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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is on a trip to China aimed at boosting ties with the economic giant despite a standoff between Beijing and the European Union

World

Spain’s PM meets Xi, pushes ‘fair trade order’ on China trip

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called Monday for a “fair trade order” during a visit to China where he met leader Xi Jinping and...

AFP6 days ago

China's President Xi Jinping gestures looking at his wife Peng Liyuan ahead of the dinner reception during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 4, 2024.

Business

China’s Xi promises $50 billion for Africa over next three years

Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday pledged over $50 billion in financing for Africa over the next three years, promising to deepen cooperation in...

AFPSeptember 4, 2024

Meloni arrived in Beijing on Saturday on her first visit to China since she took office nearly two years ago, pledging to "relaunch" ties strained by her country's departure from Beijing's vast Belt and Road Initiative late last year

World

Italy’s Meloni says China ‘important interlocutor’ in managing global instability

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hailed China as an “important interlocutor” in managing global tensions Monday as she met President Xi Jinping. Meloni is...

AFPJuly 29, 2024

Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping to a welcome ceremony prior to their talks in Dushanbe

World

China’s Xi pledges support for Tajikistan ‘territorial integrity’

Chinese President Xi Jinping promised on Friday to defend the “territorial integrity” of Tajikistan as he announced a boost to diplomatic relations with the...

AFPJuly 5, 2024

Beijingers on Thursday praised Vladimir Putin's "charisma" and expressed hopes that the country would deepen ties with Moscow as the Russian leader paid a two-day visit to China

World

A pariah in the West, Putin finds fans in Beijing

Putin's war in Ukraine is believed to have killed hundreds of thousands of people and has made the Russian president a pariah in the...

AFPMay 16, 2024

Beijing said President Xi will exchange views with Putin on bilateral ties

Business

Putin heads to Beijing seeking greater support for war effort

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in China on Thursday to meet his “dear friend” Xi Jinping as he seeks to win greater support from...

AFPMay 15, 2024

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin describe each other as dear friends

World

Putin to visit Beijing this week

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China this week on the invitation of leader Xi Jinping, Beijing’s foreign ministry said Tuesday. Putin will be...

AFPMay 14, 2024

Former president Ma headed to China on April 1 for what he called a 'journey of peace' to calm tensions with Beijing

World

China’s Xi tells ex-Taiwan leader ‘external interference’ cannot block unification

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that “external interference” would not stop Beijing from unifying with Taiwan, as he met the self-ruled island’s former...

AFPApril 10, 2024