34 h. ago Canada’s Mark Carney Meets China’s Xi Jinping in Beijing: ‘New World Order’

Canada’s Mark Carney Meets China’s Xi Jinping in Beijing: ‘New World Order’  Newsweek

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40 h. ago Why is China’s Xi Jinping putting the political heat back on illegal villas and resorts?

Chinese President Xi Jinping has refocused national anti-corruption efforts on illegal villas and “private resorts”, luxury developments that have come to symbolise excess and graft over the past two decades. According to newly released excerpts of a speech, Xi singled out the developments for special mention at the central urban work conference in July, highlighting them as examples of the need to improve governance, combat corruption and promote sustainable urban development. “[Officials must]...

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40 h. ago Why is Xi Jinping putting the political heat back on illegal villas and resorts?

Why is Xi Jinping putting the political heat back on illegal villas and resorts?  South China Morning Post

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40 h. ago Canada's Mark Carney meets with China's Xi Jinping in Beijing

Canada's Mark Carney meets with China's Xi Jinping in Beijing  The Lufkin Daily News

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44 h. ago China’s Xi Jinping and Canada’s Mark Carney seek new chapter in relations

China’s Xi Jinping and Canada’s Mark Carney seek new chapter in relations  AP News

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44 h. ago Canada PM Mark Carney meets China's Xi Jinping in landmark visit

Canada PM Mark Carney meets China's Xi Jinping in landmark visit  Euronews.com

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44 h. ago Canada PM Mark Carney hails strategic China partnership in Beijing meeting with Xi Jinping

Canada PM Mark Carney hails strategic China partnership in Beijing meeting with Xi Jinping  Euronews.com

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44 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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45 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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48 h. ago Canada's PM Carney to meet China's Xi Jinping in key diplomatic visit

Canada's PM Carney to meet China's Xi Jinping in key diplomatic visit  Yahoo

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5 d. ago China’s fight against corruption is a battle we can’t afford to lose, Xi Jinping warns

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said there must be no room for corrupt elements to hide as he warned that the problem was a threat to the country’s development. On Monday, he told a plenary session of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) – China’s top anti-corruption body – that the country had made notable progress last year, but the issue remained a “major struggle”. “Corruption is a stumbling block and obstacle to the development of the [Communist] party and the country,...

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8 d. ago Trump’s comment that Taiwan issue is ‘up to Xi’ stirs defence concern in Taipei

US President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the Taiwan issue is “up to” Chinese leader Xi Jinping has stirred fresh concerns about the United States’ defence commitment among some on the island. Responding to Trump’s remarks, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Friday that Taiwan was an inalienable part of China’s territory and that the Taiwan question was purely China’s internal affair. Mao said that resolving the Taiwan issue was a matter for the Chinese people alone and...

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9 d. ago Video: Trump Says ‘It’s Up To’ Xi Jinping What China Does In Taiwan

Video: Trump Says ‘It’s Up To’ Xi Jinping What China Does In Taiwan  The New York Times

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1 week ago Chinese President Xi Jinping urges Seoul to be ‘patient’ over North Korean nuclear talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for “patience” over North Korea’s nuclear programme, the South’s president, Lee Jae Myung, said on Wednesday. Speaking during a visit to Shanghai, Lee said he had asked Xi to act as a “mediator for peace” on the Korean peninsula, including on the nuclear issue. He said all channels between the North and South had been blocked and there was “zero trust” between the two sides. “President Xi noted the efforts until now and said patience is needed,” Lee said. He...

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1 week ago Beijing puts 2 more serving Taiwanese cabinet ministers on sanctions list

Beijing has added Taiwan’s interior minister and education minister to its sanctions list of “stubborn Taiwan independence figures” for behaviours it said undermined cross-strait relations and promoted Taiwan independence. Chen Binhua, spokesman for Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO), said at a press conference on Wednesday that the interior minister Liu Shyh-fang and education minister Cheng Ying-yao had been designated as “stubborn Taiwan independence figures”. Liu and Cheng are cabinet...

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1 week ago Beijing puts 2 more Taiwanese cabinet ministers on sanctions list

Beijing has added Taiwan’s interior minister and education minister to its sanctions list of “stubborn Taiwan independence figures” for behaviour it said undermined cross-strait relations and promoted Taiwan independence. Chen Binhua, spokesman for Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO), said on Wednesday that Interior Minister Liu Shyh-fang and Education Minister Cheng Ying-yao had been designated as “stubborn Taiwan independence figures”. Liu and Cheng are cabinet members in William Lai...

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1 week ago South Korea's Lee Jae Myung seeks 'new phase' in ties with China at Xi Jinping meeting

South Korea's Lee Jae Myung seeks 'new phase' in ties with China at Xi Jinping meeting  BBC

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1 week ago Xi Jinping Meets Irish PM Micheal Martin In Beijing As EU–China Trade Tensions Simmer

Xi Jinping Meets Irish PM Micheal Martin In Beijing As EU–China Trade Tensions Simmer  Times of India

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1 week ago Chinese President Xi Jinping urges South Korea to ‘make correct strategic choices’

China and South Korea have a shared responsibility for regional stability and should make the “correct strategic choice”, President Xi Jinping told his South Korean counterpart Lee Jae Myung on Monday, as Seoul seeks to turn the page on recent tensions in their relationship. Xi said the international landscape was becoming increasingly turbulent and complex as changes on a scale “unseen in a century are rapidly unfolding across the world”, according to state broadcaster CCTV. As beneficiaries of...

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1 week ago As China continues chase for corrupt ‘tigers’, State Council veteran is put under probe

Tian Xuebin, a veteran of China’s State Council who worked under several former Chinese premiers, has been placed under a probe by the Communist Party’s top anti-graft agency. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), China’s top political disciplinary and anti-corruption agency, on Monday announced the detention of Tian, 62 – who last served as vice-minister of water resources before stepping down in December 2023 – for “suspected serious violations of discipline and law”, a...

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