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Xi Jinping, Jack Ma talks may act as next catalyst for China's tech rally

China is well aware that innovation is the key driver for productivity growth. Xi has continuously pushed for "new productive forces" amid the US curbs on high-end chips to China

Trump says he has spoken to China's Xi after taking office, adds no details

Trump said last week he was in no hurry to speak to Xi to try to defuse a new trade war between the world's two largest economies

Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend Moscow's Victory Day on May 9

The Kremlin said in December that it had invited "many countries" to attend the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, which Russians call the Great Patriotic War

Donald Trump in no hurry to talk to Xi Jinping amid new tariff war

China imposed targeted tariffs on US imports on Tuesday and put several companies, including Google, on notice for possible sanctions, in a measured response to Trump's tariffs

Xi Jinping's careful reply to Trump tariffs shows China has more to lose

China is being restrained because it "has more to lose," due to its huge trade imbalance with the US, according to Larry Hu, head of China economics at Macquarie Group Ltd

Trump plans to speak with Xi Jinping as deadline for China tariffs looms

China's reaction to Trump's initial tariff announcement - coming in the middle of a weeklong Lunar New Year holiday - was relatively muted

Just want level playing field: Trump condemns unfair trade ties with China

US President Donald Trump also criticised the Biden administration for allowing the trade deficit with China to go 'out of hand'

Jinping, Putin pledge to boost China-Russia ties in 2025 as Trump returns

Chinese President Xi Jinping, during a video conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin 'shared his hope for a flourishing China-Russia relationship in the year ahead'

Putin, Xi discuss 'multipolar global order' hours after Trump inauguration

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a call Tuesday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, emphasising the two countries' close ties, a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th US president. The two leaders have developed strong personal links that helped bring relations between Moscow and Beijing, growing even closer after Putin sent troops into Ukraine in 2022. China has become a major customer of Russian oil and gas and a source of key technologies amid sweeping Western sanctions on Moscow. In Tuesday's call with Xi, Putin emphasised that Russia-China relations are based on shared interests, equality and mutual benefits, noting that they don't depend on internal political factors and the current international environment. We jointly support the development of a more just multipolar global order and work to ensure indivisible security in Eurasia and the world as a whole, Putin told Xi in remarks carried by the Russian state TV. Joint efforts by Russia and China play an importan

Chinese President's envoy meets Vance, Musk on eve of Trump's inauguration

China's vice president held meetings with the US vice president-elect and US business leaders, including Elon Musk, in Washington on the eve of Donald Trump's inauguration, as the two major powers tackle ongoing tensions over trade and technology. Han Zheng, who serves as an envoy for Chinese President Xi Jinping at the inauguration, discussed a range of topics including fentanyl, balancing trade and regional stability with J D Vance, according to the Trump transition team. Han stressed the extensive common interests and enormous space of cooperation the United States and China share in economic and trade relations despite some disagreements and frictions, according to a readout of his meeting with Vance issued by the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday. Trump has threatened to impose tariffs and other measures against China in his second term, while also hinting and ways in which the two rival powers could cooperate on issues such as regional conflicts and curbing the export of ...

Donald Trump says he had good call with China's Xi, discussed trade, TikTok

Earlier, the Chinese state media Xinhua reported that Xi and Trump spoke by phone on Friday, but did not provide any further detail

'TikTok Refugees' in US test Xi's firewall while embracing Chinese RedNote

After the US Supreme Court signaled it was likely to uphold a law banning the popular TikTok social media app, a reported 700,000 new users flooded onto the Chinese app, Xiaohongshu

China places SL on top of its neighbourhood diplomacy: Xi tells Dissanayake

China places Sri Lanka on top of its neighbourhood diplomacy and supports it in safeguarding its sovereignty, President Xi Jinping told his Sri Lankan counterpart Anura Kumara Dissanayake during their meeting here on Wednesday. After their meeting, the two countries signed several agreements to boost bilateral ties, an official statement here said. Xi expressed China's readiness to usher in a new era of development in bilateral ties and called on the two countries to have a keen grasp of their relations from a strategic perspective and jointly build a China-Sri Lanka community with a shared future, it said. Dissanayake, who arrived here on Tuesday on a four-day visit a month after travelling to India on his first overseas trip since assuming office in September, was given a ceremonial welcome at the Great Hall of People, following which both the Presidents held talks. After the talks, the two leaders witnessed the signing of several bilateral documents on the cooperation plan for .

Xi Jinping talks with Dissanayake, pledges new era in China-Sri Lanka ties

President Xi Jinping Wednesday expressed Beijing's readiness to usher in a new era of development in China-Sri Lanka ties as he met Sri Lankan counterpart Anura Kumara Dissanayake here following which both countries signed several agreements to boost bilateral relations. Dissanayake, who arrived here on Tuesday on a four-day visit a month after travelling to India on his first overseas trip since assuming office in September, was given a ceremonial welcome at the Great Hall of People following which both the Presidents held talks. Xi emphasised China's readiness to work closely with Sri Lanka in ushering in a new era of development, a press release issued by the Sri Lankan President's Media Division in Colombo said. Xi also recalled the longstanding relationship between the two countries, highlighting the close friendship that has existed for decades. President Xi reiterated China's commitment to continuing its cooperation with Sri Lanka in the future, the release said. Following

Have been talking with Xi Jinping through aides, says President-elect Trump

Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, described Xi as a strong and powerful man who he said was revered in China

Taiwan rebutts China's New Year propaganda video as psychological warfare

Video, which featured Chinese warships, fighter jets, and dramatic imagery, sought to assert China's dominance over Taiwan

China's manufacturing activity growth slows as recovery remains bumpy

The Caixin manufacturing purchasing managers index fell to 50.5 from 51.5 in November, according to a statement released by Caixin and S&P Global on Thursday

No one can ever stop China's reunification with Taiwan, says Xi Jinping

Xi also highlighted China's aim to strengthen international cooperation, promote mutual understanding, and build a community with a shared future for humanity

China Russia moving forward hand-in-hand along the right path: Xi to Putin

China and Russia are moving forward hand in hand along the "right path" of non-alliance, non-confrontation and their relations have been advancing towards "higher levels," Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday in his New Year message to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Xi and Putin exchanged New Year greetings highlighting their burgeoning strategic ties in recent years. In the face of the accelerated transformation unseen in a century and a volatile international landscape, China and Russia always move forward hand in hand along the right path of non-alliance, non-confrontation, and not targeting any third party," Xi said in the message. Putin in his message said both countries have advanced the Russia-China comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era to new heights. The mutually beneficial cooperation between China's and Russia's economy, trade, energy, transportation, science, and technology is progressing in an orderly manner, the Russian ...

China's 2024 GDP growth set to hit target of around 5%, says Xi Jinping

While a precise figure won't be available until next month, the Chinese leader's disclosure capped off a year of economic uncertainty, with the growth goal initially seen as a target without a plan