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Senate candidates to lead the Senate
US President Joe Biden will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru, on Saturday, an official said. Biden could use his meeting with Xi to underscore that China needs to change its trade practices, not just threaten retaliation, Danny Russel, a top State Department…
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The Chinese are collaborating with people on the Belt and Road
China’s big-science infrastructure has been designed in consultation with scientists at the world-leading facilities overseas, Ohio State University researcher Simon Wagner said. “I think [China’s President] Xi Jinping sees… era in which China is a more proactive and influential player, shaping the rules of the game,” he added. He further said that collaboration between other…
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Harris is going to attend a climate summit
US Vice President Kamala Harris is set to attend the climate change summit in Dubai this week along with special envoy John Kerry, the White House said. Earlier this month, US Vice President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to resume work on tackling climate change, after suspending official collaboration last year due…
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Global science is getting more fragmented, and this is creating a problem
A report by The New York Times (NY Times) has said that China and the US have signed a climate agreement, the first of its kind, to ” deepen their collaboration on COVID-19 research and policy.” The agreement’s details were not released. The deal was signed during the first official meeting between US Vice President…
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Netanyahu talks the future of Gaza, and Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused of rape
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday signed a $1.5 billion bill to fund the nation’s government for two more months. The bill would avert a partial government shutdown that began at the end of October. During his visit to the White House, Xi said that he will not sign a…
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Biden and China’s Xi did disagree on a few things, but they did agree on some things
Chinese President Xi Jinping said that the pandas gifted to the US zoo in 1972 are no longer counted as the “s stabilizer” in US-China relations. “Bilateral trade…is no longer counted as the stabilizer,” he added. The pandas have been a symbol of US-China friendship since China gifted them to the US zoo in 1972.
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After meeting with China’s XI, Biden will host a solo press conference
After meeting with China’s Xi Jinping for the first time in a year, US President Joe Biden said that the two leaders “agreed to launch a dialogue…around managing artificial intelligence”, an official said. Biden further said that he and Xi also agreed to launch a communication between the two militaries. China and the US have…
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Biden is going to have a solo press conference tonight after his meeting with China’s Xi
US President Joe Biden will hold a one-on-one talk with China’s President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Argentina, a senior White House official said. The two countries are expected to announce agreement on military communication channels and counternarcotics, the official added. Biden’s talks with Xi will be the first meeting…
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The US wants China to talk more about the use of artificial intelligence
US President Joe Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco is a “high-profile meeting” and will focus on “resilient use of AI”, a US official said. “We hope to discuss [it] further with China,” the official added. “We have acollective interest in reducing potential risks from the deployment of unreliable AI applications,”…
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Putin is in China to highlight Moscow’s ties with Beijing
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing to attend the 10th Anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a signature foreign policy initiative for China’s President Xi Jinping. China said there are leaders from 130 countries and at least 30 global organisations that will participate in the event. The initiative aims to build…
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Should the US be worried about what’s going to be said during the meeting between world leaders?
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived in China on Friday to attend the Belt and Road Summit which will be attended by leaders of Russia, India, Brazil, China, South Africa and the European Union. Lula was greeted by Chinese President Xi Jinping at Beijing’s airport. Lula is expected to sign a host of…
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Should the US be concerned?
After French President Emmanuel Macron gave Chinese President Xi Jinping a victory during his visit to France,Brazilian President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva on Friday arrived in Beijing for his own visit. Lula is expected to sign a host of bilateral deals with Xi. He is the fourth leader to visit China since Russia’s invasion…
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European leaders head to Beijing with hope of finding peace in the Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Groysman arrived in China on Thursday for a two-day official visit, the first by a Ukrainian President. Groysman will hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron during the visit. During his speech to the French community in Beijing on Wednesday, Macron said that China can play…
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Beijing promised to fight back and this time it has more to lose
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has arrived in the United States on her first official overseas visit since she took office in 2017. Chinese President Xi Jinping will also visit Taiwan on September 11 during his two-day visit to the country. The US maintains an unofficial relationship with Taiwan and Tsai is therefore not an official…
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The Chinese speaker says that China is able to hit its growth targets in the next few years
Jack Ma, the Founder and CEO of e-commerce platform Alibaba, returned to China this week for the first time in five years. This comes after Chinese President Xi Jinping called on China to support private businesses in order to counter what he called “containment” and “suppression” from the West led by the US. Ma’s visit…
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There are updates on Russia’s war and a look ahead
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the country could win the conflict with Russia this year. “I’m confident that we will be able to win the war this year,” he added. This comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Moscow on Tuesday, a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping met…
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The US warned against helping Russia’s war, as China hosted the leader of Belarus
The US has said that Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed China’s position on the Ukraine crisis is clear and consistent, advocating a ceasefire, a stop to war and peace talks. Blinken will also visit China in person sometime early next year to follow up on the Xi-Biden meeting. China’s top diplomat will also visit Russia…
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Can China’s leader deliver?
China’s President Xi Jinping has said the country is updating its policies on market reform, state projects and the Censorship of the People’s Republic of China. The changes were proposed by the State Council during the annual legislative and political meetings where Chinese leader Xi Jinping is also expected to formally confirm his third term…
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The heat has been cooling but China and the US are still on a collision course
US President Joe Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bali, Indonesia on the sidelines of the G20 summit. This comes after the two leaders met for the first time since Biden was elected in November 2016. The US President also met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the summit.
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Congress looks at China as economic and security threats loom
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday held a one-on-one meeting in Vietnam, the first time they have met in over 10 years. “I’m very happy with the result of this meeting,” Xi said after the meeting. However, Biden’s spokesman said that the two leaders had agreed that they would not…
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They boosted their output because of China’s Thousand Talents Plan
China’s President Xi Jinping has said that he would like to invite US President-elect Donald Trump to attend a state dinner at the Forbidden City in Beijing. “This would be a very special occasion for the two leaders,” he said. The dinner would be followed by a banquet at the Zhongnanhai Palace, which is believed…
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Biden administration was divided over the path for Ukraine as Milley advocated diplomacy
China said that it’s “firmly opposed” to US President Joe Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali. The Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said, “We believe that the US’ policy on Taiwan and its ‘One China’ policy has not changed despite the meeting between Biden and China’s…
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Russia’s decision on the New START is irresponsible according to a top US diplomat
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that China will continue to work for peace even as it faces a coronavirus outbreak. China’s Foreign Ministry said the visit to Moscow will provide an opportunity for China and Russia to continue to develop their strategic partnership and “exchange views” on “international and regional hotspot issues of shared…
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In an analysis, Florida and China are found to be among the most climate-vulnerable regions in the world
China’s President Xi Jinping will deliver a keynote address at the United Nations Climate Summit in Washington, DC in November. Xi is set to speak about China’s plans to mitigate the effects of climate change, according to an official statement. China had recorded the hottest two-month period in its history in July-September this year, as…
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The heat is cooling but China and the US are still on a collision course
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is in the US to meet US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, said he will visit the US early next year to follow up on the meeting between Xi Jinping and Blinken on December 30. China has demanded that the US not interfere in its development and respect China’s…