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Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday in Beijing. Chinese analysts said the meeting sends a strong signal that China will firmly develop its strategic partnership with Russia, despite pressure from the West. The China-Russia partnership continues to be key for the global strategic balance and the hope for promoting a multipolar world in …

High-level interactions between China and Europe have been relatively frequent recently. Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao is on his Europe tour, visiting France now and Italy on April 12. A few days later, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will travel to China with a large business delegation. Meanwhile, it has also been noticed that there are quite a few interactions between …

In recent years, incidents of unjustifiable harassment, interrogation and deportation of Chinese students and scholars by US border control personnel have occurred more rudely and frequently. The US, guided by populism and xenophobia, is now clearly destroying its own soft power and appeal to the world. According to a spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in the US on Monday, nearly …

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Sunday met with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Beijing, where he urged the US to work with China to adhere to the basic norms of the market economy of fair competition and open cooperation, and refrain from politicizing or overstretching the concept of national security regarding economic and trade issues. Yellen’s closely watched trip …

Germany’s top corporate brass to join the trip: media report German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is scheduled to travel to China in mid-April, accompanied by three federal ministers and a business delegation, media reported. Chinese analysts said Scholz aims to strike a balance in Germany’s China policy, ensuring it is not swayed by the hard-line rhetoric of politicians advocating “de-risking.” The …

The Southern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) organized a joint naval and air strategic patrol in the South China Sea on April 7. In a statement, it also stated that “all military activities disrupting the South China Sea situation and creating buzzes are under control.” According to some foreign media outlets, this statement indicates that the …

On April 3, local time, the first batch of emergency food aid from the Chinese government arrived at José Martí International Airport in Havana. Luo Zhaohui, the director of the China International Development Cooperation Agency, stated at the airport, “The Chinese government is proud of and empathetic toward every progress and every challenge our Cuban friends face. Today’s assistance is …

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit to China has attracted widespread attention. This is the latest move to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries during their phone call on Tuesday. The purpose of Yellen’s visit is “to strengthen dialogue and communication, avoid miscalculation and promote cooperation, so as to advance the relationship on a …

Trip sends positive sign; ‘US gesture may not be sustained’ He Lifeng, Chinese vice premier and Chinese lead person for China-U.S. economic and trade affairs, holds talks with U.S. Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen, also U.S. lead representative, in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, April 5, 2024. He Lifeng held several rounds of talks with Yellen here on Friday and …

On Tuesday evening, Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with US President Joe Biden on the phone at the latter’s request. Experts view the conversation as a continuation of the San Francisco vision as both sides have expressed a desire for further cooperation and managing differences. It also reflected that the current anchor of stability in China-US ties amid growing negative …