U.S. Senate Majority Leader to Lead Delegation to China Next Week Foreign ministry confirms that Chuck Schumer will lead a bipartisan group of senators to the country ‘in the coming days’ Caixin Global · Oct 4, 2023
Schumer to lead a bipartisan delegation of senators to China, South Korea and Japan next week Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is leading a bipartisan congressional delegation to China next week, traveling to the country amid heightened tensions and after several members of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet visited The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023
G20 in Delhi, US ties, Global South leadership: Decoding Beijing worldview through Chinese press China’s responses to the recently-concluded G20 Summit in New Delhi merits scrutiny given the tensions in bilateral relations, but also because it is a major regional and global player that has the ability to influence matters even in absentia. And it was the absence of Chinese President Xi Jinping from… Newslaundry · Oct 3, 2023
China, Japan and South Korea agree talks to calm fears over US ties Trilateral discussions to resume in response to Beijing’s fears over growing US influence in region The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023
China's top diplomat calls on US to host an APEC summit that is cooperative, not confrontational China’s foreign minister has called on the U.S. to do what it can to host a cooperative meeting of Asia-Pacific leaders in November The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023
China, at UN, presents itself as a member of the Global South as alternative to a Western model China is telling assembled world leaders at the United Nations that it considers itself part of the Global South The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 574 As the war enters its 574th day, these are the main developments. Al Jazeera · Sep 20, 2023
Kremlin says Russia and China must edge closer to counter Western efforts to contain them A senior Kremlin official has called for closer policy coordination between Moscow and Beijing to counter Western efforts to contain them as he hosted China’s top diplomat for security talks The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023
Air defence is Ukraine’s ‘greatest need’, US secretary of defence says, as he calls for allies to ‘dig deep’ – as it happened Lloyd Austin urges allies to donate whatever air defence munitions they can. This live blog is closed The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 573 As the war enters its 573rd day, these are the main developments. Al Jazeera · Sep 19, 2023
'Stop it!' UN's nuclear chief pushes Iran to end block on international inspectors The U.N. nuclear chief says he asked to meet Iran’s president on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly’s high-level meeting, His goal is to reverse Tehran’s ban on many of the agency’s inspectors The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023
Blinken meets Chinese VP as US-China contacts increase ahead of possible summit Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with China's Vice President Han Zheng on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly as the Biden administration and Beijing step up high-level contacts ahead of what could be a leader-level summit this fall The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023
China’s foreign minister holds talks with Russia’s Lavrov in Moscow Wang Yi and Sergey Lavrov say they share a commitment to a ‘multipolar world’ in their discussion in Moscow. Al Jazeera · Sep 18, 2023
Latest on Ukraine: China's foreign minister visits Russia after Kim Jong Un's trip Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. WEKU · Sep 18, 2023
Caixin Global · Sep 18, 2023 China’s Top Diplomat Meets Biden Advisor to Boost Communication Both sides agreed on more engagement on maritime and foreign policy affairs, as well as on the Asia-Pacific
The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023 Chinese foreign minister visits Russia for ‘security’ talks day after Kim Jong-un leaves country Top envoy Wang Yi’s Moscow trip could pave way for Vladimir Putin to travel to Beijing
France 24 · Sep 18, 2023 Ukraine says punctured Russian defence lines near Bakhmut as Zelensky arrives in New York Ukraine said its forces had broken a Russian line of defence and recaptured small clutches of land near Bakhmut and along the southern front, regions where Kyiv's troops have focused their slow-moving counteroffensive. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in New York on Monday ahead of his address to the UN…
The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023 China's foreign minister Wang Yi heads to Moscow after meeting US national security adviser China’s top foreign policy official is heading to Russia for security talks after two days of meetings with U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser over the weekend in Malta
Al Jazeera · Sep 18, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 572 As the war enters its 572nd day, these are the main developments.
The Guardian - US · Sep 17, 2023 Top US and Chinese diplomats meet in Malta to smooth strained relations ‘Candid, substantive and constructive’ talks were held as a possible prelude to a Joe Biden-Xi Jinping meeting in November
The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2023 Biden's national security adviser holds two days of talks in Malta with China's foreign minister President Joe Biden’s national security adviser met with China’s foreign minister over the past two days on the Mediterranean island nation of Malta
Al Jazeera · Sep 5, 2023 China touts ‘Belt and Road’ to Italy amid growing doubts in Rome China’s Wang Yi hails ‘thousand-year friendship’ with Italy as Rome weighs exit from infrastructure drive.
The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023 China touts the benefits of its 'Belt and Road' initiative to Italy, which may end the agreement China's foreign minister is seeking to sell his Italian counterpart on the benefits of leader Xi Jinping's signature “Belt and Road” initiative of Chinese-built and -funded infrastructure projects, as Rome considers whether to renew the agreement
The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2023 Cleverly’s humiliating China visit was the perfect symbol of isolated, ill-led ‘global Britain’ The foreign minister set off with the aim of both ‘standing up for our values’ and securing profitable trade. He failed at both, says foreign policy commentator Simon Tisdall
The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2023 Thursday briefing: What we learned from the foreign secretary’s trip to China In today’s newsletter: The UK foreign secretary met senior Chinese officials for talks in Beijing – was there anything to gain?