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Xi Jinping meets Prachanda, assures China will boost border infrastructure

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday vowed to help Nepal transform itself from a landlocked country to a land-linked nation by facilitating infrastructure connectivity and transit transportation cooperation as he met Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' here. Xi met Prachanda on the sidelines of the Hangzhou Asian Games here in eastern China. Prachanda, who politically distanced from the pro-China Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) headed by KP Oli after becoming Prime Minister in December last year made his maiden visit to China after visiting India and the US. In his meeting with Prachanda, Xi who made a high-profile visit to Nepal in 2019 and announced several high-profile projects said the two countries sharing borders through Tibet made progress with the 'Trans-Himalayan Multi-Dimensional Connectivity Network' and other 'Belt and Road' projects that have taken shape. He urged efforts from both sides to promote infrastructure connectivity and expan

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping to meet in Beijing in October, says Russia

Putin will attend the third Belt and Road Forum after an invitation by Xi during a high-profile visit to Moscow in March

China lodges protest with Germany over labelling President Xi as dictator

China on Monday lodged a diplomatic protest with Germany over its Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock labelling President Xi Jinping as a dictator. "If (President Vladimir) Putin were to win this war, what sign would that be for other dictators in the world, like Xi, like the Chinese president? Therefore, Ukraine has to win this war, Baerbock said in an interview on Friday during her trip to the US. The Chinese Foreign Ministry took exception to Baerbock's remarks, saying that the comments were an open political provocation." "We deplore and reject the remarks by the German side which are preposterous and extremely irresponsible," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said while responding to a question at a media briefing on the German Minister's comments. The remarks are contrary to facts and a breach of diplomatic protocol and China lodged a diplomatic protest to Germany, Mao said. Earlier this year, US President Joe Biden also called Xi a dictator. Xi, 70, heads the r

Xi's security obsession turns ordinary Chinese citizens into spy hunters

As President Xi Jinping throws up a forcefield of security controls to repel perceived foreign threats to Communist Party rule, Beijing's message to the public is spooks are everywhere

After foreign minister, now China's defence minister Li Shangfu is missing

Shangfu is known to be one of the staunchest supporters of Xi Jinping

China upgrades relationship with Venezuela to 'all weather' partnership

China announced on Wednesday it was upgrading its diplomatic ties with Venezuela to an all weather partnership, a label reserved for a select few of its diplomatic partners. Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro is on a state visit to Beijing, his fifth as president, according to state broadcaster CCTV. He met with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The two signed a series of bilateral documents for Belt and Road projects and cooperation in the areas of the economy, trade, and education, according to CCTV. China is willing to increase imports of Venezuelan products, Xi said, according to the CCTV readout. The broadcaster did not give other details on the nature of the cooperation. Venezuela is also the first Latin American country to join in China's International Lunar Research station, a long-term project that will study the moon. One of the best known of China's select all-weather strategic partnerships is with Pakistan, where it has invested USD 25.4 billion over the past decade. Abou

G20 Summit: Chinese delegations refuse to cooperate with security over bags

The Chinese delegations' refusal to have their bags checked by security led to a 12 hour standoff at the Taj Palace

India's G20 win shows US learning how to effectively counter China's rise

Biden led the charge, seeing in India his administration's best hope of isolating China and Russia - and providing a booster shot to the US-led world order

Best of BS Opinion: Seeking cultural roots, Missing Mr Xi and more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

US Prez Biden not planning to meet Chinese Premier Li at G20 summit

The American president intends to seize on their absence to court nations that they have tried to influence

Xi to welcome debt-burdened leaders in China as he skips G20 Summit

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema will visit China from Sept. 10-16, while Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro will arrive on Friday for a seven-day trip, the Foreign Ministry in Beijing said

With the shadow of no consensus looming, can a footnote seal G20 deal?

With Chinese president Xi Jinping giving a miss to the G20 leaders' summit in Delhi, there is increasing speculation that China doesn't want to see a joint communique coming from Delhi

G20 Summit LIVE: FM Sitharaman hosts Finance Ministers of G20 countries

G20 Summit 2023: New Delhi is all set to host the summit. Leaders from various countries are expected to arrive today. Follow for live updates

Missing Mr Xi

China's leader skips the G20, underlining his unwillingness to make place for an aspirational India

China digs in on Russia-Ukraine war, climate even in Xi's G20 absence

Officials from Beijing are still actively involved in the deliberations aimed at reaching agreement on global challenges from development financing to food security

G20 Summit: Check list of world leaders who are attending and who aren't

US President Joe Biden has confirmed his presence at the G20 Summit

G20 Summit: Where are world leaders staying during their time in New Delhi

This will be the first time since 2008, the first edition of the G20 meeting, that the Chinese President will miss the G20 leaders' Summit

Ahead of G20 Summit, PM Modi asks rich nations to soften climate demands

This week, New Delhi has been attempting to shift the focus from the absence of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the agenda pursued by the G20 delegates

Joe Biden looks to woo back allies as Putin, Xi skip G20 summit in India

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping both opted to skip this year's gathering, giving Biden an opening to re-establish the US as the polestar of the international system

Nothing unusual, says Jaishankar on Xi, Putin skipping G20 summit

China will be represented by Premier Li Qiang at the summit and Jaishankar noted that a country's position is obviously reflected by whoever is the representative