Anthony Albanese keen to meet Xi Jinping at G20 as foreign ministers discuss putting countries' relationship back on the right track
2 years, 4 months ago

Anthony Albanese keen to meet Xi Jinping at G20 as foreign ministers discuss putting countries' relationship back on the right track

ABC  

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese would like to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping when he attends a number of international summits later this week. Key points: The prime minister will attend four global and regional meetings in the coming days Mr Albanese said a meeting with Mr Xi would be "a positive thing" In a call with Penny Wong, China's foreign minister said both countries should "jointly make positive contributions" to global challenges Mr Albanese will head off to a series of summits on Friday in Cambodia, Indonesia and Thailand. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Penny Wong and her Chinese counterpart discussed the "rebuilding of mutual trust" during a phone conversation that revealed signs of easing tensions after years of difficult ties between the countries. China has previously demanded Australia address its grievances as a precondition to improving ties, with Beijing's ambassador quoting Foreign Minister Wang Yi as saying "a reset requires concrete actions". "The easing and improvement of China-Australia relations serves the fundamental interests of both sides," Mr Wang said, according to a Chinese foreign ministry readout of Tuesday's call.

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Aramco, Qualcomm, And Other Major CEOs Expected To Meet President Xi Jinping In Beijing Next Week: Report
1 week, 4 days ago

Aramco, Qualcomm, And Other Major CEOs Expected To Meet President Xi Jinping In Beijing Next Week: Report

ABP News  

Several high-profile chief executives, including Qualcomm Inc.’s Cristiano Amon and Saudi Aramco’s Amin Nasser, will reportedly be visiting Beijing for an annual gathering of global business leaders. The China Development Forum, scheduled for March 23-24, is expected to host prominent figures such as Blackstone Inc.’s Steve Schwarzman, Pfizer Inc.’s Albert Bourla, and FedEx Corp.’s Rajesh Subramaniam. Despite high-level discussions, both …

Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Yunus to visit China, meet President Xi Jinping
1 week, 4 days ago

Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Yunus to visit China, meet President Xi Jinping

The Hindu  

Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus is set to visit China later this month during which he will meet President Xi Jinping, the interim government said on Sunday, in a move expected to bolster Dhaka-Beijing ties. Mr. Yunus is set to visit China on March 26 and meet Mr. Xi on March 28, the Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam told …

Chinese foreign minister expresses commitment to strengthen ties with India
3 weeks ago

Chinese foreign minister expresses commitment to strengthen ties with India

Hindustan Times  

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has expressed China's readiness to work with India to sum up past experience, forge a path forward and advance bilateral ties on the track of sound and stable development. Calling India and China "important members" of the Global South, Wang said that the two nations have responsibility to take lead in opposing "hegemonism and power …

India Sees ‘Notable’ Progress With China as Ministers Meet
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1 month, 1 week ago

India Sees ‘Notable’ Progress With China as Ministers Meet

Live Mint  

-- India’s foreign minister met with his Chinese counterpart Friday, saying there’s been “some notable developments” made between the two nations in a bid to improve relations. External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Group of 20 foreign ministers’ summit in Johannesburg, their first in-person meeting since the G-20 summit …

'Notable developments' in India-China relations, says Jaishankar during meeting with Wang at G20
1 month, 1 week ago

'Notable developments' in India-China relations, says Jaishankar during meeting with Wang at G20

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: There have been “notable developments” in the India-China relationship since November 2024, including the management of peace and tranquility in the border areas, as well as other aspects of the relationship, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar said during his meeting with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, as both the neighbours work to normalise their ties. Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson …

Trump barely got a mention in the formal sessions of APEC and G20. On the sidelines, he was the centre of attention
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4 months, 1 week ago

Trump barely got a mention in the formal sessions of APEC and G20. On the sidelines, he was the centre of attention

