Tag: Xi Jinping
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President Trump applauds friendship with Xi Jinping: evasive about Taiwan “issue”
US President Donald Trump lauded his summit and praised his relationship with China’s President Xi Jinping, describing the visit as “incredible” and saying the two leaders had made “fantastic trade deals”. US officials claimed progress on trade, agriculture, energy and market access. However, few concrete details were published. Reuters reported that Trump left Beijing with…
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Trump and Xi exchange friendly words in high-stakes summit: China warns about Taiwan
US President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping had many warm words of friendship to exchange between in public. Privately, details of their discussions are still scarce but the White House has issued a statement stating that both sides have discussed trade with the US side stating it discussed access to American products in the Chinese…
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President Trump takes his cards to Beijing: Will he end up empowering Xi Jinping to invade Taiwan?
US President Donald Trump was welcomed earlier today in Beijing with an unusually elaborate and theatrical state reception as he arrived in China for high-level talks with President Xi Jinping. Trump was greeted on a red carpet by Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng, a military honour guard, a military band and hundreds of Chinese youths waving American…
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President Trump praises Xi Jinping and calls for Jimmy Lai’s release
US President Donald Trump is set to meet Xi Jinping in China on 13th May in a meeting that was planned last year, but was postponed due to the war on Iran. China has been hit by US tariffs which has since then been reduced around 25% on most products. The US President is expected…
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Pedro Sanchez tells Xi Jinping he is “on the right side of history” as China plans to invade Taiwan
There was a lot of fawning and ingratiation by Spain’s Premier Pedro Sanchez in Beijing as he met Xi Jinping, and told him that he was on the right side of history in the backdrop of international events. The pair enjoyed a gratifying conversation against President Donald Trump and the US war on Iran. China…
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Just another trip to China and more purchases of Russian gas: Spain’s Pedro Sanchez
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has made his fourth trip to China in as many years in what he sees as as a growing and friendly partnership with the totalitarian and imperialist state. Pedro Sanchez has been Europe’s most vocal leader on the genocide in Palestine, by Israel, saying that Europe should invoke international law…
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China harasses Taiwan with its coast guard and navy as Taiwanese Opposition Leader pleads for peace
China has deployed up to 100 coast guard vessels, warplanes and naval vessels at the maritime borders of Taiwan as Taiwanese Opposition Leader Cheng Li-Wun went on a trip to Beijing to advocate for peace with China. China has been harassing Taiwan with increasingly larger military, air and naval drills across its maritime frontiers as…
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President Macron in China while China plunders the Pacific of its fish stocks
French President Emmanuel Macron visited China to hold discussions about Russia and Ukraine with China’s Leader Xi Jinping. The pair visited the centuries old-dam in Chengdu, Sichuan province, to symbolise the strengthening relationship between China and France. France and China also signed up to 12 cooperation agreements including on nuclear energy. French Foreign Minister Jean…
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Watch King Felipe VI with Xi Jinping in unusual trip
Spain’s King Felipe VI has travelled to China on the invitation of China’s President Xi Jinping earlier this Monday with the trip now coming to an end. They took part in ceremonies, dined with state officials and entrepreneurs, listened to some music at the theatre and held a private conversation. The visit coincided with rising…
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Treasury Secretary calls for de-risking from China: no comment by President Trump over defending Taiwan
Following President Donald Trump’s successful meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping in which China suspended its trading restrictions against the US, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent highlighted the importance of de-risking from China. Secretary Bessent said that he is not proposing to de-couple from China, but to de-risk, and also said that the US and its…
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President Trump cuts tariffs on China from 57% to 47% following meeting with Xi Jinping
President Donald Trump cut tariffs on China from 57% to 47% following his meeting with President Xi Jinping earlier today during Asian time at the Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea. In exchange, China has agreed to re-start US soybeans imports immediately. There will also be no restrictions of Chinese mineral and rare-earth exports.…
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EU delegation in Beijing: Climate, export controls, Russia and free trade on the agenda
The EU’s top officials, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Council President’s António Costa High Representative Kaya Kallas, visited Beijing today meeting with their counterparts including President Xi Jinping and in a separate meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. The EU delegation’s visit also commemorates the 50th anniversary of China’s and the EU’s relationship…
