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Beijing urges Trump administration to make 'right choice' on US-China ties

The remarks followed President-elect Trump telling his first news conference since his election victory six weeks ago that Chinese President Xi Jinping had been a friend

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have a chance to improve relations in 2025

A face-to-face meeting, sooner rather than later, is essential to set the tone of the bilateral relationship over the next four year

Stop whitewashing mistakes, turn the knife inward: Xi to Chinese officials

Chinese President Xi Jinping, who continues to crack the corruption whip on the ruling Communist Party and the military officials, asked the cadre to turn the knife inwards, stop whitewashing mistakes and carry the anti-graft campaign without any mercy. Since he came to power in 2012, Xi made the anti-corruption campaign the main plank of his governance model. Official media accounts say over a million party officials, including two defence ministers and dozens of military officials, were punished and prosecuted in the campaign. In his speech delivered at the plenary session of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) in January this year, contents of which were released for the first time on Sunday by party theoretical magazine Qiushi, 71-year-old Xi has called on cadres to confront corruption head-on so that interest groups cannot prey on the Party. Xi said all party members must deeply promote the party's self-revolution referring mainly to the fight against ...

China's President Xi Jinping likely to skip Trump's inauguration ceremony

However, China's ambassador to the US and his spouse are expected to attend the event

Kevin Rudd's book examines Xi Jinping's push to reshape Western norms

The author concludes that the Chinese leader is determined to strengthen ideology, change global norms in China's favour, and leave a legacy of his thoughts as the driving mandate for the CPC

Donald Trump invites China's Prez Xi Jinping to attend inauguration: Report

The invitation to the Jan. 20 inauguration in Washington occurred in early November, shortly after the Nov. 5 presidential election

Trump invites China's Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration on Jan 20

The president-elect's team is gearing up to host several world leaders at the Capitol in January

As China faces attacks in Pakistan, 20 Chinese killed, 34 hurt since 2021

The attacks have frustrated China, reportedly leading it to press Pakistan's federal government to open formal negotiations for a joint security management system

Xi readies bargaining chips for US trade war after Biden announces curbs

If Trump were to impose tariffs again, China could once more respond in kind, hitting US exports of machinery or agricultural exports of soybeans, corn, pork again

Xi asks officials to enhance governance, prioritise national security

Chinese President Xi Jinping has directed officials to enhance the governance and high-quality development in the country's border areas prioritising national security and social stability. It is essential to prioritise national security and social stability as the bottom-line requirement for governance in border areas, Xi said while presiding over a group study session of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China on Monday. He said it is essential to uphold the party's overall leadership in all aspects and throughout the entire governance process in border areas. "No border area shall be left behind in advancing Chinese modernisation," he was quoted as saying by the state-run Xinhua news agency Tuesday. In recent years, China has been focussing on the development of border areas in Tibet along India and Bhutan borders by establishing hundreds of well-developed villages. Tibet had built more than 600 well-off, high-standard border villages, with accessible roads, accord

China to adopt proactive fiscal policy to spur economic growth in 2025

President Xi Jinping, at a symposium on Dec. 6, urged full preparation to achieve 2025 economic targets, and said the country's current development faces many challenges

China's Prez Xi praises Nepal PM Oli's commitment to promote bilateral ties

President Xi Jinping on Tuesday lauded visiting Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli's commitment to promote China-Nepal relations and pledged to advance strategic ties with Kathmandu as both sides inked nine agreements. Oli arrived in Beijing on Monday on a four-day visit to China, his first official visit to that country after assuming office for the fourth time. Xi met Oli and expressed appreciation for the Nepalese leader's firm commitment to promoting friendship between the two sides over a long period, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. He also pledged efforts to advance the strategic partnership of cooperation with Nepal where Beijing has scaled up its investments in the last decade, expanding its influence in the landlocked country located between India and China. Xi said China and Nepal, linked by the same mountains and rivers, are good neighbours, good friends and good partners, and bilateral relations have maintained sound and steady development. Noting that n

Nepal PM Oli embarks on four-day China visit, first trip in this term

Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Monday embarked on a four-day official visit to China, his maiden trip to any neighbouring country in this term, during which he is scheduled to hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on various issues of mutual interest. Oli is visiting Beijing at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here said. During the visit from December 2-5, Prime Minister Oli is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi in Beijing and hold bilateral talks with Premier Li to discuss matters of mutual interest, the ministry said in a statement. He is leading a 39-member delegation to China. His spouse Radhika Shakya is also accompanying him on the visit. Oli will also meet Zhao Leji, Chair of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. He will be a keynote speaker at an event to be held at Peking University in Beijing. Oli, regarded as a pro-China leader, heads a coalition government consisting of his Commu

Taiwan prez meets Hawaii's Guv, members of Congress; China condemns visit

On a two-day visit to Hawaii, Taiwan's president Lai Ching-te met with the state's governor and congressional representatives as part of a Pacific island tour that has already triggered criticism from Beijing. On Sunday, China's Foreign Ministry said it strongly condemned US support for Lai's visit and lodged a complaint with the US. It also denounced a newly announced US weapons sale to Taiwan, a self-governing island that China claims as its own territory. China will closely monitor the situation's development, and take resolute and forceful measures to safeguard the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity, said the statement. Hawaii was Lai's first stop on a weeklong voyage that will later take him to the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Palau. They account for three of the 12 countries Taipei has formal diplomatic relations with. Hawaii's Gov Josh Green on Saturday hosted Lai at the state's emergency management agency where they discussed disaster preparedness. Green, who w

Corruption in Chinese army continues to haunt Xi Jinping; PLA purge expands

Admiral Miao Hua, a member of China's highest military body chaired by Xi, is under investigation for 'serious violations of discipline'

China's defence minister Dong Jun under probe in PLA corruption crackdown

Dong Jun, former PLA Navy chief, has joined a growing list of decorated military officials in China under investigation for corruption

Trump tests Xi Jinping's appetite to play ball with early tariff threat

Trump's gambit risks setting in motion a standoff between the world's two biggest economies following an election campaign that already brought fears over a new wave of protectionism

Brazil's Lula welcomes China's Xi for state visit as ties strengthen

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday welcomed China's President Xi Jinping for a state visit at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, the latest sign of deepening ties between the two countries that analysts say may accelerate as Donald Trump returns to the White House in 2025. China overtook the US as Brazil's biggest export market in 2009. Since then, the links between the two nations have strengthened in trade and investment and on Wednesday the two leaders signed 37 agreements in areas ranging from trade and tourism to agriculture, industry, science and technology, health, energy, culture and education. That reflects a broader trend, experts said. Last week, Xi inaugurated a USD 1.3 billion megaport in Peru, perhaps the clearest sign of Latin America's reorientation. Latin America has always been forgotten by the United States and the European Union. Who fills that void? China, said Flavia Loss, an international relations professor at Foundation School of ...

Rajnath Singh meets Chinese counterpart Jun after border disengagement

The meeting came weeks after India and China completed their disengagement exercise in Demchok and Depsang late last month

China's Prez Xi visits Brasilia to cap tour flexing diplomatic clout

Xi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are expected to sign agreements boosting trade