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Israel’s Netanyahu, Palestine’s Abbas head to China
(Reuters) - China will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas next week for separate bilateral talks as it tries to shore up its role in a region where its diplomatic influence is limited. Netanyahu’s visit — the first trip by a top Israeli leader to China since former prime minister Ehud Olmert visited […]
Read moreRussia, China Leaders Meet in Kremlin
MOSCOW, March 22 (RIA Novosti) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and newly elected Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting at the Kremlin to discuss bilateral relations and give new impetus to the strategic partnership between Russia and China. Xi is on a three-day visit to Russia – his first foreign visit since assuming office as Chinese […]
Read moreChina’s new leader to meet Russia’s Putin on first foreign trip
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Decorated with Chinese paintings and red silk armchairs, a huge business complex on the edge of Moscow is the kind of enterprise China’s new leader Xi Jinping wants to nurture when he arrives on Friday in Russia for his first overseas trip. Just off the traffic-choked highway ringing Moscow, a jumble of Chinese and Russian firms, a 400-room […]
Read moreChinese president says his Russia visit highlights special partnership
BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday his forthcoming visit to Russia shows the high level and special nature of the comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination between the two countries. “The fact that I will visit Russia, our friendly neighbor, shortly after assuming presidency is a testimony to the great […]
Read moreChinese President urges joint efforts to advance China-U.S. relations
BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China is ready to work with the United States to advance the cooperative partnership between the two countries. Xi made the remarks while meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, who is visiting Beijing on Tuesday and Wednesday. The president hailed […]
Read moreXi Jinping endorses work of Hong Kong, Macao governments
BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) — Chinese president Xi Jinping on Monday met CY Leung and Chui Sai On, chief executives of Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions(SAR), fully endorsing their work and that of their respective governments. Xi told the two executives that the fate of the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao […]
Read moreChina’s PM Li Keqiang says China will protect sovereignty, territory
China’s new Premier Li Keqiang has stressed the country’s “unshakable determination” to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity. Li met journalists in Beijing on Sunday after the National People’s Congress closed. The delegates had endorsed Li as premier to replace Wen Jiabao. Li rejected international concerns about a Chinese threat, saying China will not […]
Read moreChina’s President Xi: National sovereignty must be firmly protected
China’s new President Xi Jinping has expressed his resolve to firmly protect national sovereignty, stressing the need to strengthen the military. Xi gave his first speech as president at the end of the National People’s Congress on Sunday. The 13-day session drew to a close after approving a government report setting an economic growth […]
Read moreRussia’s Putin congrats Xi Jinping on presidency
Moscow — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has sent his congratulations to China’s recently confirmed president Xi Jinping. And wished him every success in his work, the Kremlin said Thursday. In his phone talk with Mr. Jinping, Putin praised Russia-China partnership and expressed interest in further extensive cooperation, including personal ties. Mr. Xi is […]
Read moreXi Jinping Elected Chinese President, Military Chief
BEIJING, March 14 (RIA Novosti) – General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Xi Jinping was elected Chinese president Thursday morning at the session of the 12th National People’s Congress. Xi, who replaced Hu Jintao in this post, was also elected the chairman of the Central Military Commission of […]
Read moreChinese leaders send greetings for Lunar New Year
BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) — Chinese leaders on Friday extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people both at home and abroad ahead of the traditional Spring Festival, which falls on Sunday. A festival gathering was held Friday morning at the Great Hall of People in central Beijing. Top leaders, including President Hu Jintao […]
Read moreXi Jinping stresses loyalty, stability of armed police
BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday stressed the stability of the armed police and its absolute loyalty to the Communist Party of China (CPC). Xi, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and also chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission (CMC), made the remarks during an inspection tour […]
Read moreXi Jinping to send high-level gov’t official to Park’s inauguration
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) — China’s next leader Xi Jinping will send a high-level government official to next month’s inauguration ceremony for South Korean President-elect Park Geun-hye, a spokeswoman said Monday. The ceremony is scheduled to be held at the National Assembly in Seoul on Feb. 25 under the main theme, “unity and progress.” […]
Read moreRussia, China Ink Deal to Build 2 New Nuclear Reactors
MOSCOW, December 6 (RIA Novosti) – Russia will build two new reactors at China’s Tianwan nuclear power plant under an inter-governmental agreement signed on Thursday. The bilateral protocol on the construction of Tainwan’s third and fourth reactors was signed in the presence of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao. […]
Read moreXi Jinping Elected New Head of China’s Communist Party
MOSCOW, November 15 (RIA Novosti) – Xi Jinping has been named general secretary of China’s Communist Party Central Committee, succeeding outgoing President Hu Jintao in the post. Xi will formally take over the country’s leadership in March, with Li Keqiang set to replace Wen Jiabao as premier. “There are some bored foreigners with full […]
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