A powerful explosion at a fireworks manufacturing factory in China Hunan province has killed at least 21 people and injured 61 others, according to state media reports, prompting a nationwide safety review and urgent government response. Read More: Death toll hits 20 after massive blast rips through Faisalabad factory The blast occurred on Monday afternoon in Liuyang, a […]
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Trump says Xi told him China is not supplying weapons to Iran
US President Donald Trump has said that Chinese President Xi Jinping told him Beijing is not supplying weapons to Iran, following a direct exchange of letters between the two leaders, according to remarks made in a Fox Business interview aired on Wednesday. Read More: Trump pledges US-Iran talks on sanctions Trump said he had written to Xi […]
Xi meets Lavrov as China pushes mediation role in Middle East crisis
Chinese President Xi Jinping has met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Beijing, as China intensifies diplomatic engagement with global leaders amid the ongoing Middle East conflict. Read More: Russian foreign minister arrived in Beijing for Middle East talks According to Chinese state media, the meeting took place at the Great Hall of the People and focused […]
KMT leader to visit China amid rising cross-strait tensions
BEIJING – The leader of Taiwan’s main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), Cheng Li-wun, is set to visit China in April after accepting an invitation from President Xi Jinping, in a move that could impact already delicate cross-strait relations. Read More: One-China Consensus of International Community According to a statement from the KMT, Cheng will travel […]
China passes law enforcing shared national identity among ethnic minorities
BEIJING – China legislature passed a new law on Thursday aimed at promoting a “shared” national identity among the country’s 55 officially recognised ethnic minorities groups, a move critics say risks eroding minority cultures and punishing dissent as separatism. Read More: China adopts land borders law amid regional tensions The “Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress” law was approved […]
Xi Jinping sweeping military purge raises questions about China combat readiness
Chinese President Xi Jinping has intensified his anti-corruption purge within China military, targeting top generals and hundreds of officers in what analysts describe as an unprecedented shake-up of the armed forces. The sweeping campaign, ongoing since 2022, has affected more than half of the senior leadership positions in the military, according to a report by […]
Trump set to visit China amid trade tensions after Supreme Court tariff ruling
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will visit China from March 31 to April 2 for high-level talks with President Xi Jinping, a trip aimed at reinforcing the trade relationship between the world’s two largest economies. The announcement came shortly before the US Supreme Court struck down many of Trump’s sweeping tariffs, including some targeting Chinese […]
China and US pledge to stabilize ties at Munich meeting
ISTANBUL – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met on Friday on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, agreeing to strengthen dialogue and promote the stable development of China U.S. relations. Read More: US counters China with Bangladesh defence pitch Wang highlighted that Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald […]
Xi calls China, India “friends and partners”
China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday called India a “good neighbour, friend and partner” in a message to mark India’s Republic Day. Xi congratulated President Droupadi Murmu and praised the growing China-India relations over the past year. He described the two nations as the “dragon and the elephant dancing together,” highlighting their significance for global […]
China, Brazil unite on Global South, UN role amid global tensions
BEIJING/SAO PAULO — Chinese President Xi Jinping assured Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday that China will stand by Brazil and the broader Global South as global geopolitical tensions rise, state media and official statements said. The leaders spoke by telephone in a call that lasted about 45 minutes, during which both […]