ABC  

"Obviously, at a conference like this, on the sidelines, obviously people are mentioning political issues that there is a focus on." Australia's support of free trade has nothing to do with pressure from Beijing and is not aimed purely at Donald Trump. Albanese's consistency on trade and calls to stick with the Paris climate agreement suggest he's not scared of …

Head-of-state diplomacy key role in enhancing ties
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4 months, 1 week ago

Head-of-state diplomacy key role in enhancing ties

China Daily  

This photo taken on Nov 16, 2024 shows a G20 logo near the main venue of the 19th G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The multiple bilateral meetings between Chinese President Xi Jinping and leaders from different countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Germany and France, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro on …

Head-of-state diplomacy key role in enhancing ties
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4 months, 1 week ago

Head-of-state diplomacy key role in enhancing ties

China Daily  

The multiple bilateral meetings between Chinese President Xi Jinping and leaders from different countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Germany and France, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday and Tuesday highlight once again the key role head-of-state diplomacy plays in China's international relations. The positive and warm responses of the foreign leaders …

Jaishankar meets Wang in Brazil as China urges India to resume direct flights suspended since 2020
4 months, 1 week ago

Jaishankar meets Wang in Brazil as China urges India to resume direct flights suspended since 2020

Firstpost  

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Rio de Janeiro during which he called for the resumption of direct flights between the two countries External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met …

Jaishankar meets Wang Yi on sidelines of G20, Chinese FM calls for resumption of direct flights
4 months, 1 week ago

Jaishankar meets Wang Yi on sidelines of G20, Chinese FM calls for resumption of direct flights

India TV News  

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro on the sidelines of G20 on Monday. During the bilateral meeting, Wang Yi called for the resumption of direct flights between both countries, the Chinese statement read. Providing details of the meeting, EAM said that both the leaders noted the progress in the …

China-Australia relations in focus during G20 meeting between Anthony Albanese and Xi Jinping
4 months, 1 week ago

China-Australia relations in focus during G20 meeting between Anthony Albanese and Xi Jinping

ABC  

Chinese President Xi Jinping has described relations with Australia as having faced "twists and turns" in recent years, urging Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to take "great care" to maintain the improved partnership. "Over the past decade, we have made some progress in China-Australia relations and also witnessed some twists and turns," Mr Xi told Mr Albanese in opening remarks broadcast …

Xi emphasizes pursuit of common development
4 months, 1 week ago

Xi emphasizes pursuit of common development

China Daily  

President Xi shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during their meeting on the sidelines of the 19th G20 Summit on Monday. WANG ZHUANGFEI/CHINA DAILY Beijing, Canberra to bolster cooperation President Xi Jinping expressed on Monday China's willingness to work with Australia to build a more mature, stable and constructive comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries to inject …

Xi emphasizes pursuit of common development
4 months, 1 week ago

Xi emphasizes pursuit of common development

China Daily  

President Xi shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during their meeting on the sidelines of the 19th G20 Summit on Monday. WANG ZHUANGFEI/CHINA DAILY Beijing, Canberra to bolster cooperation President Xi Jinping expressed on Monday China's willingness to work with Australia to build a more mature, stable and constructive comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries to inject …

Three simple words Xi Jinping used to send a pointed message to Anthony Albanese during their G20 meeting - after China gave PM the 'compliment that no-one wants'
4 months, 1 week ago

Three simple words Xi Jinping used to send a pointed message to Anthony Albanese during their G20 meeting - after China gave PM the 'compliment that no-one wants'

Daily Mail  

Xi Jinping has acknowledged the 'twists and turns' in China's tumultuous relationship with Australia as he met with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ahead of the G20 summit in Brazil. Anthony Albanese met with China's President Xi Jinping ahead of the G20 summit in Brazil Mr Albanese is pictured at the meeting with China's President Xi in Brazil on Monday 'I …

G20 summit confronts a global order unsettled by Trump's return
4 months, 1 week ago

