33 h. ago Bessent to Talk Trade, TikTok With Chinese Officials in Madrid

Bessent to Talk Trade, TikTok With Chinese Officials in Madrid  Bloomberg.com

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33 h. ago South Africa courts China’s carmakers to set up manufacturing bases

South Africa courts China’s carmakers to set up manufacturing bases  Semafor

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36 h. ago ‘Suffering, brutal repression, more fear’: life in North Korea, says UN

The human rights situation in North Korea has deteriorated, the UN warned on Friday in a report describing a decade of “suffering, repression, and increased fear”. The UN first published a scathing report against North Korea in 2014 detailing a wide array of crimes against humanity, likened by the inquiry chairman to those of Germany’s Nazis, South Africa’s apartheid and Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge. Information gathered since then by the UN human rights commissioner’s office shows that the situation...

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68 h. ago Top Chinese and US Envoys’ Talks Pave Way for Xi, Trump Meeting

Top Chinese and US Envoys’ Talks Pave Way for Xi, Trump Meeting  Bloomberg.com

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3 d. ago South Africa in talks with Chinese automakers to boost local production

South Africa in talks with Chinese automakers to boost local production  Reuters

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3 d. ago Chinese nationals jailed in South Africa over kidnapping and forced labour of Malawians

Chinese nationals jailed in South Africa over kidnapping and forced labour of Malawians  BBC

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3 d. ago Chinese and US defence ministers discuss Taiwan, South China Sea in video call

Any attempts to contain deter or interfere with China will fail, Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun said on Tuesday night in his first video call with US counterpart Pete Hegseth. State news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday that the discussions included Taiwan and the South China Sea, two areas of friction between Beijing and Washington. “Any schemes and interference aimed at ‘using military force to assist independence’ or ‘using the Taiwan issue to contain China’ will be thwarted,” the...

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3 d. ago Breaking | Chinese and US defence ministers hold talks via video

Breaking | Chinese and US defence ministers hold talks via video  South China Morning Post

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3 d. ago The US can’t box China in, Chinese defence minister warns Hegseth in video call

The US does not pursue “regime change or strangulation” of China, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said as his Chinese counterpart, Dong Jun, stressed that any attempt to contain, deter or interfere with China would fail. The assurance and the warning came on Tuesday as the two men spoke via video in their first direct talks since taking office. It was also less than a week after Beijing held a massive military parade showcasing advanced weapons and promoting its push for a multipolar order to...

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4 d. ago Looking for an Edge in Trade Talks, Chinese Hackers Go Phishing Against Key House Committee

Looking for an Edge in Trade Talks, Chinese Hackers Go Phishing Against Key House Committee  Foundation for Defense of Democracies

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7 d. ago Reuters deletes video of Xi and Putin talking about longevity after Chinese TV demand

Reuters deletes video of Xi and Putin talking about longevity after Chinese TV demand  Українська правда

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7 d. ago How Thailand’s local talent is fuelling global film productions

From the ready-made “dystopia” of Bangkok’s skyline to the moody limestone cliffs of Krabi, Thailand has for decades served as the backdrop for foreign filmmakers’ flights of fancy. Now, the country is looking to fly even higher by luring in global streaming platforms with a combination of generous tax breaks and highly skilled local production crew. Its largest and most recent catch is the sci-fi series Alien: Earth on Disney, created by Noah Hawley with Ridley Scott serving as one of the...

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9 d. ago South Africa asks China to postpone naval exercises that coincide with possible Trump trip for G20

South Africa asks China to postpone naval exercises that coincide with possible Trump trip for G20  AP News

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9 d. ago Chinese leader Xi holds talks with North Korea’s Kim in Beijing

President Xi Jinping is holding talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Beijing, state media reported, in their first sit-down in six years. Thursday’s meeting came a day after Kim appeared with Xi, alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Tiananmen Square for a Victory Day military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. It was the first time that the three leaders had gathered in the same place, in what was viewed as a rare show of unity against the West and...

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9 d. ago Breaking | Chinese leader Xi holds talks with North Korea’s Kim in Beijing

Breaking | Chinese leader Xi holds talks with North Korea’s Kim in Beijing  South China Morning Post

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9 d. ago China stands firm on strategic ties with North Korea, Xi tells Kim

Beijing is willing to deepen strategic coordination with Pyongyang in regional and international affairs to safeguard “mutual interests”, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday in his first sit-down with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in six years. “The Chinese Communist Party and government attach great importance to the traditional friendship between China and North Korea and are willing to maintain, consolidate, and develop China-North Korea relations,” he said, according to state...

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9 d. ago Xi’s diplomatic blitz casts new light on China’s foreign policy

In less than a week, Chinese President Xi Jinping has held bilateral talks with leaders from more than 20 countries during two high-profile events – the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in the northern port city of Tianjin and the Victory Day commemoration in Beijing. The themes of the talks have shed more light on China’s engagement with partners as Beijing casts itself as a champion of a multipolar global order and forges closer economic cooperation. Multilateralism: a keyword...

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2 w. ago Russia’s Putin vows to deepen China ties, slams ‘distortion’ of WWII history

Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned “attempts to distort” World War II history while pledging to deepen strategic collaboration with China on the eve of a state visit to the country. During his four-day trip, described by the Kremlin as “absolutely unprecedented”, Putin is expected to join regional leaders for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin on Sunday, before holding bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday. On Wednesday,...

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2 w. ago Are Trump’s tariffs nudging India and China to mend their ties?

As India and China reconfigure their relationship, US President Donald Trump’s steep trade tariffs may prove to be a blessing in disguise and bring greater urgency to efforts to mend ties between the two neighbours. Peace talks have been ongoing, resulting in Indian and Chinese troops pulling back from their common borders last year, and there are other signs of possibly warmer bilateral ties. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Tianjin at the end of this month to attend the...

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2 w. ago 'We're going to get along,' says Trump, allowing 600,000 Chinese students in US amid ongoing trade talks w

'We're going to get along,' says Trump, allowing 600,000 Chinese students in US amid ongoing trade talks w  The Economic Times

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