WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly invited his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to participate in his presidential inauguration next month. Sources revealed that Trump extended the invitation to Xi in early November, shortly after the election, but it remains unclear whether the Chinese president has accepted, CB...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Stressing that there should be “no more suffering and destruction in Palestine and Lebanon,” China’s President Xi Jinping has called on the BRICS member states to “uphold peace and strive for common security.” “We should come forward together to form a stabilizing force for peace and explore soluti...
Beijing, China – AFP Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Thursday for a peace conference on Israel’s war on Gaza as he addressed Arab leaders and diplomats at a forum in Beijing. Addressing the delegations on Thursday morning, Xi said China supported a “broad-based” peace conference to resolve the conflict. “Th...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States on Thursday said Chinese President Xi Jinping cannot both improve ties with the West and support Russia after he vowed to boost relations with his counterpart Vladimir Putin. “The People’s Republic of China can’t have its cake and eat it too,” State Department spok...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China’s President Xi Jinping has received ambassadorial credentials from the Afghan envoy to Beijing appointed by the interim Taliban administration. Mawlawi Asadullah Bilal Karimi was among at least 42 new ambassadors posted in Beijing who presented their letters of credentials to Xi, video footage by state-run CCTV show...
Beijing,- AFP China’s top diplomat Wang Yi will this week visit Egypt and Tunisia, Beijing has said, as part of a four-country Africa tour before he heads to Brazil and Jamaica. Wang’s first trip of the new year comes as China increasingly focuses on ties in the Global South, seeking to bolster its influence in […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – The EU and China have responsibilities to work for peace and security, and find solutions to global challenges including in the Middle East, an EU leader said on Thursday. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Beijing and the European bloc need “to do everything possible to work for a two-state [&h...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China’s President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for an “immediate” cease-fire in Gaza, also pushing efforts to convene an international peace conference on Palestine. “The parties to the conflict must end hostilities and achieve a cease-fire immediately, stop all violence and attacks against civilians, release civilians held cap...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China’s President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that Beijing will coordinate with Arab nations to seek a “lasting solution” to the Palestinian question as he pressed a two-state solution. “China will coordinate more with Egypt and other Arab countries to work for a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Palestinian...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China and Syria have upgraded their bilateral relations to a “strategic partnership” during a summit meeting between Xi Jinping and his visiting Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad, Beijing said. Hua Chunying, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said the establishment of the strategic partnership “will be a ...
