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Ni hao, Mr Zelensky, it's Xi Jinping on the line

The two most fraught conversations this week both have Chinese President Xi Jinping on one side. In Moscow, he's currently talking to his Russian counterpart and host, Vladimir Putin. In a video conference or phone call that's assumed to follow within days, he'll then interface with the Ukrainian leader, Volodymyr…

Bangkok Post

Russia-China ties enter ‘new era’ as Xi meets Putin in Moscow

Xi signs an agreement with Russian president Vladimir Putin cementing their ‘no limits’ partnership.

Al Jazeera

Xi and Putin stick to same Ukraine positions after summit

Xi offered Putin a significant show of solidarity by visiting Moscow this week.

Axios

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Ukraine and West not ready for peace plan — Putin after Xi meet

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping spoke for more than four hours in a meeting at the Kremlin, warmly praising each other as a "dear friend".

The New Daily

Putin’s two-day charm offensive with Xi underlines who’s boss

Kremlin toasts the Russian-Chinese partnership, which appears warm but far from equal

The Guardian - UK

Day two of talks between Xi and Putin sees pledge to deepen strategic partnership

Presidents Xi and Putin hail a close strategic partnership as Western sanctions on Russia open a door for trade with China.

ABC News

Putin welcomes China’s controversial proposals for peace in Ukraine

But US warns against ‘any tactical move by Russia to freeze the war on its own terms’

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Vladimir Putin claims Chinese proposal could be basis for peace in Ukraine

Putin accused the West of having no interest in helping Ukraine reach such a peace deal

Evening Standard

UN chief's call for ambition on climate gets muted response

Senior government officials at a climate meeting in Copenhagen have given a muted response to calls from the head of the United Nations for greater ambition when it comes to reducing countries' greenhouse gas emissions

The Independent UK

China's Xi appeared more relaxed than Putin in first Moscow meeting, experts say

Body language experts say Chinese President Xi Jinping came across as more relaxed and commanding than his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at Monday's televised first meeting of Xi's state visit to Moscow.

Reuters

A ‘marriage of convenience’ for Russia and China amid the Ukraine war, or more?

WASHINGTON — When China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin sat down together in Moscow on Monday, the trappings were those of imperial power, and the bonhomie hung heavy in the air.

Los Angeles Times

The U.S. Has a Troublesome Asian Ally Against China

The Philippines is using U.S. military infrastructure to commit human rights violations.

Foreign Policy

Xi hails ties with Russia as he starts more talks with Putin

Chinese President Xi Jinping touted close ties with Russia on the second day of his state visit to Moscow Tuesday, inviting Vladimir Putin to make a return visit later this year.

Tribune News Service

Japan, China push opposing visions in top-level visits

Asia’s stake in Europe’s war was made crystal clear when the leaders of the region’s two richest countries sat in the capitals of Russia and Ukraine in strong shows of support for the opposing sides

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The Guardian - UK

Xi invites Putin to China in show of support as Moscow talks continue

Chinese and Russian leaders to discuss Ukraine in formal talks after friendly dinner, while Fumio Kishida meets Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv

The Independent UK

Russia's reliance on China rises amid Ukraine sanctions

President Vladimir Putin gushed about China's economic success as he welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the Kremlin this week

The Independent UK

US intelligence helped prevent China incursion into India, says report

Washington’s intel, including satellite imagery, was more detailed and delivered more quickly to Delhi than ever before, a report claims

The Guardian - UK

‘He is my best friend’: 10 years of strengthening ties between Putin and Xi

The Russian and Chinese leaders have met more than 40 times in recent years, fortifying personal and formal relations

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Daily Mirror

North Korea bizarrely claims 800,000 youths joined army to fight US in single day

The claimed mass sign-ups supposedly came after Kim Jong-un's North Korea shot dozens of long and short-range missiles into the seas near Japan and South Korea - both countries which Pyongyang considers its enemies

Radio France Internationale

Territorial dispute between China and Russia risks clouding friendly future

Despite the public image of cordiality presented by China and Russia, some observers suggest the friendship is on fragile foundations. Xi Jinping is visiting Moscow this week in a show of solidarity with Vladimir Putin. However, a background dispute over territory in east Siberia could dangerously undo the comprehensive strategic…

Evening Standard

Joe Biden orders release of intelligence on potential links between Covid and Wuhan lab

US intelligence agencies are divided over whether a lab leak or a spillover from animals is the likely source of the deadly virus

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Supporting US bases in the Philippines isn’t an option

The Philippines remains the largest recipient of U.S. military aid in the Indo-Pacific region, having received more than $1.14 billion in funding from 2015 to 2022. These bases were used in every major U.S. war in the 20th century, as well as serving as “rest and recreation” sites for military…

Reuters

China protests 'vile' Taiwan visit by German minister

Beijing expressed its anger at a visit by Germany's education minister to Taiwan on Tuesday, describing it as "vile", while a source at Berlin's foreign office responded by saying the trip did not deviate from Germany's "one China" policy.

Reuters

Taiwan president to visit US but no word on House Speaker meeting

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will make sensitive stopovers in the United States on her way to and from Central America that China's foreign ministry condemned on Tuesday, but Taipei would not confirm a meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

The Independent UK

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