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Blinken says to expect candid talk after Biden calls Xi 'dictator'
Nov 17, 2023 (AFP)
Blinken, known for his reserve and self-control, was caught on camera appearing to wince slightly at Biden's response during a news conference following the sum...
Quick! buy flowers: Biden reminds Xi of wife's birthday
Nov 16, 2023 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping seems set to avoid a domestic black mark after Joe Biden pointed out that his life partner of more than three decades was about to ...
China 'will not fight' war with anyone: Xi
Nov 16, 2023 (AFP)
"China does not seek spheres of influence, and will not fight a cold or hot war with any country," he told a gathering of business leaders in San Francisco. Chi...
Turkey opens delayed debate on Sweden's NATO bid
Nov 16, 2023 (AFP)
The first day of discussions in parliament's foreign affairs committee represented an important moment for European security and Turkey's relations with the Wes...
China calls Biden's Xi dictator comments 'extremely wrong'
Nov 16, 2023 (AFP)
Asked about Biden's remarks, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said: "This kind of speech is extremely wrong and is irresponsible political manipulation. C...
Pandas could return to US after Xi-Biden summit
Nov 16, 2023 (AFP)
Tensions between Washington and Beijing mean that only a handful of the black and white bears remain in the United States, with three having left the national z...
Biden hails 'real progress' as Xi summit ends with garden walk
Nov 16, 2023 (AFP)
The leaders shook hands and strolled in a garden at a historic California estate during four-hour talks aimed at preventing growing tensions between the world's...
Xi, Biden arrive for key San Francisco summit
Nov 15, 2023 (AFP)
The pair will huddle on the sidelines of the APEC summit in California for their first encounter in a year as trade tensions, sanctions and the question of Taiw...
Asian, US defence chiefs to meet in Indonesia
Nov 15, 2023 (AFP)
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet with defence chiefs of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Wednesday before wider talks a day late...
Chinese troops will not replace Indians, Maldives leader says
Nov 15, 2023 (AFP)
"Maldives is too small to be entangled in geopolitical rivalry," the president-elect said in an interview on the strategically located Indian Ocean archipelago....
'Planet Earth is big enough': Biden, Xi vow to ease tensions
Nov 15, 2023 (AFP)
"We have to ensure that competition does not veer into conflict," Biden told Xi across a long wooden table as their delegations sat down for talks at the scenic...
At Biden's 'noodle diplomacy' eatery, Chinese eye warming US ties
Nov 14, 2023 (AFP)
On a 2011 visit, then US vice president Joe Biden went for lunch at Yaoji Chaogan, sparking a social media craze over his "noodle diplomacy". Outside the eatery...
Biden embraces allies as Xi comes to San Francisco
Nov 13, 2023 (AFP)
Biden will welcome to San Francisco the 20 other members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, conceived three decades ago in an era when US po...
Renewing military talks will top Biden agenda with Xi, aide says
Nov 12, 2023 (AFP)
"The president is determined to see the re-establishment of military-to-military ties," National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told CBS's "Face the Nation." "H...
EU seeking to 'reengage' with China ahead of Beijing summit
Nov 10, 2023 (AFP)
European commissioner for the internal market Thierry Breton described his meetings with Chinese counterparts as "constructive" and "tense on some issues", but ...
Xi, Biden to meet in US next week for first talks in a year
Nov 09, 2023 (AFP)
Germany wants to become 'backbone' of Europe's defence
Nov 09, 2023 (AFP)
In a country long haunted by guilt over its role in World War II, the armed forces were for decades not seen as a priority and suffered from chronic underinvest...
China ready to improve ties with US 'at all levels': VP
Nov 08, 2023 (AFP)
Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng said recent high-level meetings between Beijing and Washington were s...
China's diplomacy shifts from 'wolf warrior' to 'handsome boy'
Nov 08, 2023 (AFP)
Albanese was given a gala welcome to Beijing this week, with a smiling President Xi Jinping promising Australia and China could become "trusted partners" and co...
NATO chief tells Hungary to ratify Sweden bid 'without delay'
Nov 08, 2023 (AFP)
All but two of NATO's 31 members -- Turkey and Sweden -- have signed off on Stockholm's push for membership. "The Hungarian Government has repeatedly said that ...
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