25 h. ago Third cargo from Russia's sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 discharges and departs China

Third cargo from Russia's sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 discharges and departs China  Reuters

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43 h. ago Rubio spoke Wednesday with China’s Wang Yi, State Department says

Rubio spoke Wednesday with China’s Wang Yi, State Department says  yahoo.com

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3 d. ago First freight train departs from Poland to China via Beijing’s New Silk Road

First freight train departs from Poland to China via Beijing’s New Silk Road  TVP World

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3 d. ago First freight train departs Poland for China, via New Silk Road

First freight train departs Poland for China, via New Silk Road  TVP World

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8 d. ago US sanctions China’s Guangzhou Tengyue Chemical for alleged fentanyl trafficking

The United States on Wednesday sanctioned a Chinese chemical company that it alleges is manufacturing and coordinating shipments of illicit opioids, such as fentanyl, and chemical agents into the country. The move comes amid recent stepped-up moves in Washington to target China on the fentanyl issue despite stabilising bilateral ties. A Treasury Department statement said sanctions have been placed on Guangzhou Tengyue Chemical, based in China’s southern Guangdong province, and two of the...

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9 d. ago Indonesia’s Prabowo visits China after initially cancelling trip over protests

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will visit China for a military parade commemorating 80 years since the end of World War II on Wednesday, a minister said, after earlier cancelling his trip over deadly protests last week stoked by the death of a young delivery driver. “Tonight, President Prabowo Subianto departed for Beijing, China, at the invitation of President Xi Jinping. He monitored the situation and received reports from all relevant officials that public life was gradually returning...

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1 week ago Honour guards in China’s military parade to carry PLA’s latest QBZ

Beijing’s massive military parade on Wednesday will feature China’s next-generation QBZ-191 rifles, described by state broadcaster CCTV as the “Transformers of the rifle world”. The guards of honour in the parade will carry the new rifle, which made its first public appearance at the 70th National Day parade in 2019, and marked China’s departure from the bullpup-configured QBZ-95 that had been standard since 1997. The QBZ-191, part of the Type 20 weapons family with variants for different combat...

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1 week ago N.K. leader Kim departs for Beijing by private train to attend China's Victory Day anniv.: KCNA

N.K. leader Kim departs for Beijing by private train to attend China's Victory Day anniv.: KCNA  Yonhap News Agency

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1 week ago North Korea’s Kim Departs for Rare China Trip, Local Media Says

North Korea’s Kim Departs for Rare China Trip, Local Media Says  Mint

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1 week ago PM Modi in China LIVE: PM Modi departs for home after concluding ‘productive’ China visit

PM Modi in China LIVE: PM Modi departs for home after concluding ‘productive’ China visit  The Hindu

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1 week ago N. Korea's Kim expected to depart for China by train on Monday

N. Korea's Kim expected to depart for China by train on Monday  The Korea Times

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1 week ago US expanding ‘critical minerals’ roster to guide investment, rely less on China

The US government has drafted an expansion of its critical-minerals list to head off what an official said were potential “supply-chain disruptions”, in a move that experts say could help onshore more production of semiconductor chips, automotive systems and solar panels instead of relying on China. The US Department of the Interior released the draft 2025 List of Critical Minerals on Tuesday, adding 51 mined commodities such as copper, lead, potash, silicon and silver. This marks the second...

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2 w. ago China accepts first sanctioned Russian LNG cargo in test of US response, Bloomberg reports

China accepts first sanctioned Russian LNG cargo in test of US response, Bloomberg reports  The Kyiv Independent

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