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Xi Meets Russian FM as Leaders Flock to China Over Middle East War
China's President Xi Jinping met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday as a string of leaders of countries affected by the Middle East war flocked to Beijing. Lavrov joins Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheik Khaled ...
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China Vows ‘Countermeasures’ if Trump Tariff Threat Materializes
China vowed Tuesday it would impose "countermeasures" if U.S. President Donald Trump made good on his threat to impose new tariffs following reports that Beijing has supplied or intends to supply weapons to Iran. Trump -- who is scheduled to visit ...
U.S. Intelligence Indicates China Preparing Weapons Shipment to Iran, CNN Reports
U.S. intelligence indicates China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran within the next few weeks, CNN reported late on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. The network said there are indications that Beijing is working to route ...
China Stocks Flat, Hang Seng Tech Sinks to One-Year Low as Middle East Tensions Weigh
By Jiaxing Li China stocks closed largely flat in choppy trading on Monday, while Hong Kong shares tumbled, as the escalating conflict in the Middle East continued to dent risk appetite in broader Asia markets. The ...
Chinese Ships Halt Attempt to Exit Hormuz Despite Iran Safe Passage Assurances
By Jonathan Saul Two Chinese container ships turned back after trying to exit the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, ship-tracking data showed, despite assurances from Iran that Chinese vessels could pass. The operator, China's COSCO, had said ...
Fishermen conduct abalone management and protection operations at sea in the waters of Xiaocheng Town, Lianjiang County, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China, on March 14, 2026. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto) (Photo by CFOTO / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
"China's financial commitments are simply more tangible and easier to grasp than those of Europe," one delegate from an island state remarked to me on a bright spring day in late March, as we both gazed out at the East River from the United Nations Headquarters. Behind us, in airless ...
Xi Meets Russian FM as Leaders Flock to China Over Middle East War
China's President Xi Jinping met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday as a string of leaders of countries affected by the Middle East war flocked to Beijing. Lavrov joins Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheik Khaled ...
China Vows ‘Countermeasures’ if Trump Tariff Threat Materializes
China vowed Tuesday it would impose "countermeasures" if U.S. President Donald Trump made good on his threat to impose new tariffs following reports that Beijing has supplied or intends to supply weapons to Iran. Trump -- who is scheduled to visit ...
U.S. Intelligence Indicates China Preparing Weapons Shipment to Iran, CNN Reports
U.S. intelligence indicates China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran within the next few weeks, CNN reported late on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. The network said there are indications that Beijing is working to route ...
China Stocks Flat, Hang Seng Tech Sinks to One-Year Low as Middle East Tensions Weigh
By Jiaxing Li China stocks closed largely flat in choppy trading on Monday, while Hong Kong shares tumbled, as the escalating conflict in the Middle East continued to dent risk appetite in broader Asia markets. The ...
Chinese Ships Halt Attempt to Exit Hormuz Despite Iran Safe Passage Assurances
By Jonathan Saul Two Chinese container ships turned back after trying to exit the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, ship-tracking data showed, despite assurances from Iran that Chinese vessels could pass. The operator, China's COSCO, had said ...
China Says ‘Glimmer of Hope’ on Iran War Talks
China's top diplomat has said a "glimmer of hope" for peace has emerged amid efforts to end the war in the Middle East, despite Tehran vowing to keep fighting. The White House has warned that U.S. President Donald Trump is ready ...
China FM Tells Iran Counterpart ‘Talks Better Than Fighting’
China's top diplomat urged his Iranian counterpart in a phone call Tuesday that "talking is always better" than fighting, after Tehran denied Donald Trump's claim that negotiations were underway. The war between the United States, Israel, and Iran has spiralled throughout ...
China, Hong Kong Stocks Tumble as Escalating Iran War Rattles Markets
Stocks in China and Hong Kong are on track for their worst day in nearly a year as the escalating war in the Middle East fans stagflation fears and roils global financial markets. Investors dumped stocks in sectors ranging from tech ...
Cathay Suspends Dubai, Riyadh Flights Until April 30 Over Middle East War
Hong Kong aviation giant Cathay Pacific has suspended flights to and from Dubai and Riyadh until the end of April over the war in the Middle East. "In view of the developing situation in the Middle East," all Cathay Pacific flights ...
China Donates $200,000 to Families of Iran School Strike Victims
China said on Friday it will donate $200,000 to the parents of students killed in what it called an "indiscriminate" missile strike on a school in Iran early in the Middle East war. Tehran has accused the United States and Israel ...
Israeli Experts Converge: China Can’t Afford to Back Iran
By Amanda Chen One week into the war triggered by the American-Israeli joint offensive on Iran launched on Saturday, February 28, Tehran’s retaliation has already expanded from targeting U.S. military assets to striking Gulf energy and civilian infrastructure. On March 7, ...
China’s Muted Response Over War in Iran Reflects Beijing’s Delicate Calculus as a Concerned Onlooker
By John Calabrese China has perfected the role of concerned onlooker as the Middle East conflict spreads across the region. With no direct role in the conflict and some 6,800 kilometers away from the action, Beijing ...