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'Nixon in China': an opera with fresh relevance
Mar 24, 2023 (AFP)
It recounts the historic moment in 1972 when US president Richard Nixon travelled to Beijing and established diplomatic ties with Chinese leader Mao Zedong. The...
Moscow trip seen as a win for 'big brother' Xi
Mar 24, 2023 (AFP)
Recently indicted for war crimes, Russia's KGB spook-turned-president is grateful for any diplomatic support he can get. So when the Chinese president embarked ...
Xi's Moscow visit risks further emboldening Putin: analysts
Mar 23, 2023 (AFP)
Xi held two days of talks this week in Moscow, his first visit since Putin unleashed his war against Ukraine in February last year. Every aspect of their body l...
Sweden to seek explanation from Hungary on NATO delay: PM
Mar 23, 2023 (AFP)
"I'm going to ask why they are now separating Sweden from Finland. These are signals we have not received before, so I'm absolutely going to raise this with (Vi...
Blinken dismisses China's 'marriage of convenience' with Russia
Mar 22, 2023 (AFP)
President Xi Jinping on Wednesday closed a trip to Moscow that was closely watched in Washington, which considers China the greatest long-term adversary of the ...
US dismisses China mediation on Ukraine as not 'impartial'
Mar 22, 2023 (AFP)
It was the most direct US criticism yet of China's aim to be a middleman in efforts to end the war. "I don't think you can reasonably look at China as impartial...
Sweden approves NATO entry as Turkey, Hungary ratifications drag
Mar 22, 2023 (AFP)
The vote, which paved the way for the country's NATO accession and provides the necessary legal framework, passed with 269 votes in favour and 37 against, with ...
Xi departs Russia after 'new era' summit with Putin
Mar 22, 2023 (AFP)
The nations, eager to curb Western power, expressed concerns about NATO expansion in Asia and agreed to deepen a partnership which has grown closer since Putin ...
Poland slams 'dangerous' Russia-China 'axis'
Mar 22, 2023 (AFP)
"The Chinese president's visit to Moscow makes us anxious, this China-Moscow axis is dangerous," Mateusz Morawiecki told reporters after hosting Japanese Prime ...
Xi departs Moscow, Russia strikes Ukraine school
Mar 22, 2023 (AFP)
Xi called each other "dear friend" and hailed a "new era" in their nations' ties following two days of talks marked by pomp and a display of unity against the W...
China diplomatic offensive lays down new challenge for US
Mar 22, 2023 (AFP)
Xi pushed forward positions on Ukraine during two days of talks in Moscow, a week after China announced the restoration of ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia --...
Seoul tells Tokyo it will 'normalise' military pact
Mar 21, 2023 (AFP)
The decision by Seoul's Foreign Ministry follows a summit between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in Tokyo last ...
Xi, Putin hail ties ahead of 'journey of peace' to Moscow
Mar 20, 2023 (AFP)
Xi described his trip as a "journey of friendship, cooperation and peace", though China has been criticised by Western nations for what they consider tacit back...
Former Taiwan president Ma to make historic trip to China
Mar 20, 2023 (AFP)
Ma will not visit Beijing and has no current plans to meet Chinese government officials, the spokesman added. China claims self-ruled, democratic Taiwan as part...
Philippines to announce new bases US soldiers can use: officials
Mar 20, 2023 (AFP)
The longtime treaty allies agreed last month to expand cooperation in "strategic areas" of the country as they seek to counter China's growing assertiveness ove...
Key dates in China-Russia relations
Mar 19, 2023 (AFP)
As President Xi Jinping heads to Moscow next week, here are key dates in relations between the two countries since 1950. - 1950: Korea war - In the aftermath of...
China's Xi plays peacemaker on Russia visit
Mar 19, 2023 (AFP)
Freshly reappointed for a third term in power, Xi is pushing a greater role for China on the global stage, and was crucial in mediating a surprise rapprochement...
Russia's Asia pivot spurs boom in Chinese classes
Mar 19, 2023 (AFP)
As Russia seeks to tighten ties with China amid Moscow's military campaign in Ukraine, the number of Burobin's students has tripled over the past year. "Sunday ...
South Korea moves to 'normalise' military pact with Japan
Mar 18, 2023 (AFP)
At a fence-mending summit on Thursday, the neighbours agreed to turn the page on a bitter dispute over Japan's use of war-time forced labour. South Korean Presi...
Tony Blair: Putin can't use Iraq as justification for Ukraine
Mar 18, 2023 (AFP)
Monday marks 20 years since Blair joined US president George W. Bush in launching an invasion of Saddam Hussein's Iraq, without a UN mandate and in defiance of ...
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