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June 13, 2024 5:13 PM

China urges EU to reverse ‘wrong practices’ on EV tariffs

Beijing on Thursday slammed EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles as protectionist behaviour and said it hoped the European bloc would correct its "wrong practices" and handle trade frictions through dialogue. The reaction from China and others em...

May 30, 2024 10:23 AM

Fourteen Hong Kong democrats found guilty in landmark subversion trial

Fourteen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were found guilty and two were acquitted on Thursday in a landmark subversion trial that critics say could deal another blow to the city's rule of law and its reputation as a global financial hub. The verdi...

May 16, 2024 11:17 PM

Putin and Xi wrap up talks with tea ceremony in a Beijing park

Russian president Vladimir Putin and president of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping ended negotiations with tea ceremony in Beijing's Zhongnanhai park on Thursday (May 16). Putin arrived early on Thursday for a two-day state visit that will ...

May 16, 2024 3:08 PM

Xi lauds China-Russia ties as Putin arrives in Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to work with counterpart Vladimir Putin to "rejuvenate" their countries as the pair started a day of talks in Beijing, saying China would "always be a good partner" of Russia, according to Chinese state media. ...

May 16, 2024 8:55 AM

Russian President Putin arrives in China for state visit as two nations seek deeper cooperation

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China for a two-day state on Thursday morning, in the latest sign of the deepening relations between Moscow and Beijing in the face of heavy friction with the West. The visit is Putin's symbolic first overs...

May 15, 2024 1:41 PM

Defying West, Russia’s Putin set to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing

Russian President Vladimir Putin's Beijing visit on Thursday is likely to be light on hard deals but will mark the start of his new presidential term with a show of support from his most powerful political partner, Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping...

April 25, 2024 4:48 PM

Blinken arrives in Beijing for high-level talks with Chinese officials

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Chinese capital Beijing on Thursday (April 25), ahead of high-level talks with his counterpart, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and possibly President Xi Jinping. Blinken called on China to provide a l...

December 26, 2023 2:16 PM

Beijing records most hours of sub-zero temperatures in December since 1951

China's capital Beijing has broken its record for hours of sub-zero temperatures in December dating back to 1951, after a cold wave swept swathes of the country and brought blizzards in its wake, sending temperatures towards historic lows. Northern ...

December 15, 2023 2:48 PM

Highways shut, trains suspended as cold wave freezes most of China

Chinese authorities closed highways in several provinces and suspended train services, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday (December 15), as a cold wave extended its grip further over the country and temperatures continued to plummet below free...

November 20, 2023 1:26 PM

In Beijing, Arab and Muslim ministers urge an end to Gaza conflict

Arab and Muslim ministers called on Monday (November 20) for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as their delegation visited Beijing on the first leg of a tour to push for an end to hostilities and to allow humanitarian aid into the devastated Palestinia...