G20 summit confronts a global order unsettled by Trump's return

Hindustan Times  

* G20 summit confronts a global order unsettled by Trump's return G20 summit faces geopolitical tensions with Trump's return * China's role in Ukraine conflict under scrutiny * Brazil's G20 socio-economic agenda challenged by Trump's policies By Lisandra Paraguassu and Anthony Boadle RIO DE JANEIRO, - Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies were set to meet on Monday …

No fundamental conflict of interests exists between China, Australia, says Xi
4 months, 1 week ago

No fundamental conflict of interests exists between China, Australia, says Xi

China Daily  

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the sidelines of the 19th G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nov 18, 2024. Noting that the two sides should be firm in expanding the pattern of mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation, Xi said China is willing to import more quality Australian products, encourage Chinese companies to …

Anthony Albanese unlikely to detail new emissions target before next federal election
4 months, 1 week ago

Anthony Albanese unlikely to detail new emissions target before next federal election

ABC  

Anthony Albanese looks increasingly unlikely to detail his government's new emissions target ahead of the next federal election, resisting calls to follow other world leaders in setting a 2035 target. But speaking with the ABC's Insiders program, Mr Albanese refused to commit to announcing the 2035 target ahead of the election, only promising to do it "sometime next year". "Kevin …

Xi Tells Biden That China Is Ready To Work With Incoming Trump Administration
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4 months, 1 week ago

Xi Tells Biden That China Is Ready To Work With Incoming Trump Administration

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LIMA, Peru — In their final meeting, China’s leader Xi Jinping told U.S. President Joe Biden that his nation was “ready to work with a new administration,” as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take over. U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting, …

Chinese President Xi Jinping snubs meetings with world leaders at APEC summit
4 months, 1 week ago

Chinese President Xi Jinping snubs meetings with world leaders at APEC summit

ABC  

Chinese President Xi Jinping has snubbed meetings with world leaders despite travelling to South America for the two-day talks among Pacific-rim nations. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters he was unsure why Mr Xi did not attend the leaders' meeting, in which he informally caught up with outgoing US President Joe Biden. Before flying to South America, Mr Albanese said …

Anthony Albanese receives the kind of compliment you DON'T want to get: China's Communist regime makes comments that were once unthinkable about an Australian prime minister
4 months, 1 week ago

Anthony Albanese receives the kind of compliment you DON'T want to get: China's Communist regime makes comments that were once unthinkable about an Australian prime minister

Daily Mail  

The China Daily urged other western leaders to be like Albo Beijing has praised Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as a world leader that others from the West should strive to emulate - in a compliment the Prime Minister may not find at all helpful at home. The Communist superpower's state-owned newspaper, the China Daily, ran a glowing editorial on Thursday …

Xi meets Malaysian PM, calling for joint building of community with shared future
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Xi meets Malaysian PM, calling for joint building of community with shared future

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping meets with Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim in Beijing on Nov 7, 2024. BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim in Beijing on Thursday, calling on the two sides to take the opportunity of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties to promote and enrich the China-Malaysia community with a …

Anthony Albanese to meet China's Premier Li Qiang for high-level talks in Canberra
9 months, 1 week ago

Anthony Albanese to meet China's Premier Li Qiang for high-level talks in Canberra

ABC  

In short: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet China's Premier Li Qiang in Canberra on Monday. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet China's Premier Li Qiang in Canberra on Monday. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will use a speech in front of China's Premier Li Qiang today to declare that both nations are making progress in rebuilding the relationship while saying …

Visit highlights rebound in Sino-Australian relationship
1 year ago

Visit highlights rebound in Sino-Australian relationship

China Daily  

The Chinese and Australian national flags in Sydney, Australia. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi began a three-day visit to Australia starting on Tuesday, the first visit of a senior Chinese official to Australia in seven years. That the Anthony Albanese government scrapped Australia's anti-dumping measures targeting Chinese-made wind power turbines on March 15, shortly before his visit began, was a …

Australia gets its most senior Chinese leadership visit since 2017 as relations thaw further
1 year ago

