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Brics Summit: PM Modi heads to Russia; talks with Putin, Xi likely; updates

The Brics summit, themed 'Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security' this year, aims to foster dialogue on issues ranging from economic cooperation to global security

Xi Jinping inspects military brigade, calls for strengthening deterrence

Chinese President Xi Jinping has inspected a brigade of the military's strategic missile force that underwent a massive purge of officials for corruption in recent years, according to a media report on Saturday. Xi on Thursday visited at Hefei the Chinese People's Liberation Army's (PLA) Rocket Force, a key arm of the military operating the missiles, including nuclear weapons, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. He urged the strategic missile troops to strengthen their deterrence and combat capabilities and resolutely fulfil the tasks entrusted by the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the people, the report said. The Rocket Force, established in 2015 as part of Xi's military overhaul, has been at the centre of the latest anti-corruption campaign targeting the military. Besides heading the ruling CPC and the Presidency, 71-year-old Xi also heads the Central Military Commission (CMC), the overall high command of the Chinese military. His visit to the Rocket Force, which operates

Will China's new $550 billion loan measure revive slumping property market?

China's central bank is contemplating additional measures to stimulate the country's property sector, including allowing policy banks and commercial lenders to provide loans to developers

Not subordinate to China: Taiwan in response to Xi's one-China principle

Liu highlighted Taipei's calls for peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, the right to its own space in the global arena

China to give one-off cash handouts for poor people in rare use of aid

While amount is unknown, deployment of one-time handouts within such a short period of time appears to be a departure for a government that has long eschewed what President Xi Jinping calls welfarism

China's deepening economic slowdown tests Xi's tolerance for growth miss

Pressure is growing on Chinese authorities to quickly ramp up fiscal and monetary stimulus to hit this year's growth target

Xi may meet Zelenskyy, says attendee, as Beijing defence forum opens

There is some hope that Chase's attendance could signal deeper working-level engagement with China

China offers Africa billions in fresh financing, promises 1 million jobs

Xi promised delegrates from more than 50 African nations that the $19 trillion Chinese economy will unilaterally improve access to its market for African trade

What to expect from the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit

China approved loans worth $4.61 billion to Africa last year, the first annual increase since 2016

Xi Jinping wants bigger returns, fewer headaches from African debt deals

From Angola to Djibouti, for over a decade, China poured more than $120 billion of government-backed loans through its Belt and Road Initiative to build hydropower plants

Chinese Communist Party tightens rules of behaviour for its members

The ruling Communist Party of China headed by President Xi Jinping has issued a new set of rules to remove incompetent members deemed lagging in their faith, loyalty and performance, in a bid to further strengthen the party's control over the conduct of its nearly 100 million members. The General Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee released regulations on Thursday outlining how underperforming and unqualified party members should be dealt with, aiming to ensure the advanced nature and integrity of its membership by providing institutional guarantees, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Comprising 27 articles, these new rules are crucial for exercising full and rigorous Party self-governance, an official from the Organisation Department of the CPC Central Committee told Xinhua. They are essential for promoting the party's self-reform, establishing a team of Party members with strong beliefs, political reliability, reasonable composition, outstanding ...

US diplomat Jake Sullivan meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing

US National Security Adviser Sullivan described the Beijing trip as a true working visit

US NSA Sullivan meets Xi Jinping as wide-ranging China-US talks near end

As the pair sat down in the Great Hall of the People, Xi told Sullivan Beijing was committed to a stable relationship with Washington

President Xi urges top US official to adopt 'rational' China policy

Sullivan reaffirmed President Joe Biden's commitment to prevent competition "from veering into conflict or confrontation," adding that the two nations should aim to work together

US NSA Sullivan hold talks with top Chinese military official in Beijing

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan was meeting Thursday morning with a top Chinese defence official as the two countries try to strengthen communication to prevent differences over Taiwan and the South China Sea from spiralling into conflict. The meeting came one day after the White House said that a phone conversation would be arranged between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden in the coming weeks. Your request to meet with me shows the value you attach to military security and the relationship between our militaries, Zhang Youxia, the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, told Sullivan in opening remarks. Sullivan noted that it is rare we have the opportunity to have this kind of exchange and underlined the need for us to responsibly manage the US-China relationship. Sullivan is on the final day of a three-day trip to China, his first as national security adviser and one aimed at keeping high-level communications open and stabilising ...

China, US to plan Biden-Xi call in coming weeks, says White House

Beijing and Washington will plan for a phone call in the coming weeks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden, the White House said Wednesday after National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing. Sullivan's first trip to China as national security adviser was aimed at keeping high-level communications open and stabilising bilateral relations to avoid conflict. The White House statement said both sides would keep lines of communication open, including planning for a leader-level call" in the coming weeks. There was no indication the two leaders might meet in person before Biden leaves the Oval Office. The White House said the two sides also planned to hold a military theater commander telephone call in the near future. China has rapidly expanded its military, and there are concerns that Taiwan and the South China Sea are becoming flashpoints. Wang told Sullivan that Taiwan's independence poses the greatest threat to

China to raise Taiwan, tariffs issue during US NSA Jake Sullivan's visit

Beijing has long complained about US measures to cut off China from high tech, including semiconductors, and about the White House's efforts to work with allies on security and economic issues

China, Vietnam sign 14 deals from rail to crocodiles after leaders meet

The meeting signals the close ties between the two communist-run neighbours

Trump praises Xi, Putin, Kim Jong Un in Elon Musk interview: Key remarks

Donald Trump returned to X for a high-stakes interview with Elon Musk; former US president critiqued Joe Biden, while praising Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and Kim Jong Un

Prez Xi urges hi-tech smart system usage to boost China's border defence

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for greater use of technology and the deployment of a smart system for border defence to meet new opportunities and challenges, amidst Beijing's unresolved land and maritime territorial disputes with its neighbours. The instructions were made during a group study session on Tuesday attended by the Communist Party's 24-member Politburo, its top policymaking body. Xi highlighted the need to strengthen technological empowerment in border defence, enhance the development of new methods and conditions for border, maritime, and air defence, and build a comprehensive and smart management and control system," Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported on Thursday. This aligns with Xi's repeated calls to improve the use of advanced technology in the armed forces to meet modernisation goals by 2027 and achieve the goal of building a world-class military by 2050. Tuesday's meeting lacked details about what the smart systems would entail, the Post