Xi stresses Berlin ties

Xi stresses Berlin ties

In meeting with visiting German president, China’s top leader calls for building a new cooperation model  President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Beijing on Oct 30, 2026. Steinmeier is on a five-day state visit to China. (FENG YONGBIN/CHINA DAILY) President Xi Jinping has called on China and Germany…

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Xi, Trump and Putin may hold trilateral meeting at China’s APEC summit amid Ukraine concerns

Beijing is discussing the proposed November meeting with Moscow and Washington, while Kyiv and European leaders fear decisions on the Ukraine war could be made without their involvement Beijing is holding discussions with Moscow and Washington over a possible trilateral meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin…

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Joint Mideast peace efforts urged

Joint Mideast peace efforts urged

President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik Al Said of Oman in the North Hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov 2, 2026, before their talks during the Omani sultan’s state visit to China — the first by an Omani head of state since the…

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Trump-Xi talks unlikely to meet a world in crisis

Trump gives China a boost, but Taiwan remains Xi’s biggest dilemma

As Trump undermines America’s global standing, China gains influence, but Xi Jinping’s ambitions for Taiwan threaten to derail its rise, writes Dr Mark Beeson. CHINA’S INTERNATIONAL reputation has been given a significant boost lately, largely thanks to its principal competitor for global influence. The Trump Administration has profoundly undermined the international order the United States…

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