37 h. ago China's President Xi, Canada’s Prime Minister Carney Talk Trade, Form ‘Strategic Partnership’ at Beijing Summit

China's President Xi, Canada’s Prime Minister Carney Talk Trade, Form ‘Strategic Partnership’ at Beijing Summit  The New York Sun

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46 h. ago Xi, Carney hold landmark talks in Beijing, hail new chapter in ties

Xi, Carney hold landmark talks in Beijing, hail new chapter in ties  Latest news from Azerbaijan

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46 h. ago ‘Shared interests’: Xi Jinping and Mark Carney embark on China

China and Canada should build a new strategic partnership based on mutual respect and shared interests, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday as both sides sought to turn the page on years of diplomatic friction. In talks with visiting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Beijing, Xi called for deeper and broader economic cooperation. “China-Canada economic and trade relations are mutually beneficial in nature, and both sides have gained from cooperation,” state news agency Xinhua quoted...

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47 h. ago Canada’s PM Carney, China’s Xi Jinping hold first Beijing talks in eight years

Canada’s PM Carney, China’s Xi Jinping hold first Beijing talks in eight years  France 24

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47 h. ago Canada’s Carney, China’s Xi hold first Beijing talks in eight years

Canada’s Carney, China’s Xi hold first Beijing talks in eight years  France 24

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47 h. ago ‘Turning point’: Canada's Mark Carney meets Xi Jinping for top level talks in Beijing after eight

‘Turning point’: Canada's Mark Carney meets Xi Jinping for top level talks in Beijing after eight-year freeze  WION

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64 h. ago Russia says NATO talk of Moscow and Beijing being a threat to Greenland is a myth to create hysteria

Russia says NATO talk of Moscow and Beijing being a threat to Greenland is a myth to create hysteria  Reuters

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3 d. ago Canada's Carney in Beijing for trade talks with Chinese leaders

Canada's Carney in Beijing for trade talks with Chinese leaders  Yahoo

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3 d. ago Crane collapses on moving train in Thailand, killing at least 22

A crane at a China-backed high-speed railway project in Thailand collapsed onto and derailed a passenger train on Wednesday, killing at least 22 people and injuring scores, local authorities said. Footage from the scene showed the crane’s broken structure resting on giant concrete pillars, with smoke rising from the wreckage of the train below. Rescuers worked to extract passengers from the tilted carriages in Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeast of the capital, Bangkok. “At around 9am, I heard...

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4 d. ago Carney heads to Beijing to talk trade after years of diplomatic strain with China

Carney heads to Beijing to talk trade after years of diplomatic strain with China  Yahoo News Canada

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7 d. ago Hong Kong police arrest Russian woman over Tesla car attack, brandishing knife

Hong Kong police have arrested a Russian woman on suspicion of damaging a private car and brandishing a knife in Tsim Sha Tsui, with an online video showing her stopping the vehicle in the middle of the road. Police said they received a report at 6.05am on Saturday that the woman had been hitting the front of a private car, causing scratches on it, before snatching a knife from a nearby newspaper stall. “The woman was arrested near the Star Ferry pier at 6.33am for criminal damage and possession...

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1 week ago The US, Venezuela and why China is even less keen on talk of a G2

When Donald Trump alluded to the Group of Two before meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea in October, his choice of phrase was widely seen as Washington’s acceptance of Beijing as its peer. Diplomatic observers said the US leader’s terminology at the time was ill-suited for Beijing’s strategic calculus. And following America’s military operation in Venezuela, China would appear more likely to reject any talk of a G2, they added. Analysts also said Beijing would seize on the...

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1 week ago Li Qiang and Lee Jae Myung back free trade and multilateralism during Beijing talks

Premier Li Qiang called for multilateralism and free trade in his meeting with visiting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday and said China would promote cooperation in emerging fields such as high-end manufacturing, new energy and artificial intelligence (AI). Li said China aimed to expand “the breadth and depth of cooperation” to achieve more practical outcomes and was willing to expand market access and integration, according to Beijing’s account of the meeting. “We stand ready to...

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1 week ago Li Qiang and Lee Jae Myung back free trade and multilateralism in Beijing talks

Li Qiang and Lee Jae Myung back free trade and multilateralism in Beijing talks  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago Irish PM aims to discuss beef and dairy in Beijing trade talks

Irish PM aims to discuss beef and dairy in Beijing trade talks  Reuters

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1 week ago Trump says Ukraine did not target Putin residence, disputing Russian claim of drone attack

US President Donald Trump on Sunday told reporters that US officials have determined that Ukraine did not target a residence belonging to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack last week, disputing Kremlin claims that Trump had initially greeted with deep concern. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov last week said Ukraine launched a wave of drones at Putin’s state residence in the northwestern Novgorod region that the Russian defence systems were able to defeat. Lavrov also...

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1 week ago China’s Wang Yi accuses US of playing ‘international policeman’ in Venezuela

China’s top diplomat has accused the United States of acting like the world’s policeman and condemned US military strikes on Venezuela as a serious violation of international law and sovereignty. Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the remarks on Sunday during high-level talks in Beijing with Ishaq Dar, the deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Pakistan. Wang said the international landscape was becoming increasingly volatile, marked by growing unilateralism and what he described as bullying...

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1 week ago Ishaq Dar holds talks with senior Chinese leaders in Beijing

Ishaq Dar holds talks with senior Chinese leaders in Beijing  The Nation (Pakistan )

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2 w. ago China’s Wang Yi takes aim at Japan in call with South Korean foreign minister

With less than a week to go until a presidential summit, China’s top diplomat has used talks with his South Korean counterpart to reassert Beijing’s stand on Taiwan and take aim at Tokyo. In a phone call with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Wednesday, China’s Wang Yi raised the spectre of Japan’s colonial past to get support for his country’s position on Taiwan. Wang accused “certain political forces in Japan” of trying to “reverse the course of history and whitewash [the country’s]...

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2 w. ago US Nato envoy casts doubt on Russian claim Ukraine attacked Putin residence

US ambassador to Nato Matthew Whitaker cast doubt on Tuesday on Russia’s accusation that Ukraine attacked President Vladimir Putin’s residence, saying he wants to see US intelligence on the incident. “It is unclear whether it actually happened,” Whitaker told Fox Business’ Varney & Co chat show in an interview about an alleged incident which Ukraine has denied. “It seems to me a little indelicate to be this close at a peace deal, Ukraine really wanting to get a peace deal done, and then to do...

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