China's top diplomat tells E.U. not to 'vacillate'
1 year, 5 months ago

China's top diplomat tells E.U. not to 'vacillate'

The Hindu  

The European Union must not "vacillate" and needs to "clarify" its strategic relationship with Beijing, top diplomat Wang Yi said during a meeting with E.U. clarify the positioning of the strategic partnership between the two sides, and promote China-EU relations to move forward," Mr. Wang told Mr. Borrell when they met on the sidelines of Southeast Asian talks in Jakarta on Friday, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry statement. 's approach to China as "de-risking rather than decoupling" since the bloc still sought to work and trade with Beijing. On Ukraine, he added: "China supports the establishment of a balanced, effective and sustainable European security architecture," and that Beijing is "committed to promoting peace talks".

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Beijing urges Washington to safeguard counternarcotics cooperation

China Daily  

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday that the United States should cherish the goodwill of China and safeguard the hard-won positive situation of China-US cooperation on drug control. The spokesperson said that China is willing to continue counternarcotics cooperation with the US on the basis of "equality, mutual benefit and mutual respect". "We hope the US will not …

Chinese President Xi Jinping says ‘ready to work’ with US counterpart Donald Trump to boost relationship
1 month, 1 week ago

Chinese President Xi Jinping says ‘ready to work’ with US counterpart Donald Trump to boost relationship

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping told US President Joe Biden that he’s ready to work with Donald Trump to improve the relationship between the world’s biggest economies. Speaking in their final meeting before Trump takes office, Xi told Biden that the US and China shouldn’t pursue decoupling and instead strive for peaceful existence over the long term. Although he’s supported both …

EU should not accept hand-me-down judgments of China from Washington: China Daily editorial
1 month, 1 week ago

EU should not accept hand-me-down judgments of China from Washington: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Given the vast common ground that China and the European Union share, especially on economic globalization and free trade, there has been hope that, with a new leadership, the EU will work with China to push forward their pragmatic cooperation and resolve the differences that exist between them through dialogue. Maros Sefcovic, the EU's commissioner-designate for trade and economic security, …

China-EU confrontation hype adds complexity to trade ties
1 month, 2 weeks ago

China-EU confrontation hype adds complexity to trade ties

China Daily  

Hundreds of vehicles manufactured by Chery line up at a port of Wuhu, Anhui province, on March 10, awaiting export. Global Times-At a juncture when China-EU trade relations are facing challenges, the latest remarks from the EU's trade chief-in-waiting apparently add uncertainty and complexity into the future of China-EU economic and trade relations. During a three-hour confirmation hearing by members …

Xi urges US to view China properly
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Xi urges US to view China properly

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping meets with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Aug 29, 2024. Pragmatic cooperation "The US has made some pragmatic gestures, but it still seems obsessed with major-country competition and it keeps containing and suppressing China," said Diao Daming, a professor of US studies at Renmin University of China's …

Xi urges US to view China properly
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Xi urges US to view China properly

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping meets on Thursday with Jake Sullivan, national security adviser of the United States, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. YIN BOGU/XINHUA When President Xi Jinping met with visiting United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Thursday afternoon, he highlighted the need for the US to perceive China properly as well as Beijing's foreign …

Xi urges US to view China properly
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Xi urges US to view China properly

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping meets on Thursday with Jake Sullivan, national security adviser of the United States, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. YIN BOGU/XINHUA When President Xi Jinping met with visiting United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Thursday afternoon, he highlighted the need for the US to perceive China properly as well as Beijing's foreign …

US urged to return to rational China policy
4 months, 3 weeks ago

US urged to return to rational China policy

China Daily  

Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during their meeting on Saturday in Vientiane, Laos. During a news conference at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting held in Brazil on Thursday, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she would press China to address the country's macroeconomic model that has led to …

Macron urges Xi Jinping to use clout, halt Russia’s Ukraine war
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Macron urges Xi Jinping to use clout, halt Russia’s Ukraine war

The Hindu  

French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen pressed Xi Jinping at a summit in Paris on May 6 to use Beijing's influence to halt the Russian war against Ukraine, also telling the Chinese leader to accept fair global trade rules. Mr. Xi's two-day state visit to France is his first visit to Europe since 2019 …

U.S. and China should be ‘partners, not rivals’, Chinese President Xi Jinping tells Antony Blinken
7 months, 4 weeks ago

