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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
Xi Jinping vows to rewire China's finances, help indebted regions
China's top leader mapped out measures for fixing the debt crisis facing regional authorities in a near-22,200 character resolution published by the official Xinhua News Agency
China's Communist Party drops ex-foreign, defence ministers from top body
China's ruling Communist Party on Thursday accepted the resignation of sacked foreign minister Qin Gang from its Central Committee and endorsed the decision to expel former defence minister Li Shangfu and two other top Generals from the party. The decision came during the top-level meeting of the party's Central Committee, which concluded here on Thursday. According to the communique issued at the end of the four-day session called the third plenum of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) Central Committee convened to discuss measures to improve the economy has accepted Comrade Qin Gang's resignation. Qin, 58, disappeared suddenly in 2023 from public view after serving as China's shortest-serving foreign minister before being stripped of his remaining titles in the government. The reason for his removal is still not known. His whereabouts are also not known. However, while accepting his resignation, the Central Committee still referred to Qin as Comrade. Qin was subsequently replaced
Prez Xi's big economic meeting shows party bracing for slower growth
The real estate sector, which at one point accounted for a quarter of China's gross domestic product, was mentioned just once in the nearly 4,000-word announcement
China's economy grows slower than expected on weak demand, job insecurity
The government is aiming for economic growth of around 5.0% for 2024, a target that many analysts believe is ambitious and may require more stimulus
'Upset' Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina cuts short her China visit: Report
China reportedly promised Dhaka $5 billion in loan assistance ahead of the visit. The eventual outcome of deal amounted to $100 mn
China will face consequences for helping Russia against Ukraine: Biden
US President Joe Biden on Thursday said China will face consequences for helping Russia in its war against Ukraine and noted that some of the European countries are going to curtail their investment in the eastasian country. The issue is that we have to make sure that Xi Jinping understands there's a price to pay for undercutting both the Pacific Basin as well as Europe and as relates to Russia and dealing with Ukraine, Biden told reporters at a press conference here. So for example, if you want to invest in China, you have to have a 51-per cent Chinese owner. You have to make sure that you do by their rules, and provide all access to all the data and information you have, he sad. There was a while there, as you recall, the last administration and the others, where the access to that market was enticing enough to get companies to come in because they had access to over a billion people in a market, not a billion but a lot of people in the market, he said. So they were doing it, but
