カテゴリー: Xi Jinping
This blog is closedFull report: Xi, Kim and Putin appear together in BeijingThe parade has commenced, they are singing the Chinese national anthem.Photos have emerged showing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stepping off his armoured train at Beijing Ra…
Russian president says relations at ‘unprecedentedly high level’ as dozens of leaders gather for Victory Day eventsVladimir Putin has hailed Russia’s “unprecedentedly” high level of ties with China, as dozens of leaders including the North Korean dicta…
China seizes on opportunity for geopolitical realignment after India was hit with one of US’s harshest trade penaltiesThey stood together like old friends, heads thrown back in jovial laughter, clutching one another’s hands affectionately. Except this …
The Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, welcomes dozens of world leaders to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin and a series of other events that will culminate in a Beijing military parade to mark 80 years since the end of the second world…
Leaders of Russia, Iran and North Korea will be at event marking 80 years since defeat of Japan in second world warWhy are Putin and Kim at China’s Victory Day parade?Leaders from countries united in their opposition to the west will gather in Beijing …
The White House wanted India to bow. Instead, Narendra Modi flew to China, shook Xi Jinping’s hand and left Washington sidelined Donald Trump’s imperial tendencies see the US president wield tariffs and sanctions in the expectation that America will re…
China’s leader urges attendees to oppose ‘cold war mentality’ while Russian president claims Ukraine war was ‘provoked by the west’Xi Jinping has criticised the “bullying behaviour” of other countries while Vladimir Putin has blamed the west for his wa…
The gathering in Beijing will include the leaders of Russia and North Korea, along with the Iranian president, a grouping dubbed the axis of upheavalOn Wednesday, China is holding a military parade in the capital, Beijing, to mark 80 years since the en…
Chinese president hosts bilateral meetings on sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in TianjinXi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have met on the sidelines of a showpiece summit in China that seeks to challenge US-led, western-dominated blocs…
Analysts say Putin and Xi will aim to align positions during Russian leader’s unusually long stayVladimir Putin will travel to China this weekend for what the Kremlin has called a “truly unprecedented” visit to his most important ally, which comes at a…
PM’s four-day trip, which includes Japan visit, comes as Delhi seeks to diversify trade and bolster ties with BeijingThe Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, will land in China this weekend for his first visit in seven years – a trip that puts him in …
The Victory Day parade in Beijing on 3 September will mark the formal surrender of Japan during the second world war. No western leaders will attendVladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un are among the world leaders who will attend a military parade with Presid…
US president says Chinese counterpart told him ‘I am very patient and China is very patient’The US president, Donald Trump, has said that his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, told him China would not invade Taiwan while Trump is in office.Trump made th…
For over a decade, China has been building an alternative to the US-led order, notes Andrew J SinclairI enjoyed reading George Magnus’s article (Why Peak China may finally have arrived, 11 August). However, focusing on peak economic growth misses the b…
Purge is latest sign President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive has reached highest echelons of armed forcesA top Chinese general has been dismissed from the body that oversees the Chinese military in the latest sign that Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption…