46 h. ago Proposal for global minerals deal meets opposition as China looks away

Proposal for global minerals deal meets opposition as China looks away  Climate Home News

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5 d. ago Ramaphosa dismisses Trump’s threat to bar South Africa from 2026 G20 summit

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa dismissed on Sunday US President Donald Trump’s threat to exclude Pretoria from next year’s Group of 20 summit, reaffirming South Africa’s status as a founding member of the group. Washington boycotted the G20 meeting held under South Africa’s presidency in Johannesburg on November 22 and 23, with Trump repeating allegations, widely discredited, that the host country’s black-majority government persecutes its white minority. Trump said last Wednesday that...

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5 d. ago Readers' Reflections: China, Africa join hands to advance modernization, injecting strong impetus into global cause of peace, justice

Readers' Reflections: China, Africa join hands to advance modernization, injecting strong impetus into global cause of peace, justice  Global Times

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6 d. ago China set to benefit as South Africa looks to diversify away from US

South Africa is looking to new export markets in Asia – particularly China – and Europe to diversify away from the United States, as its relations with Washington rapidly deteriorate. America boycotted last weekend’s Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg after Washington accused Pretoria of persecuting Afrikaner farmers, labelling the situation “white genocide” – a claim the South African government strongly denies. On Wednesday the situation escalated, with US President Donald Trump saying...

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1 week ago Maker of China’s C919 receives capital injection amid supply chain challenges

China’s leading aircraft manufacturer, determined to carve out a share of the lucrative but technologically complex civil aviation market, has obtained a timely round of financial support from its state backers, greatly expanding its registered capital as the firm aims to overcome a production bottleneck and remount its challenge to the Boeing and Airbus duopoly. As competition from the two Western giants for contracts heats up amid a supply chain crunch that has slowed turnaround rates for the...

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1 week ago Ambassador Xie Feng: We need to continuously inject fresh impetus into China

Ambassador Xie Feng: We need to continuously inject fresh impetus into China-U.S. relations  中华人民共和国驻美利坚合众国大使馆

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1 week ago Japan PM next on Trump’s telephone list after overnight call with China’s Xi

US President Donald Trump is expected to speak to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday morning, as tensions between China and Japan continue to escalate over Takaichi’s remarks over the Taiwan contingency. Takaichi was reported to be making final arrangements to hold a telephone conversation with Trump, after a request from the White House, according to the Fuji News Network, citing multiple government sources. News of the impending call came shortly after the phone conversation...

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1 week ago China’s quiet climate leadership offers hope for Global South and world

Amid the climate crisis, China’s quiet leadership in the fight for a sustainable future offers a reason for optimism, particularly for the Global South. After two weeks of contentious negotiations, Cop30 in Brazil concluded with an uneasy deal that sidestepped any mention of fossil fuels, exposing deep divisions and mounting frustrations. Indeed, even as Cop30 convened, the world was already suffering “summit fatigue”. After decades of lofty declarations and limited follow-through, many question...

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1 week ago ‘Important steps’: what Cop30 deal means for climate unity and Global South

A joint declaration at the Cop30 summit in Brazil – struck without United States participation after Washington withdrew from the Paris climate pact – has kept fragile climate cooperation alive for the Global South even as the meeting fell short of a fossil fuel phase-out. Observers said the outcome revealed both the limits of strained multilateralism and the room that still existed for developing nations to influence the global transition, with several pointing to the UN climate change summit’s...

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1 week ago COP30 concludes, highlighting China’s contribution to climate

COP30 concludes, highlighting China’s contribution to climate  Global Times

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1 week ago China's practice injects strong momentum into global sustainable development: report

China's practice injects strong momentum into global sustainable development: report  Xinhua

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1 week ago ‘On the same side’: India, China align on climate at Cop30 as ties thaw

A tentative thaw in India–China ties is rekindling hopes that the two Asian giants could move from strategic rivalry to clean-energy cooperation at a moment when the Global South is searching for leverage in climate negotiations. This cautious warming, after four years of strained relations, has unfolded alongside renewed trade in green-energy components and their increasingly aligned push at Cop30 in Brazil for more climate finance and fairer rules, a convergence that analysts say could subtly...

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1 week ago Climate Change: China reaffirms commitment to global climate action at COP30

Climate Change: China reaffirms commitment to global climate action at COP30  news.cgtn.com

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2 w. ago Insights | Australian experts laud China's contribution in global decarbonisation, expect future climate cooperation

Insights | Australian experts laud China's contribution in global decarbonisation, expect future climate cooperation  ecns.cn

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2 w. ago Philippine church rallies over corruption scandal, piling pressure on Macros

Thousands of members of an influential religious group started gathering in Manila on Sunday for a rally to call for accountability in the Philippine government over a widening corruption scandal. Iglesia ni Cristo members, wearing white shirts, assembled in the historic Quirino Grandstand and nearby streets in Manila city. Police estimated the crowd at 14,500 as of 8am local time. Some camped out overnight for a programme expected to start late in the afternoon. The Christian religious group...

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2 w. ago Philippine church rallies over corruption scandal, piling pressure on Marcos

Thousands of members of an influential religious group started gathering in Manila on Sunday for a rally to call for accountability in the Philippine government over a widening corruption scandal. Iglesia ni Cristo members, wearing white shirts, assembled in the historic Quirino Grandstand and nearby streets in Manila city. Police estimated the crowd at 14,500 as of 8am local time. Some camped out overnight for a programme expected to start late in the afternoon. The Christian religious group...

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2 w. ago Trump thought Epstein’s ghost was gone, it could haunt him in midterm election

President Donald Trump was eager to claim victory this week after the record-long US government shutdown ended on his terms. But almost immediately, the White House was forced to battle a familiar bogeyman: Jeffrey Epstein. A trove of emails released by Democrats in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday reignited questions about Trump’s relationship with the disgraced financier and how much the president knew about Epstein’s alleged abuse of girls. While the White House swiftly dismissed...

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2 w. ago Expert: China, the U.S. must lead jointly on global climate action

Expert: China, the U.S. must lead jointly on global climate action  news.cgtn.com

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3 w. ago COP gets underway: Scenarios for success + Europe’s global climate role + Column: China as a climate champion?

COP gets underway: Scenarios for success + Europe’s global climate role + Column: China as a climate champion?  Table.Briefings

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4 w. ago China injects strong impetus to global climate governance: white paper

China injects strong impetus to global climate governance: white paper  China Daily

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