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G-20 meeting in India ends without consensus on Ukraine war

A meeting of finance chiefs of the Group of 20 leading economies has ended without a consensus, with Russia and China objecting to the description of the war in Ukraine in a final document

The Independent UK

Macron to visit China, calls on Beijing to pressure Putin on Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he would visit China in early April and called on Beijing to "help us pressure Russia" to end the war in Ukraine.

France 24

Stalemate as China seeks to soften G20 statement on Ukraine war

G20 finance ministers struggled on Saturday to agree a joint closing statement after their talks in India, with China seeking to water down any reference to the Ukraine war, according to officials.

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France’s Macron Says He Will Visit China in April

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday he will visit China in early April, in part to seek Chinese help with ending Russia's invasion of Ukraine. China called for a comprehensive ceasefire in Ukraine on Friday and has put forward a 12-point peace plan. "The fact that China engages in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

France's Macron says he will visit China in April

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday he will visit China in early April, in part to seek Chinese help with ending Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

China ‘seeks to water down’ Ukraine statement

BENGALURU, India: G20 finance ministers failed on Saturday to agree on a joint statement on the global economy at talks in India, as China sought to water down any reference to the Ukraine war, officials said.

Bangkok Post

China Central Bank Completes Trillion Yuan Profit Transfer to Treasury

Transfer of $162 billion to finance ministry, equivalent to around 50-basis-point cut to reserve requirement ratio, to support the economy

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Macron to visit China in early April, calls for Beijing pressure on Moscow

The French leader Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he will visit China in early April. The president called on Beijing to help the countries in the western alliance put pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

Zelensky wants Xi Jinping meeting to discuss China’s peace plan

On the one-year anniversary of the war, China attempted to reiterate its neutrality as it urged all parties to “stay rational and exercise restraint”.

Evening Standard

Biden: ‘Not Rational’ for China to Negotiate Outcome of Ukraine War

US President Joe Biden told ABC News in an interview on Friday that the idea China would be negotiating the outcome of the Ukraine war was not rational, following the release of Beijing's peace plan for the conflict. "(Russian President Vladimir) Putin's applauding it, so how could it be any…

Asharq Al-Awsat

World Bank Promises ‘Concessionality’ in Debt Restructuring

The World Bank will "provide as much concessionality to the debt treatment" for distressed economies as possible, its president told a meeting with the International Monetary Fund, India, China, and other creditor nations on Saturday. The remarks come amid calls by China, the world's largest bilateral creditor, that global lenders…

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Most G20 nations condemn Russia over Ukraine invasion, China stays silent

Finance chiefs of the world's largest economies strongly condemned Moscow for its war on Ukraine on Saturday, with only China and Russia itself declining to sign a joint statement. Read FRANCE 24's liveblog below to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

France 24

Biden troubled China did not take Pentagon call over balloon

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said he was troubled that China declined to take a call from Pentagon officials over the alleged spy balloon that crossed the U.S.

Tribune News Service

'Not rational' for China to negotiate outcome of Ukraine war -Biden

U.S. President Joe Biden told ABC News in an interview on Friday that the idea China would be negotiating the outcome of the Ukraine war was not rational, following the release of Beijing's peace plan for the conflict.

Reuters

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House select committee seeks answers from FBI on China police 'outposts'

The chairman of a new U.S. House of Representatives select committee focused on China sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation director Christopher Wray on Friday seeking answers about alleged Chinese-government run police outposts on U.S. soil.

ABC News

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will meet with China's Xi Jinping

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says China's interest in the war is "not bad", as he reveals plans to meet President Xi Jinping after Beijing called for urgent peace talks to end the Ukraine war.

Al Jazeera

All you need to know about China’s plan for Russia-Ukraine talks

Beijing has released a 12-point position paper, calling for a ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow.

Reuters

Russia welcomes China peace plan, says it is open to talks

Russia welcomed on Friday Chinese proposals to resolve the conflict in Ukraine and said it was open to achieving the goals of what it calls its "special military operation" through political and diplomatic means.

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Beijing denounces US 'fabrication' of 'spy balloon' story

BEIJING: China on Friday blamed the United States for violating its obligations under the Convention on International Civil Aviation, also known as Chicago Convention, and multiple basic principles of international law, as it has "slanderously" described China's civilian unmanned airship as a "spy balloon" and engaged in the abuse of…

Reuters

China says willing to deepen mutual political trust with Belarus

China is willing to work with Belarus to deepen mutual political trust, Foreign Minister Qin Gang told his Belarusian counterpart Sergei Aleinik on Friday, according to a Chinese foreign ministry statement.

The Conversation

China: why Beijing has decided this is the year to 'unify' with Taiwan

The likelihood of China using military force to “reunify” Taiwan is growing.

The Guardian - UK

Year of war in Ukraine tests China’s ‘no limits’ relationship with Russia

There are signs Beijing wants a quick political resolution to conflict as its patience with Russia wears thin

Reuters

China says it is not aware of drone purchase talks between Russia and Chinese company

China's foreign ministry said on Friday it is not aware of reports about talks between Russia and a Chinese company for the purchase of drones.

Reuters

Pacific islands tap Taiwan ally Nauru for next top diplomat

The top Pacific islands diplomatic post will pass to Taiwan ally Nauru next year, the 18-member regional bloc agreed Friday, as it resolved to face climate change and superpower rivalry as a united "family".

The Independent UK

Blinken heads to Asia, with China, Russia tensions soaring

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Central and South Asia next week for international talks that will put him in the same room as his Chinese and Russian counterparts

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