U.S. and China should be ‘partners, not rivals’, Chinese President Xi Jinping tells Antony Blinken

The Hindu  

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Beijing and said China and the U.S. should be partners rather than rivals and should help each other succeed rather than hurt each other. Over the past 45 years, the relationship has gone through wind and rain, and the two sides can draw a few important …

Possible for two countries to get along if US stops being so jittery about China: China Daily editorial
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Possible for two countries to get along if US stops being so jittery about China: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, attends a news conference on China's foreign policy and foreign relations during the second session of the 14th National People's Congress in Beijing, March 7, 2024. Stressing that China hopes for peaceful coexistence, Wang urged the US to view its relations with …

Beijing, Washington in talks to stabilize economic ties
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Beijing, Washington in talks to stabilize economic ties

China Daily  

Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng meets with visiting undersecretary for international affairs at the US Department of the Treasury Jay Shambaugh in Beijing on Tuesday. The latest meeting in Beijing between high-ranking Chinese and United States officials indicated that the two countries are making continuing joint efforts to stabilize bilateral economic and trade ties through a pragmatic approach and candid communication, …

China, EU make strides toward strengthening ties
11 months, 4 weeks ago

China, EU make strides toward strengthening ties

China Daily  

By Chen Weihua in Brussels | China Daily | Updated: 2023-12-25 09:15 Tourists visit the Chinese Duojing-Garden in Luisenpark of Mannheim in southwestern Germany on July 14. China has voiced strong disagreement over the term "systemic rival" since many Chinese people associate the words with hostility and confrontation. Following the 12th round of China-EU High-Level Strategic Dialogue in Beijing on …

China, EU make strides toward strengthening ties
11 months, 4 weeks ago

China, EU make strides toward strengthening ties

China Daily  

Tourists visit the Chinese Duojing-Garden in Luisenpark of Mannheim in southwestern Germany on July 14. China has voiced strong disagreement over the term "systemic rival" since many Chinese people associate the words with hostility and confrontation. Following the 12th round of China-EU High-Level Strategic Dialogue in Beijing on Oct 13, Wang said, "China and the EU are partners first and …

EU-China summit: Leaders say ‘differences’, rivalries must be addressed
1 year ago

EU-China summit: Leaders say ‘differences’, rivalries must be addressed

Al Jazeera  

With two wars and tense trade relations, European Union and Chinese officials open talks hoping for ‘mutually beneficial’ ties. Meanwhile, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told Xi that China was the EU’s biggest trading partner, but “there are clear imbalances and differences that we must address”. ‘Global challenges’ Two notable issues on the agenda for the EU are …

China, U.S. discuss potential meeting between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden next month
1 year, 1 month ago

China, U.S. discuss potential meeting between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden next month

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden has emphasised that the United States and China need to manage competition in the relationship responsibly and maintain open lines of communication as he met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi ahead of a potential meeting with President Xi Jinping next month to reset bilateral ties. President Biden met Wang at the White House on October 27 after …

A top Chinese diplomat will visit Washington ahead of a possible meeting between Biden and Xi
1 year, 2 months ago

A top Chinese diplomat will visit Washington ahead of a possible meeting between Biden and Xi

Associated Press  

Washington — China’s top diplomat will come to the United States on Thursday for a three-day visit, the latest move by Washington and Beijing to keep high-level talks open amid tense bilateral relations. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to meet with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan over a range of issues, including …

EU can play a vital role in easing China-US tensions
1 year, 2 months ago

EU can play a vital role in easing China-US tensions

China Daily  

European Union foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell's visit to China this week for the China-EU High-level Strategic Dialogue is a good opportunity to stabilize the relations between the two sides which has deteriorated in recent years largely due to the growing geopolitical tensions between Beijing and Washington. But in helping defuse the tensions between Beijing and Washington, the EU needs …

China in focus as EU leaders prepare for key summit
1 year, 5 months ago

China in focus as EU leaders prepare for key summit

Al Jazeera  

Leaders of the European Union’s member states will meet in Brussels this week to discuss the bloc’s ties with China. In his invitation letter to the leaders, the EU Council chief, Charles Michel, said that the summit will be an opportunity to “reconfirm” the bloc’s united stance towards Beijing. Amid the geopolitical tensions with China and Russia, European Commission President …