Australia gets its most senior Chinese leadership visit since 2017 as relations thaw further

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Australia received its most senior …

China's foreign minister expected in Australia for high-level talks within weeks
1 year, 1 month ago

China's foreign minister expected in Australia for high-level talks within weeks

ABC  

In short: Australia is preparing for an expected visit from China's foreign minister in late March. Officials are planning for China's foreign minister to come to Australia for high-level talks within weeks as both countries prepare for Premier Li Qiang to make a state visit later this year. "If it's going to be a substantive meeting with Premier Li Qiang …

After the Thaw, What’s Next for Australia and China?
1 year, 3 months ago

After the Thaw, What’s Next for Australia and China?

The Diplomat  

Last month Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, signaling a long-awaited thaw in Sino-Australian relations. Already barriers regarding trade are slowly being lifted; China is removing tariffs on Australian barley and wine, and Australia has stated that it will not block China’s entry into the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership while …

Make the summit a turning point in Sino-US ties
1 year, 4 months ago

Make the summit a turning point in Sino-US ties

China Daily  

JIN DING/CHINA DAILY President Xi Jinping met his US counterpart President Joe Biden at the Filoli Estate in San Francisco on Nov 15. President Xi and President Biden met in Bali, Indonesia, a year ago during the G20 summit, and arrived at a consensus that there shall be no new Cold War between the two countries. In this context, China …

Xi Jinping to skip G20 Virtual Summit, Premier Li Qiang to join crucial meeting
1 year, 4 months ago

Xi Jinping to skip G20 Virtual Summit, Premier Li Qiang to join crucial meeting

India TV News  

G20 Virtual Summit: In a major development, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has confirmed that President Xi Jinping will not join the upcoming G20 Virtual Summit which is scheduled for Wednesday, November 22. Russian President Vladimir Putin may join G20 Summit On Sunday, the Kremlin, reportedly said that the Russian President would attend the much-awaited summit. American President Joe Biden may …

Xi Met Biden, Albanese. When Will He Meet PM Modi?
1 year, 4 months ago

Xi Met Biden, Albanese. When Will He Meet PM Modi?

ABP News  

Biden-Xi Meeting: Let's be clear, the United States and China have time and again made it clear that despite soaring tensions between them, business will continue as usual, and the much-awaited bilateral meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is yet another example of that. …

Biden And Xi Jinping Are Set To Meet Next Week At Summit In S.F. Bay Area
1 year, 4 months ago

Biden And Xi Jinping Are Set To Meet Next Week At Summit In S.F. Bay Area

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, there will be no such thing as a small detail. FILE - President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting, Nov. 14, 2022, in Nusa Dua, in Bali, Indonesia. And so, …

Biden and Xi are set to meet next week at the APEC summit. No detail is too small to sweat
1 year, 4 months ago

Biden and Xi are set to meet next week at the APEC summit. No detail is too small to sweat

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, there will be no such thing as a small detail. FILE - President Joe Biden, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting, Nov. 14, 2022, in Nusa Dua, in Bali, Indonesia. As President Joe Biden …

Biden and Xi are set to meet next week at the APEC summit. No detail is too small to sweat
1 year, 4 months ago

Biden and Xi are set to meet next week at the APEC summit. No detail is too small to sweat

LA Times  

President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping greet each other before a meeting on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Indonesia last year. There’s probably “very detailed planning of the actual choreography of who enters a room where, if there will be pictures taken and all of that,” said Bonny Lin, senior fellow for Asian security and …

Biden to meet China's Xi Jinping on Nov 15 in San Francisco Bay area
1 year, 4 months ago

Biden to meet China's Xi Jinping on Nov 15 in San Francisco Bay area

Hindustan Times  

President Joe Biden will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping face-to-face for the first time in a year on Wednesday, according to senior U.S. officials, high-stakes diplomacy aimed at curbing tensions between the world's two superpowers. US President Joe Biden and China's President Xi Jinping The closely watched interaction, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in the San …

