Category: Xi Jinping

China’s Xi Vows Closer Ties as Thai King Makes First Official Visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping promised closer ties with Thailand on Friday during talks with the first reigning Thai monarch to visit the country since diplomatic ties were established 50 years ago. King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who has rarely made overseas state visits ...

China’s Xi at Center of World Stage After Days of High-Level Hobnobbing

By Rebecca Bailey Two blockbuster events in China this week were a successful exposition of President Xi Jinping's vision of a new world order -- one that puts him and his country firmly at its center while sidelining his rival, the ...

China’s Xi ‘Deeply Worried’ by Iran, Israel Conflict

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday he was "deeply worried" by Israel's military action against Iran, as China also accused U.S. leader Donald Trump of "pouring oil" on the mounting conflict. Following decades of enmity and a prolonged shadow war, Israel ...

Xi Meets Putin in Moscow as Ukraine Reports Truce Violations

China's Xi Jinping was in Moscow on Thursday for a state visit ahead of the Kremlin's grand Victory Day celebrations, as Ukraine accused Russia's army of launching air strikes just hours into a supposed truce. More than 20 foreign leaders are ...

Chinese President to Visit Russia on May 7-10: Kremlin

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia on May 7-10 and join his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at commemorations of the Allied victory against Nazi Germany, the Kremlin said on Sunday. The visit coincides with heightened tensions between Beijing and Washington ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

CGSP Take: How Does the Venezuela Crisis Affect China’s Relationship with the Global South?

By Cobus van Staden, CGSP Head of Research,
China has sharply criticized the Trump administration’s incursion into Venezuela and its detention of President Nicolás Maduro. 

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China’s Xi Begins Malaysia Visit in Shadow of Trump Tariffs

By Isabelle Leong, with Matthew Walsh in Beijing Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Malaysia on Tuesday for a highly anticipated state visit that comes as Beijing fights an escalating trade war with the United States.

Xi Warns Protectionism ‘Leads Nowhere’ as Starts SE Asia Tour

By Alice Philipson with Mary Yang in Beijing Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned Monday that protectionism "leads nowhere" and that a trade war would have "no winners," state media said, as he was due to kick off a tour of Southeast ...

Xi Warns Protectionism ‘Leads Nowhere’ as He Arrives in Vietnam

Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned that protectionism "leads nowhere" and that a trade war would have "no winners", state media said, as he arrived in Vietnam on Monday on the first leg of a Southeast Asia tour. Xi will visit Vietnam, ...

China Says Xi to Visit Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia Next Week

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia next week, Beijing's foreign ministry said Friday, on his first official foreign trip this year. Xi's tour of Southeast Asia will last from Monday until Friday, a foreign ministry spokesperson said. ...

Moroccan Media on Xi Jinping’s Visit and Increasing Cooperation with China

By Mariateresa Natuzzi On November 21, 2024, Xi Jinping, returning from his state visit to Brazil for the G20 Summit, made an unexpected landing in Casablanca. Officially described in the Chinese readout as a “technical stopover,” the Chinese President was welcomed at ...

Xi Vows To Promote ‘World Peace’ in New Year’s Message to Putin: State Media

Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to promote "world peace" in a New Year's message to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, state media reported on Tuesday. "No matter how the international situation changes, China will remain steadfast in further comprehensively deepening reform... ...

China’s Xi Heads to Peru for APEC Meeting Shrouded in Trump Fears

By James EDGAR Chinese leader Xi Jinping headed to Peru on Wednesday, bound for a meeting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) organization leaders overshadowed by fears of renewed global trade tensions under Donald Trump. Xi ...
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