Microsoft’s co-founder Bill Gates met China’s President Xi Jinping on Friday as tensions remain high between Washington and Beijing. Mr Xi told Mr Gates that he was “the first American friend” he had met in Beijing this year, according to…
DR Congo leader to visit China, minerals trade deal signing expected
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, is prepared to visit China from May 24 to 29 and is expected to meet President Xi Jinping to review and sign several key trade deals. The meeting would pave the…
Chinese stand-up comedian warned to toe the line following viral joke about army
A Chinese comedian was severely punished on Wednesday for making a joke about the People’s Liberation Army and his production company fined roughly two million dollars. This incident demonstrates that Chinese censors are now turning their attention to the small…
Zelensky, Xi hold ‘long, meaningful’ call; 1st since Russia invaded Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he held a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping Wednesday, their first conversation since Russia invaded Ukraine. “I had a long and meaningful phone call with President Xi Jinping,” Zelensky tweeted Wednesday morning. “I…
Chinese President Xi assures of measures to achieving modernisation
Chinese President Xi Jinping said China would stop at nothing to follow certain general patterns to achieve modernisation. President Xi said this in his congratulatory message to the first Lanting Forum on: “Chinese Modernisation and the World” on April 21,…
Brazil’s Lula arrives in China for state visit
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived late Wednesday in China for an official visit aimed at boosting the deep ties between the Asian giant and Latin America’s biggest economy. The veteran leftist, who is to meet his counterpart…
Macron counting on Xi to ‘‘bring Russia to senses’’
French leader Emmanuel Macron has urged his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to help stop Russia’s war in Ukraine. “I know I can count on you to bring Russia to its senses, and bring everyone back to the negotiating table,” he…
Putin to Xi: We will discuss your plan to end the war in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has said he will discuss Xi Jinping’s 12-point plan to “settle the acute crisis in Ukraine”, during a highly anticipated visit to Moscow by the Chinese president. “We’re always open for a negotiation process,” Mr Putin said, as…
China appoints Li Qiang, a trusted ally of Xi Jinping, as premier
China’s rubber-stamp legislature has appointed Li Qiang, a long-time aide of leader Xi Jinping, as premier, the man tasked with reviving the world’s second-largest economy after three years of zero-Covid restrictions. The National People’s Congress endorsed Li in a largely…
Elderly in China protest over slashed health benefits
Crowds of retirees in China have again taken to the streets to protest against cuts to their medical benefits. They gathered on Wednesday for a second time in Wuhan, where Covid was first detected, and also in the north-eastern city…
