critical infrastructure, he said.

Macron eyes energy cooperation, Airbus deals and 'pandas' on China visit

French President Emmanuel Macron's three-day China visit brings top ministers and CEOs as France pushes for progress on energy, trade, agriculture and panda diplomacy

China issues new PLA discipline guidelines underlining political loyalty

Revised PLA discipline rules effective January 1, 2026, tighten political control, expand anti-corruption checks and bar "erroneous" political remarks across the military

Xi courts Emmanuel Macron in diplomatic efforts to isolate Japan's Takaichi

A three-day visit that kicks off Wednesday comes as the democratically-ruled island claimed by Beijing is back in the spotlight

55 killed, 279 missing in one of Hong Kong's deadliest fires: All we know

Hundreds of residents were evacuated as the fire spread across seven of the eight high-rise apartment buildings in a housing complex in Tai Po district, a suburb in the New Territories

Trump may visit China in November 2026 to attend Apec Summit: US official

The development comes a day after Trump said that he has accepted Xi's invitation to visit China in April and that he invited Xi for a state visit to the US later next year

Trump seeks to steady Xi truce while reassuring Japan amid Taiwan tensions

Stocks in Hong Kong and China cheered Trump's efforts to prevent ties spiraling, with a tech rally leading a rise in shares

I will visit Beijing in April and host China's Xi later next year: Trump

President Donald Trump said Monday that he has accepted an invitation from Chinese leader Xi Jinping to visit Beijing in April and that he reciprocated by inviting Xi for a state visit to the US later next year. Trump made the announcement after he spoke with Xi by phone nearly a month after the two leaders met in person in South Korea, saying they discussed issues including Ukraine, fentanyl and purchases of American soybeans. "Our relationship with China is extremely strong!" Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. Beijing, which announced the phone call first, said nothing about the state visits but noted that the two leaders discussed trade, Taiwan and Ukraine. Xi told Trump that Taiwan's return to mainland China is "an integral part of the postwar international order," the Chinese Foreign Ministry said a crucial issue to Beijing that Trump did not mention in his post. The omissions from each side signal that sticking points remain for the two superpowers even as they highlight ..

Trump's trade war showdown proved that China can now stand up to America

China absorbed the full weight of American economic pressure and retaliated successfully, weaponising dominance of global supply chains on which US relies, particularly rare earth minerals, magnets

Best of BS Opinion: A new migration survey offers hope for policymaking

Best of BS Opinion explains the need for a new migration survey, diplomatic challenges after Sheikh Hasina's death sentence, China's internal tremors, and governance lessons from Tesla and OpenAI

China's 'head-on blow' warning to Japan after PM Takaichi's Taiwan remark

China issued one of its strongest warnings yet after Japan PM's Taiwan comments, saying any challenge to its sovereignty will face a "firm blow" and be "shattered against the great wall of steel"

Xi's military purges expose corruption, raise doubts on China's nuke forces

The shake-up in China's armed forces comes as both Beijing and Washington are pushing through major changes in their country's militaries, in different ways

US, China suspend mutual shipping probes as trade talks ease tensions

The suspensions remove some costs and uncertainty for an industry that had been facing fees to deliver goods to the US

China doubles down on innovation, self-reliance to counter US rivalry

China is using American pressure as a catalyst to accelerate domestic innovation, by pumping money into its local firms

China lifts gallium, germanium export curbs to US amid trade thaw

Beijing's move to lift export restrictions on key semiconductor minerals until 2026 signals a thaw in US-China trade tensions after the leaders' meeting in Busan

China races to unlock secrets of longevity with billion-dollar drive

Longevity labs, 'immortality islands' and grapeseed pills are part of China's national project to conquer aging, despite sometimes shaky science and extravagant claims

Trump's bipolar G2 dream is fundamentally unstable, lacks global influence

What is clear is that both G1 and G2 know that their field of geographical dominance cannot increase any more than it already has

Trump warns Xi Jinping of severe consequences if China invades Taiwan

Trump declined to reveal his strategy on a potential Taiwan conflict and insisted China 'understands what will happen' if it attempts any aggression

What did Trump, Xi agree to on tariffs, export controls, and fentanyl

The deal, which also includes resumption of Chinese purchases of American soybeans, averts Trump's threatened 100 per cent tariff on Chinese goods and extends a delicate trade truce