The magnitude 6.2 quake struck just before midnight on Monday, injuring more than 700 people, damaging roads and knocking out power and communication lines in Gansu and Qinghai provinces
Jimmy Lai faces a possible life sentence if convicted under a national security law imposed by Beijing following the 2019 pro-democracy protests
The project that Israel and Iran so vehemently reject is worth revisiting, even if it means making painful concessions when the conflict ends
The EU and G7 seek to secure critical minerals in Africa and accelerate green transition after ten years of Xi Jinping’s New Silk Road
The Asian country is the world’s largest investor in clean energy, but it also had 95% of the planet’s coal-fired capacity by 2023
Brussels sought to address the $431 billion trade deficit and called on China to influence Russia to stop the war in Ukraine
A de facto rule of Chinese comedy: No jokes about censorship, no mentioning the president’s name, and no discussion of China’s strict Covid lockdowns or social topics like domestic violence
The former U.S. Secretary of State shaped the thaw between the two nations and was seen as a ‘good friend of the Chinese people’
‘We are living through climate collapse in real time,’ said U.N. Secretary-General António Gutérres in a message released to coincide with the presentation of the WMO’s interim report on the state of the climate ahead of COP28
Xi Jinping said the former US Secretary of State will be ‘missed by the Chinese people.’ A ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine headline said, ‘Henry Kissinger, war criminal beloved by America’s ruling class, finally dies’
Beijing is demanding that the Philippines tow the disintegrating ship to port, but Manila insists on keeping it on the Ayungin atoll as an outpost to maintain its interests in the disputed Spratly archipelago
The Asian giant reminds the new president-elect that it is its second-largest trading partner and the first destination for its agricultural exports
Among the leaders he’s praised are Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, China’s Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
Their relationship is at times tense. Biden criticizes Mexico on topics such as fentanyl production and the killing of journalists and the Mexican president isn’t afraid to snub the U.S. leader
Beijing lodged a protest following the meeting between the leaders after the U.S. president maintained his Chinese counterpart is a ‘dictator’ in his press conference
The gesture came at the end of a day in which Xi and President Joe Biden held their first face to face meeting in a year and pledged to try to reduce tensions
The presidents of China and the United States discuss Taiwan, Israel-Hamas war, climate change, and technological competition
The leaders of the United States and China will meet in San Francisco with the aim of stabilizing relations. The fight against fentanyl trafficking is also on the agenda
The forum has limited scope. It is centered on trade and the economy. There is no military component and it wasn’t forged by a world-altering event like a war
The technological revolution and the shift in global relations are key factors in the destabilization of the planet. Our times are marked by new, devastating wars and dangerous power struggles
The global economy is expected to grow a lackluster 3% this year and 2.9% in 2024, according to the International Monetary Fund
Protests are expected throughout this week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ conference, which could draw more than 20,000 attendees, including hundreds of international journalists
Each leader has clear objectives for the highly anticipated talks Wednesday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit
The two have no shortage of difficult issues to address in their first engagement in nearly a year. They will meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco
The White House is not expecting major changes to the relationship between the two nations, according to a person familiar with the planning, although it hopes to see some signs of progress
Washington and Beijing have made overtures to each other in recent weeks as they prepare for a meeting between presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit
The Kremlin, which is facing accusations of war crimes for its invasion of Ukraine, has denounced the US and the EU for having double standards when it comes to the Middle East. Beijing, meanwhile, is trying to promote its image as a mediator
