Speaking at a meeting of European and Indo-Pacific foreign ministers in Sweden, Hayashi said Russia’s war in Ukraine had “shaken the very foundation of the international order”
Li Hui, who will next week travel to five European countries, will be the highest-ranking Chinese official to visit Ukraine since the Russian invasion began
A EU External Action Service document urges rebalancing of bloc’s relationship with Beijing to limit over-dependence and dissuade support for Moscow
Canada earlier on Tuesday said it is expelling a Chinese diplomat whom the Canadian spy agency alleged was involved in a plot to intimidate an opposition lawmaker and his relatives in Hong Kong
A fragmented and polarized world is living through a strange scenario, in which a single power no longer has total hegemony. Central and South America must now navigate this new political climate
The EU, NATO and the U.S. have a skeptical view of Xi’s call to Zelensky. The next steps in the conflict will serve as the basis for defining a strategy to bring an end to the war waged by Russia
The U.S., China, Russia and the EU are all seeking to strengthen ties on the continent as changes in the international order and new alliances emerge over the war in Ukraine
A breakdown of the strategic calculations made by the chief players surrounding the conflict
Xi Jinping’s contact with Zelenskyy this week was followed by skeptical questions about whether Beijing is more focused on ending an invasion it refuses to criticize, or serving its own interests
The president of Brazil assures EL PAÍS from Madrid that the agreement between Russia and Ukraine is possible. “That’s why I try to do my part,” he argues
The call, which officials said lasted nearly an hour, is a significant development in efforts to resolve the conflict
A House select committee on China recently ran through an unusual war game exercise. Participants hope the role-playing can lead to policies that would prevent a U.S.-China war
In addition to targeting specific companies, Beijing is considering limiting access to materials and technologies in industries that it dominates, such as intelligent vehicles and the photovoltaic sector
Police in New York have arrested two men for allegedly setting up a secret police station for a Chinese provincial police agency to collect information on opponents of the ruling Communist Party
‘We remain committed to intensifying sanctions against Russia, coordinating and fully enforcing them,’ the Group of Seven foreign ministers said in a communique released on Tuesday
The European Union wants Xi to persuade President Vladimir Putin to end Russia’s costly war in Ukraine. It’s also concerned about a military escalation around Taiwan
The meeting came on the second day of Lula’s visit to China, his country’s most important trading partner and ally in his bid to challenge Western-dominated economic institutions
China has maintained that it is neutral in the conflict, while backing Russia politically, rhetorically and economically at a time when Western nations have imposed punishing sanctions
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said the goal of the exercises, which will involve nuclear-capable long-range bombers, was to test Moscow’s capability to mount a response to aggression
The three days of large-scale air and sea exercises named Joint Sword that ended Monday were a response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
China says the ‘combat readiness patrols’ named Joint Sword were meant as a warning to self-governing Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own
‘We need to find a lasting peace,’ the French president said. ‘I believe that this is also an important issue for China, as much as it is for France and for Europe’
French officials say the president plans to urge Xi in talks Thursday to use Beijing’s influence with Russian President Vladimir Putin but didn’t expect a big shift in the Chinese position
The Biden administration is arguing that America’s traditional reliance on promoting free trade pacts failed to anticipate China’s brass-knuckled brand of capitalism
President Xi Jinping’s government sees the chips that are used in everything from phones to fighter jets as critical assets in its rivalry with Washington and efforts to gain wealth and global influence
The locations for the camps have infuriated Chinese officials because they would provide U.S. forces with a staging ground close to southern China and Taiwan, the self-governed island Beijing claims as its own
President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit is fraught for both Taiwan and the U.S. because China views Taiwan as its territory and treats any dealings between U.S. and Taiwanese officials as a challenge to its sovereignty