Australia's Albanese calls for free and unimpeded trade with China on his visit to Beijing
1 year, 4 months ago

Australia's Albanese calls for free and unimpeded trade with China on his visit to Beijing

The Hindu  

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is calling for the “full resumption of free and unimpeded trade” with China in a meeting with his counterpart Li Qiang on the first first visit by an Australian leader to China in seven years. The sides should discuss “ways to shape a regional and global order that is peaceful, stable and prosperous, where countries …

Australia’s leader calls for free and unimpeded trade to resume with China after ties deteriorated
1 year, 4 months ago

Australia’s leader calls for free and unimpeded trade to resume with China after ties deteriorated

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called for the “full resumption of free and unimpeded trade” with China in a meeting Tuesday with counterpart Li Qiang that marked the return of talks after a four-year hiatus. A joint statement said the countries agreed to resume an annual leaders meeting, which had been halted by a sharp deterioration in relations …

Australia's Albanese calls for free and unimpeded trade with China on his visit to Beijing
1 year, 4 months ago

Australia's Albanese calls for free and unimpeded trade with China on his visit to Beijing

The Independent  

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China and Australia look for ‘mutual benefit’ after years of animosity
1 year, 4 months ago

China and Australia look for ‘mutual benefit’ after years of animosity

Al Jazeera  

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets Chinese President Xi Jinping on first visit to Beijing by an Australian leader since 2016. Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that their countries could become “trusting partners” as the two leaders moved to recalibrate ties strained for years over issues from trade to human rights and the COVID-19 …

Australia's Anthony Albanese hails 'promising signs' of better relations with China
1 year, 4 months ago

Australia's Anthony Albanese hails 'promising signs' of better relations with China

Firstpost  

Anthony Albanese is the first Australian prime minister to visit China in seven years and he predicted a ‘constructive discussion’ with Chinese President Xi Jinping Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who is in Beijing for landmark talks with President Xi Jinping, Monday hailed “promising signs” of better relations with China. After years of bitterness between the two trading partners, Albanese …

Robust reinvigoration of Sino-Australian ties should be built upon for mutual benefit: China Daily editorial
1 year, 4 months ago

Robust reinvigoration of Sino-Australian ties should be built upon for mutual benefit: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping meets with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Beijing, Nov 6, 2023. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's ongoing visit to China, the first by an Australian prime minister in seven years, has effectively put behind the unpleasant experience of the past few years and created an atmosphere conducive to deepening cooperation in different fields, which will better …

Anthony Albanese invites Xi Jinping to Australia after landmark summit at Beijing's Great Hall of the People
1 year, 4 months ago

Anthony Albanese invites Xi Jinping to Australia after landmark summit at Beijing's Great Hall of the People

ABC  

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit Australia during a "very successful" meeting in Beijing. Key points: Anthony Albanese is the first Australian leader to visit China in 7 years Mr Albanese said the discussion with Xi Jinping was "one of goodwill" There was high level discussion about trade and the global economy Mr Albanese …

Anthony Albanese arrives in China, addresses Shanghai trade expo in first official visit by an Australian PM since 2016
1 year, 4 months ago

Anthony Albanese arrives in China, addresses Shanghai trade expo in first official visit by an Australian PM since 2016

ABC  

Anthony Albanese has highlighted the shared history of Australia and China, urging the need to eliminate barriers to trade in his first address after arriving in Shanghai. Key points: Mr Albanese is seeking to put Australia's relationship with China on a more stable path His visit marks the 50th anniversary of Gough Whitlam's historic 1973 trip to China The government …

Australian prime minister to protest blogger’s detention conditions while meeting China’s leader
1 year, 4 months ago

Australian prime minister to protest blogger’s detention conditions while meeting China’s leader

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Saturday he would protest a lack of transparency in China’s treatment of a detained Australian democracy blogger when meeting with President Xi Jinping in Beijing during a trade-focused state visit. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV announced that Albanese arrived in the Chinese financial hub Saturday afternoon along with his delegation, becoming the first …

