The Latest Breaking News from Beijing

China is not deliberately circumventing sanctions on Russia, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Saturday, a day after China and the European Union held a virtual summit during which the EU told Beijing not to allow Moscow to work around Western sanctions imposed over its invasion of Ukraine.

ROME — European Union leaders said they told China in a virtual summit Friday that they expect Beijing to help end Russia’s war in Ukraine and at the very least not to interfere with international sanctions imposed on Moscow.

SYDNEY: Amid a regional backlash, the Solomon Islands said on Friday it would not allow a Chinese military base in the Pacific islands nation despite its plans to sign a security pact with Beijing.

The United Nations said relief convoys have so far failed to reach Mariupol after the port city has been devastated by weeks of shelling by Russian forces, but aid including food and medicine arrived in the northeastern city of Sumy.

Amid a regional backlash, the Solomon Islands said it would not allow a Chinese military base in the Pacific islands nation despite its plans to sign a security pact with Beijing.

China offered the European Union assurances on Friday that it would seek peace in Ukraine but said this would be on its own terms, deflecting pressure for a tougher stance towards Russia.

A Chinese court has deferred its verdict in the closed-door trial of Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who has been held in China since August 2020.

Baidu Inc (NASDAQ:BIDU) explored options after the U.S. SEC added the Chinese search engine giant to a list of companies that faced delisting concerns, Reuters reports. Beijing refused to permit U.S. officials to review their auditors' work, Bloomberg reports. A 2020 U.S. law mandated a three-year clock for firms to comply with inspection…

The Chinese and Cambodian armies have signed a memorandum of understanding, as Beijing seeks to deepen regional security ties amid increasing competition with the U.S.