‘Don’t see why not’: China envoy on backing Ukraine’s ’91 borders
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Don’t see why not’: China envoy on backing Ukraine’s ’91 borders

Al Jazeera  

China’s EU envoy, Fu Cong, says Beijing respects the territorial integrity of all countries and stands for peace. Brussels, Belgium – China’s envoy to the European Union has suggested that Beijing could back Ukraine’s aims of reclaiming its 1991 territorial integrity, which includes Crimea – the peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014. When a United Nations referendum on recognising Crimea’s …

US, China are trying to defuse tensions
1 year, 6 months ago

US, China are trying to defuse tensions

Hindustan Times  

The United States and China are trying to talk their relationship off the ledge. This is the big import from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Beijing this week, the first by America’s top diplomat in nearly five years. Mr Blinken met Chinese president Xi Jinping on the final day of his visit as part of attempts to …

America and China are on a head-on collision course
1 year, 6 months ago

America and China are on a head-on collision course

Live Mint  

Following the May G7 summit in Hiroshima, US President Joe Biden claimed that he expects a “thaw” in relations with China. In fact, far from thawing, the new cold war is getting colder, and the G7 summit itself magnified Chinese concerns about the US pursuing a strategy of “comprehensive containment, encirclement, and suppression.” Unlike previous gatherings, when G7 leaders offered …

European Union foreign ministers looks for united voice on China
1 year, 7 months ago

European Union foreign ministers looks for united voice on China

Firstpost  

EU foreign ministers will gather on Friday to discuss how to reduce Europe’s dependency on China while also persuading Beijing to take a harsher position on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. During a trip to Europe this week, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang warned that if the EU imposed penalties, Beijing would take the “necessary response.” In Berlin, Qin clashed over …

Top US, China officials meet in Vienna for 'candid' talks amid escalating tensions
1 year, 7 months ago

Top US, China officials meet in Vienna for 'candid' talks amid escalating tensions

Firstpost  

Washington and Beijing said Thursday that US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi met in Vienna this week, as the two countries sought to continue contact amid escalating tensions, particularly over Taiwan. Wang “comprehensively expounded upon China’s solemn position” on Taiwan, Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua said, adding the two diplomats “agreed to continue to …

US, China top officials hold ‘candid’ talks in Vienna meeting
1 year, 7 months ago

US, China top officials hold ‘candid’ talks in Vienna meeting

Al Jazeera  

White House adviser Jake Sullivan’s talks with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi aimed to ‘manage competition’, US says. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi met in Vienna on Wednesday and Thursday with both sides describing the previously unannounced meeting as “candid, substantive and constructive.” The talks were held as both countries try to navigate …

China says imperative to stabilize Sino-U.S. relations
1 year, 7 months ago

China says imperative to stabilize Sino-U.S. relations

Raw Story  

BEIJING — China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Monday it is imperative to stabilize Sino-U.S. relations after a series of "erroneous words and deeds" threw ties back into a deep freeze. "A series of erroneous words and deeds by the United States since then have undermined the hard-won positive momentum of Sino-U.S. relations," Qin told Burns, the Chinese foreign …

China’s Stalled Europe Diplomacy
1 year, 8 months ago

China’s Stalled Europe Diplomacy

The Diplomat  

It’s been over four years since Chinese President Xi Jinping’s last tour of Europe. The stated goal of the trip, according to China’s Foreign Ministry, was to ““promote new developments in bilateral relations, enhance strategic mutual trust between China and Europe, and exchange views on major international issues.” But the underlying reason for the trip was stated quite directly during …

Chinese minister warns of conflict unless US changes course
1 year, 9 months ago

Chinese minister warns of conflict unless US changes course

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s foreign minister has warned Washington of “conflict and confrontation” if it fails to change course in relations with Beijing, striking a combative tone amid conflicts over Taiwan, COVID-19 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Washington’s China policy has “entirely deviated from the rational and sound track,” Qin said at a news conference Tuesday during annual meeting of China’s …

China's top diplomat Wang Yi due in Moscow for talks on Ukraine
1 year, 10 months ago

China's top diplomat Wang Yi due in Moscow for talks on Ukraine

Firstpost  

Moscow: China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, is due in Moscow shortly for talks on a possible peace settlement for Ukraine, a diplomatic source with knowledge of the matter said. Wang said last week that Beijing would put forward “China’s position on the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis,” and that Beijing remained on the side of peace and security, China …

