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China's foreign minister Wang Yi makes surprise stop in Afghanistan

The official Bakhtar News Agency announced Wang Yi will meet with Taliban leaders to discuss various issues including the extension of political relations, economic, and transit cooperation

Shanghai denies lockdown rumours as daily Covid-19 infections near 1,000

Authorities to stick with a 'slicing and gridding' approach to screen neighbourhoods one by one, rather than shut down entirely.

US monitoring China over possible supply of military weapons to Russia

US national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Tuesday said that the US is closely monitoring China over possible weapon supply to Russia.He also added that the US administration has not seen China provide military equipment to Russia since President Joe Biden spoke with China's President Xi Jinping last Friday."I can't make predictions going forward. What I can tell you is we have not seen since those meetings or since the President's conversation with Xi, the provision of military equipment by China to Russia, but of course, this is something we are monitoring closely," Sullivan told reporters, reported CNN News.This comes in the backdrop of talks held between Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday. During the talks Biden sought to dissuade Xi from assisting Russia, warning his Chinese counterpart during a 110-minute long video call of the "implications and consequences" for Beijing if it were to provide material support to Moscow.Sullivan asserted, "We will continue to ...

Alibaba Group Holding ups buybacks to $25 billion; crackdown to ease

Move represents one of the largest shareholder-reward programmes

Pressed to choose between Russia and Ukraine, China trade favors the West

Biden's warning of "consequences" for any aid China may give to Russia's Ukraine war effort aims to force Chinese President Xi to choose a longstanding lucrative trade relationship with West

Xi's chances of securing third term looks bleak over economic downturn

Doubts have started emerging over Xi Jinping securing a third term in the autumn of 2022 over loud voices of dissension within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) due to economic downturn

Deeply shocked, saddened to learn about plane crash in China: PM Modi

A Chinese passenger plane with 132 people on board crashed in the southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday

Xi 'shocked' over plane crash; orders 'all-out search' and rescue efforts

The Boeing 737 aircraft of China Eastern Airlines, which flew from Kunming to Guangzhou, crashed in Tengxian County in the city of Wuzhou, causing a mountain fire

Xi tells Biden Ukraine war should end, lays no blame on Russia

Xi told Biden that conflicts and confrontations were in no-one's interests, according to a Chinese foreign ministry statement

China didn't want Russia's Ukraine invasion: Xi tells Biden in video call

Xi lamented the state of the world, according to his govt's statement, observing that 'the prevailing trend of peace and development is facing serious challenges'

US and China should 'shoulder responsibility for world peace': Xi to Biden

Conflict and confrontation are not in anyone's interest, and peace and security are what the international community should treasure the most, Xi was quoted as saying by the Chinese Foreign Ministry

Wall Street update: Nasdaq, S&P rise on tech boost after Biden-Xi talks

FedEx falls on lower-than-expected quarterly earnings; Moderna up on seeking FDA authorisation for second booster

World stocks cling to week's gains, Biden talks Russia with Beijing

US stocks were also set for a pause, with trading on Wall Street likely to be bumpy due to 'triple witching' as investors unwind positions in futures and options contracts before expiry

Biden team hardens view of China tilting toward Putin on Ukraine

US President is set to speak by phone with China's President on Friday morning, with US misgivings about China's stance over Ukraine high on the agenda

Chinese carrier sails through Taiwan Strait hours before Biden-Xi call

China claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory, and has over the past two years stepped up its military activity near the island to assert its sovereignty claims

Japan and Australia impose new sanctions on Russia, Biden to talk to Xi

Japan, Australia on Friday imposed new sanctions on Russian entities for Ukraine war, which the West says has been stalled by staunch resistance but continues to take a devastating toll on civilians

Biden and Xi Jinping set to clash over Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine

Biden is expected to tell Xi Jinping on Friday that Beijing will pay a price if it supports Russia's military operations in Ukraine, a warning that comes at a time of deepening conflict among nations

'Absence of denunciation': US calls out China for stand on Russian invasion

Absence of denunciation of Russia by China flies in the face of everything Beijing stands for, including the basic principles of the UN Charter and respect for the sovereignty of nations, WH said

Joe Biden to call China's Xi to discuss Russia, economic issues

The call follows an intense seven-hour meeting in Rome on Monday between White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Yang Jiechi

Joe Biden's China 'pivot' complicated by Russia's war in Ukraine

Joe Biden set out to finally complete the pivot to Asia, a long sought adjustment of US foreign policy to better reflect the rise of America's most significant military and economic competitor: China.