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Germany’s Merz to visit China next week

Beijing hoped to bring ties 'to a new level' and wanted Germany to be a 'stabilising anchor for strategic relations'

Published 20 Feb, 2026 08:05pm

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Rubio meets China’s top diplomat Wang Yi

Trump held a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, which the Republican president described as 'very positive'

Published 13 Feb, 2026 06:20pm

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Xi and Trump talk by phone, Chinese state media report

The Kremlin said Putin accepted an invitation from Xi to visit China in the first half of this year

Published 04 Feb, 2026 07:29pm

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Xi, Putin hail ‘stabilising’ China-Russia alliance

Moscow, Beijing have sought to present a united front against the West with ties deepening

Published 04 Feb, 2026 05:32pm

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Starmer hails ‘good progress’ after meeting Xi

BEIJING: Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed “really good progress” on issues including visa-free travel...

Published 30 Jan, 2026 05:20am

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US move on Venezuela signals drift from WTO rules, experts warn

World Trade Organisation mandatory for peaceful resolution of conflicts, an expert says

Published 29 Jan, 2026 06:32pm

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Britain’s Starmer seeks fresh start with China, economic wins

British prime minister in eight years, Starmer held talks with Xi at the Great Hall of the People before they lunched together

Published 29 Jan, 2026 10:42am

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Xi says China, Finland should uphold international system, advance multipolar order

Xi also said Beijing hoped Finland would play a constructive role in promoting the healthy and stable development of China-EU relations

Updated 27 Jan, 2026 11:53am

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UK PM Starmer heading to China aiming to reset ties

The British leader will then travel on to Japan on Saturday

Published 26 Jan, 2026 08:36pm

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China’s Xi says India, China are ‘friends, partners’

Xi said China has always believed that being “good neighbours, friends and partners” is the right choice for both China and India

Published 26 Jan, 2026 11:07am

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China’s Xi urges ‘central role’ of UN in call with Brazil’s Lula

The comments come after US President Donald Trump unveiled plans for his new “Board of Peace” at the World Economic Forum

Published 23 Jan, 2026 12:25pm

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Canada, China set for ‘historic’ gains from new partnership, Carney says

The first Canadian prime minister to visit China since 2017

Published 16 Jan, 2026 10:15am

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Trump says he thinks China can open its markets to US goods

"I think it's going to happen," Trump said when asked if he thinks Chinese markets could open to US goods

Published 14 Jan, 2026 07:49am

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South Korea’s Lee says ties with Japan as important as relations with China

Lee, who held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, said Xi had commented that patience was needed when they discussed nuclear-armed North Korea

Published 07 Jan, 2026 10:23am

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Need for good governance

All societies, cultures and nations need to have in place some standards of behaviour that is generally accepted by...

Published 07 Jan, 2026 05:53am

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China seeks enhanced ties with Ireland, as leaders meet in Beijing

Xi did not elaborate on what cooperation China was interested to further in his opening remarks at their meeting at the Great Hall of the People

Published 05 Jan, 2026 10:43am

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North Korea fires ballistic missiles as rival South’s leader visits China

North Korea launched ballistic missiles on Sunday

Published 04 Jan, 2026 11:12am

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World bids farewell to 2025, a year of Trump, truces and turmoil

It was one of the warmest years on record, the stifling heat stoking wildfires in Europe, droughts in Africa and deadly rains across Southeast Asia

Published 31 Dec, 2025 12:40pm

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Macron urges China to push for peace, rebalance trade

Xi also reiterated his support for an end to the hostilities in Ukraine

Published 04 Dec, 2025 05:06pm

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Flanked by business leaders, Macron meets Xi as EU prepares tougher trade rules

Airbus order or offer Paris relief from duties on EU brandy imports, 99% of which come from France

Published 04 Dec, 2025 11:12am

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China issues first batch of streamlined rare earth export licences

BEIJING: China has issued the first batch of new rare earth export licences that should accelerate shipments to...

Published 03 Dec, 2025 05:59am

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Trump says China’s Xi ‘more or less agreed’ to accelerate purchases of US goods

China has resumed purchases of US soybeans and halted its expanded curbs on rare earths exports

Published 26 Nov, 2025 08:48am

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Xi holds call with Trump: Chinese state media

Trump and Xi met in October for the first time since 2019

Published 24 Nov, 2025 08:34pm

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China suspends port fees on US-linked ships for a year

BEIJING: China suspended for one year port fees levied on US-linked vessels, its transport ministry said on Monday,...

Published 11 Nov, 2025 05:58am

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China suspends ‘special port fees’ on US vessels

At one point, duties on both sides had reached prohibitive triple-digit levels

Published 10 Nov, 2025 01:11pm

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North Korea fires ballistic missile, South Korea and Japan say

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said there was no confirmed report of damage

Published 07 Nov, 2025 10:23am

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China, Russia vow joint response to ‘unilateral’ sanctions during Russian PM visit

BEIJING: China and Russia pledged a joint response to unilateral sanctions during a visit by Russia’s Prime...

Published 05 Nov, 2025 05:48am

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US not sending any high-level officials to COP30

WASHINGTON: The United States will not send any top officials to the COP30 climate talks in Brazil later this month,...

Published 02 Nov, 2025 03:10am

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APEC leaders for shared trade benefits

APEC leaders adopt declarations on trade, AI and demographics
South Korea’s Lee aims to balance ties with...

Published 02 Nov, 2025 03:10am

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South Korea’s Lee asks China’s Xi for help engaging North Korea

SEOUL: Chinese President Xi Jinping told South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung on Saturday that he was willing to widen...

Updated 01 Nov, 2025 03:34pm