As Biden visits Ukraine, China’s top diplomat goes to Russia
1 year, 10 months ago

As Biden visits Ukraine, China’s top diplomat goes to Russia

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — As US President Joe Biden touched down in Ukraine to meet with his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, China’s top diplomat was traveling in the opposite direction, on his way to Russia. Wang Yi – who was promoted as Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s top foreign policy adviser last month – is due to arrive in Moscow …

China’s Xi seeks fresh diplomatic inroads with Asian leaders
2 years, 1 month ago

China’s Xi seeks fresh diplomatic inroads with Asian leaders

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Chinese President Xi Jinping has used his first face-to-face meetings with America’s Asia-Pacific allies since 2020 to try to forge diplomatic inroads as Washington pushes back against Beijing’s influence in the region. “Xi Jinping’s diplomatic engagements and the supporting chorus of propaganda messages have sought to put forward a softer, smiling facade in what appears to be an …

EU not seeking ‘systematic confrontation’ as rival China grows
2 years, 2 months ago

EU not seeking ‘systematic confrontation’ as rival China grows

Al Jazeera  

The EU officially regards China as a partner, an economic competitor as well as a systemic rival. “This discussion showed a very clear will to avoid being naive, but neither did we want to embark into a logic of systematic confrontation,” summit host and EU Council President Charles Michel said on Friday. Responding to the comments by EU leaders, a …

EU leaders weigh future of China ties as rivalry mounts
2 years, 2 months ago

EU leaders weigh future of China ties as rivalry mounts

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders on Friday weighed the future of their increasingly testy relations with China as President Xi Jinping was expected to be reappointed leader at the Communist Party congress taking place this week. She said the week-long Communist Party congress has shown that Xi will continue to reinforce China’s “very assertive” and “self-reliant” tendencies. He said it’s …

Blinken, Wang Yi Meet On Sidelines Of G20 Foreign Ministers Summit, Hold 'Constructive Talks'
2 years, 5 months ago

Blinken, Wang Yi Meet On Sidelines Of G20 Foreign Ministers Summit, Hold 'Constructive Talks'

News 18  

The United States and China held “constructive” talks Saturday, Washington’s top diplomat said, after an unusually long meeting aimed at preventing bilateral tensions from spiralling out of control. “I conveyed deep concerns of the United States regarding Beijing’s increasingly provocate rhetoric and activity towards Taiwan and the vital importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait,” Blinken said. …

Once bound by trade, China-EU honeymoon sours over Ukraine war
2 years, 7 months ago

Once bound by trade, China-EU honeymoon sours over Ukraine war

Al Jazeera  

China’s support for Russia has forced the bloc to reassess a bilateral relationship that has long been centred on economics. “It has to be China.” Instead, China abstained in a UN vote to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and denounced a “cold war mentality based on bloc confrontation,” a jab at NATO. “During the EU-China Summit, China was reluctant to …

China resists tougher Russia response at ‘frank’ summit with EU
2 years, 8 months ago

China resists tougher Russia response at ‘frank’ summit with EU

Al Jazeera  

Chinese leaders tell EU counterparts they will push for peace in Ukraine in their ‘own way’, pushing back against calls for a tougher approach. In the first China-EU summit in two years, Premier Li Keqiang told EU leaders that Beijing would push for peace in “its own way”, while President Xi Jinping, who has developed a close relationship with Russian …

Escalating war in Ukraine raises the stakes for China’s balancing act with Russia
2 years, 9 months ago

Escalating war in Ukraine raises the stakes for China’s balancing act with Russia

LA Times  

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have forged a relationship they say has “no limits.” But the grinding war in Ukraine is increasing pressure on China to disavow Putin’s aggression or face international condemnation that could upend its own strategies in challenging the U.S. for global superiority. We’ve already seen China’s tacit approval.” China could potentially help …

China calls Russia its chief ‘strategic partner’ despite war
2 years, 9 months ago

China calls Russia its chief ‘strategic partner’ despite war

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s foreign minister on Monday called Russia his country’s “most important strategic partner” as Beijing continues to refuse to condemn the invasion of Ukraine despite growing pressure from the U.S. and European Union to use its influence to rein Moscow in. Much attention has been paid to a meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir …

