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Biden and Xi sit down for high-stakes meeting ahead of G20 summit amid strained ties
Nov 14, 2022 11:30US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday held their first in-person meeting as presidents ahead of the Group of 20 (G20) Summit in Bali, amid strained ties over a range of issues from Taiwan to Russia’s operation in Ukraine.
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IMF chief warns of second Cold War amid US-China rivalry
Nov 13, 2022 09:42The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the global economy is splitting into rival blocs, threatening a repeat of the Cold War.
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Biden to warn of bigger US military presence in South Korea
Nov 12, 2022 13:33US President Joe Biden aims to tell Chinese President Xi Jinping that the military threat posed by North Korea requires American forces to have a bolder presence on the Korean Peninsula, the White House has said.
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President Xi calls on China’s army to focus on ‘preparation for war’
Nov 11, 2022 05:25President Xi Jinping has told the People’s Liberation Army to “focus all its energy on fighting” in preparation for war, amid deepening friction in relations between China and the United States over Chinese Taipei.
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China warns against investment by Taiwan in Lithuania
Nov 08, 2022 14:19China has warned against chip production by Chinese Taipei in Lithuania, calling on Vilnius to back away from business ties with Taipei and respect the one-China principle.
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US military nuclear commander warns America is falling behind China
Nov 07, 2022 10:12A senior American military commander who oversees the US nuclear weapons program has called on the United States to significantly upgrade its military capabilities, claiming that China is developing nuclear weapons faster than the US.
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China denounces British trade minister's planned visit to Taiwan
Nov 07, 2022 09:44China has denounced the British trade minister’s planned visit to Taiwan, insisting that the UK must stop any form of official exchanges with the self-ruled island.
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China's ambassador warns Swiss 'relations will suffer' if it adopts EU sanctions
Nov 07, 2022 05:03Chinese ambassador to Switzerland has cautioned Bern against following the European Union in imposing sanctions on Beijing if it cares about Swiss-Sino relations.
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Putin: Civilians in Kherson need to be evacuated
Nov 04, 2022 14:49Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that civilians need to be evacuated from the Moscow-controlled Kherson region in southern Ukraine, where Russian forces have been evacuating since mid-October.
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German Chancellor Scholz visits China in 'times of turmoil' to seek closer ties
Nov 04, 2022 05:58German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday in the first high-profile visit by a leader of the Group of Seven (G7) nations to China in three years.