Anthony Albanese begins China trip tomorrow, to become first Australian PM to visit China since 2016
1 year, 4 months ago

Anthony Albanese begins China trip tomorrow, to become first Australian PM to visit China since 2016

Firstpost  

Anthony Albanese will become the first Australian prime minister in seven years to visit China when he embarks on a three-day visit starting Saturday Anthony Albanese will become the first Australian prime minister in seven years to visit China when he embarks on a three-day visit starting Saturday. From 2016, when Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with an Australian prime …

Anthony Albanese will soon be the first Australian prime minister in 7 years to visit China
1 year, 4 months ago

Anthony Albanese will soon be the first Australian prime minister in 7 years to visit China

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Anthony Albanese will become the first Australian prime minister in seven years to visit China in recognition that bilateral relations have improved after crashing to unprecedented depths over trade and security differences that remain largely unresolved. “It’s in Australia’s interest to have good relations with China,” Albanese told reporters in October, when he announced the trip. No …

Albanese's visit to China offers propaganda for Xi Jinping as Beijing seeks to mend western ties
1 year, 4 months ago

Albanese's visit to China offers propaganda for Xi Jinping as Beijing seeks to mend western ties

ABC  

Remember how Bob Hawke broke down in tears while reading heart-rending details from a diplomatic telegram about the Tiananmen massacre in Beijing? We are sure about one thing — like Keating's visit to China 30 years ago, relations between the two countries are about to thaw after a six-year diplomatic freeze. For Beijing, Albanese's visit is the perfect opportunity to …

China's Foreign Minister says Xi-Biden meeting in San Francisco would not be 'smooth-sailing'
1 year, 4 months ago

China's Foreign Minister says Xi-Biden meeting in San Francisco would not be 'smooth-sailing'

The Hindu  

China’s Foreign Minister considers that the road to an expected meeting between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden would not be "smooth-sailing” and that both sides must work together to achieve results, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. Mr. Wang's three-day visit to Washington came at a time when tensions between the two countries remain high, including over …

Biden and Xi expected to meet next month after high-level US-China meetings
1 year, 5 months ago

Biden and Xi expected to meet next month after high-level US-China meetings

Al Jazeera  

Promises of a meeting between the two leaders follows a trip to Washington by Foreign Minister Wang Yi. US President Joe Biden is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next month following a visit by China’s top diplomat to the White House. While the White House would not confirm the Biden-Xi meeting, a readout of Friday’s meeting between China’s …

Australian PM announces China visit hours before leaving for U.S. to meet Biden
1 year, 5 months ago

Australian PM announces China visit hours before leaving for U.S. to meet Biden

The Hindu  

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he will visit China in early November, making the announcement Sunday hours before he was to fly to the United States to meet with President Joe Biden. Mr. Albanese also said China agreed late Saturday to review the crippling tariffs it levied on Australian wine that have effectively blocked trade with the winemakers' biggest …

Australian prime minister announces China visit hours before leaving for US to meet Biden
1 year, 5 months ago

Australian prime minister announces China visit hours before leaving for US to meet Biden

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he will visit China in early November to meet President Xi Jinping, making the announcement Sunday hours before he departed for the United States to meet with President Joe Biden. “It’s in Australia’s interest to have good relations with China,” Albanese told reporters at Australian Parliament House, adding that his focus …

Morning Digest | U.S. expresses concern over departure of Canadian diplomats from India; Israel steps up bombing of Gaza, and more
1 year, 5 months ago

Morning Digest | U.S. expresses concern over departure of Canadian diplomats from India; Israel steps up bombing of Gaza, and more

The Hindu  

Centre asks senior officers to showcase nine years of achievements The Union government has asked all departments to nominate officers to act as Rath Prabharis or special officers, who will be expected to advertise and promote the achievements of the government over the past nine years. Lost mother, wife to politics: Nawaz Sharif says at his first rally on return …

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