As tensions simmer, China demands US action to improve ties
2 years, 9 months ago

As tensions simmer, China demands US action to improve ties

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s top diplomat called on the U.S. Monday to take steps to improve ties, as tensions simmer over Taiwan, trade and other issues. Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s remarks Monday were delivered virtually to a forum marking the 50th anniversary of the Shanghai Communique signed during the icebreaking 1972 visit to China by President Richard Nixon. On Monday, the …

China walks tightrope on Ukraine crisis
2 years, 10 months ago

China walks tightrope on Ukraine crisis

The Hindu  

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday neither endorsed nor criticised Russia’s actions but called for Moscow’s security concerns to be respected, underlining Beijing’s tightrope walk on the Ukraine crisis. China, which has close relations with Russia, has in recent weeks repeatedly backed Russia’s broader security concerns involving NATO, …

Veteran diplomat: Steady ties essential
2 years, 10 months ago

Veteran diplomat: Steady ties essential

China Daily  

China Daily | Updated: 2022-01-28 10:46 Cui Tiankai, former Chinese ambassador to the United States, talks with China Daily reporter Ian Goodrum on Jan 10. WANG ZHUANGFEI/CHINA DAILY Editor's Note: Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the China-US Joint Communique－an important diplomatic document issued by China and the US on Feb 28, 1972, to work toward the …

Chinese ambassador calls for adherence to right direction of China-EU relations
3 years ago

Chinese ambassador calls for adherence to right direction of China-EU relations

China Daily  

BRUSSELS -- Former Chinese Ambassador to the European Union, Zhang Ming, has called for unwavering adherence to the right direction of China-EU relations, while the ties between two of the world's largest economies have suffered difficulties in 2021. In a letter published by EUobserver on Monday, Zhang said he was convinced that developing China-EU relations is in the interest of …

Talking amid conflict: On U.S. and China relations
3 years, 3 months ago

Talking amid conflict: On U.S. and China relations

The Hindu  

Relations between the world’s two biggest powers, the U.S. and China, have been in free fall over the past five years amid the trade war launched by the Trump administration. While Mr. Biden wanted “to ensure competition does not veer into conflict”, Mr. Xi agreed both sides needed to “get the relationship right”, but underlined the repeated Chinese view that …

China: ball in U.S. court for climate cooperation
3 years, 3 months ago

China: ball in U.S. court for climate cooperation

The Hindu  

China has challenged the United States to fix relations with Beijing to make progress on climate change, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, as Washington’s climate envoy visits to press the world’s top polluter to slash emissions. Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday told U.S. climate envoy John Kerry during a China visit that cooperation on global warming could not …

US-China talks come at time of heightened tension
3 years, 5 months ago

US-China talks come at time of heightened tension

Al Jazeera  

US diplomatic trip comes 50 years after Henry Kissinger’s secret China visit that initiated relations between the two countries. The allegations were refuted by Beijing as “fabricated out of thin air“, and on Friday it announced sanctions on US individuals as a response to US sanctions on Chinese officials in Hong Kong, ratcheting up the tension in US-China relations already …

Beijing responds to U.S. alliances with ‘wolf warrior’ defiance. Will it backfire?
3 years, 7 months ago

Beijing responds to U.S. alliances with ‘wolf warrior’ defiance. Will it backfire?

LA Times  

Chinese Communist Party foreign affairs chief Yang Jiechi speaks at the opening session of U.S.-China talks at the Captain Cook Hotel in Anchorage on March 18. Beijing’s attitude toward the United States and its allies can be summed up in two stinging rebukes printed on T-shirts, stickers, hats, umbrellas and all kinds of Taobao products: “America is not qualified to …

Xi: China will avoid decoupling amid tension with US, Europe
4 years, 1 month ago

Xi: China will avoid decoupling amid tension with US, Europe

The Independent  

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China and the EU: A Tale of Two Summits
4 years, 3 months ago

China and the EU: A Tale of Two Summits

The Diplomat  

Initially planned for March 2020, the 22nd annual EU-China Summit was held by video-link on June 22 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the second EU-China summit after the March 2019 publication of the European Commission’s paper “EU-China – A strategic outlook,” which labeled China as a “systemic rival.” The paper recognized that “the balance of challenges and opportunities …

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