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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed not to send weapons to Iran after he personally asked Beijing to hold back, inserting China more directly into the diplomacy around the Iran conflict. In an interview aired on ...
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China Pushes Iran to Reopen Hormuz, Keep Ceasefire on Track
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Trump Warns China on Iran Arms, Then Casts Doubt, Signaling Balancing Act Before Xi Summit
U.S. President Donald Trump sent conflicting signals over the weekend in response to China's reported plan to send weapons to Iran, including air defense systems. “If China does that, China is gonna have big problems,” Trump told reporters on
China, Pakistan Call for Iran Peace Talks, Normal Navigation in Strait of Hormuz
China and Pakistan on Tuesday called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gulf and the wider Middle East, urging the swift launch of peace talks and the restoration of normal navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, as their foreign ministers met in Beijing.
India Walks a Tightrope on Iran War as BRICS Frictions Grow
India is increasingly positioning itself as a behind-the-scenes broker within BRICS as divisions widen over the Iran conflict. But the effort is exposing tensions inside the bloc. Officials say New Delhi is actively facilitating diverging opinions among BRICS members on how to respond to ...
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By Peter Apps As U.S. Vice President JD Vance returned to Washington last weekend after unsuccessful peace talks in Pakistan over the crisis in the Gulf, China’s Foreign Ministry was preparing for a bumper slate of visitors, including Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the leaders of Spain, ...
Trump Says China Agreed Not to Arm Iran, Amid Reports of Help
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed not to send weapons to Iran after he personally asked Beijing to hold back, inserting China more directly into the diplomacy around the Iran conflict. In an interview aired on ...
China Pushes Iran to Reopen Hormuz, Keep Ceasefire on Track
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi used a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqhchi on Wednesday to urge efforts to restore normal navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, while also backing continued ceasefire talks. The call put China’s position squarely on ...
Trump Warns China on Iran Arms, Then Casts Doubt, Signaling Balancing Act Before Xi Summit
U.S. President Donald Trump sent conflicting signals over the weekend in response to China's reported plan to send weapons to Iran, including air defense systems. “If China does that, China is gonna have big problems,” Trump told reporters on
China, Pakistan Call for Iran Peace Talks, Normal Navigation in Strait of Hormuz
China and Pakistan on Tuesday called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gulf and the wider Middle East, urging the swift launch of peace talks and the restoration of normal navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, as their foreign ministers met in Beijing.
India Walks a Tightrope on Iran War as BRICS Frictions Grow
India is increasingly positioning itself as a behind-the-scenes broker within BRICS as divisions widen over the Iran conflict. But the effort is exposing tensions inside the bloc. Officials say New Delhi is actively facilitating diverging opinions among BRICS members on how to respond to ...
Vietnam’s Communist Party Chief Meets With China’s Three Ministers Following 3+3 Dialogue
Tô Lâm, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, met with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Defence Minister Dong Jun, and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong in Hanoi on Tuesday. This follows China and Vietnam's first ...
Japan Protests at Chinese Diplomat Threat Over PM’s Taiwan Comments
Tokyo said Monday it had lodged a protest over a Chinese diplomat's online threat of decapitation made after remarks on Taiwan by Japan's new prime minister. In a now-removed post on X, the Chinese consul general in Osaka Xue Jian threatened ...
Indonesian and Malaysian Leaders to Discuss Regional Priorities and Challenges Amid China-U.S. Tensions
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is set to meet with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on the Malaysian island of Langkawi near the Thai border as part of efforts to bolster ASEAN cooperation amid growing geopolitical and economic challenges.
China-Philippines Tensions Rise After Second Ship Collision in a Week
Manila and Beijing are trading blame following the second incident between ships from the two countries at the disputed Sabina Shoal in a week. According to the Chinese Coast Guard, a Philippine vessel “refused to accept control” and “deliberately collided” ...
Philippines Says Chinese Ships Rammed, Damaged Its Boats
The Philippine government on Monday accused Chinese ships of ramming and damaging its boats in the South China Sea during a confrontation in waters off the Second Thomas Shoal, home to a garrison of Filipino troops. "The People's Liberation Army-Navy, China ...
FOCAC PERSPECTIVES: Relieve the “Pressure Points” in China-Africa Ties By Expanding Trade and People-to-People Ties
Every day leading up to the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation conference on November 29th and 30th, CAP will feature perspectives from journalists, academics, activists, and business leaders about what they hope will emerge from the FOCAC event in Dakar. If you ...
The Documentary at the Center of Mounting Congolese Frustration Towards Chinese Mining Companies
One of the key factors behind the recent escalation in tensions between local residents in the eastern DRC and Chinese mining companies can be attributed to the widely-seen investigative television report by Cameroonian journalist Alain Foka. The provocatively ...