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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

Trump and Xi Turn to History After White House Summit

US President Donald Trump is set to accompany Chinese President Xi Jinping to the US National Archives following their White House summit. The visit is expected to highlight the history and evolution of US-China relations. While the summit produced limited visible breakthroughs, both leaders pointed to trade progress and artificial intelligence as areas for cooperation. Taiwan remained a key point of disagreement between Washington and Beijing. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

Xi Heads to Washington for Key Trump Meeting

Chinese President Xi Jinping has departed Beijing for Washington to meet US President Donald Trump amid efforts to ease tensions between the world’s two largest economies. The talks are expected to cover trade, artificial intelligence, Iran and Taiwan. Xi and Trump will also attend a White House ceremony and state dinner during the Chinese leader’s visit. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

China's Xi to visit North Korea next week

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea next week, state media said Friday, the latest in a series of high-level summits as Beijing asserts its position as a diplomatic superpower on the world stage. State broadcaster CCTV said that Xi would visit from June 8 to 9 at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, his first trip to Pyongyang in seven years. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

Xi lauds Pakistan's constructive role in Middle East mediation in meeting with PM Sharif

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday appreciated Pakistan's constructive role in efforts to mediate peace in the Middle East as he interacted with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is on a four-day visit to China, Reuters reported quoting a pool report. During the meeting, Xi said China and Pakistan had forged an "unbreakable traditional friendship" and stressed that Beijing prioritises its ties with Islamabad in neighbourhood diplomacy. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Xi to host Sharif as China renews support to Pakistan on US-Iran mediation

Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to host Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday, as Beijing reaffirmed its support for Islamabad's mediation between the US and Iran. Sharif will visit China from Saturday to Tuesday, as the visit would also mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Putin, Xi hail 'unyielding' ties in talks after Trump visit

President Xi Jinping hailed China and Russia's "unyielding" ties in talks with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, as the pair met to underscore their alliance days after Donald Trump's visit to the Asian superpower economy. After the US president was received with pomp last week but left without major breakthroughs, including on help with reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Putin's visit will be scrutinised for tangible takeaways. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Xi to host 'old friend' Putin as China projects stable global role after Trump visit

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to host his "old friend" Vladimir Putin less than a week after Donald Trump's high-profile visit, as Beijing seeks to project itself as a stable and predictable power in a world shaken by trade tensions, wars and an energy crisis. China and Russia have cast Putin's two-day trip this week — his 25th visit to China — as further evidence of their "all-weather" partnership, even as the West urges Beijing to pressure Moscow into ending its war in Ukraine. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Trump says Xi offered help to open Hormuz, vowed not to arm Iran 

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said President Xi Jinping had offered China’s help to open the Strait of Hormuz and pledged not to send military equipment to aid Iran in its war against the US and Israel. "He said he's not going to give military equipment... he said that strongly," Trump told the "Hannity" show on Fox News, after the two leaders met in Beijing. "He’d like to see the Hormuz Strait open, and said 'if I can be of any help whatsoever, I would like to help,'" Trump… Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

China's Xi lauds 'new positioning' in ties with US

China's President Xi Jinping hailed on Thursday a "new positioning" of ties with the United States (US) that envisages cooperation with measured competition, following his summit with President Donald Trump. Trump's Beijing visit, the first by a US president in nearly a decade, runs until Friday, at a time when his Iran war is denting domestic approval ratings ahead of mid-term elections. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Trump lands in Beijing for pivotal talks with Xi

US President Donald Trump has landed in Beijing for a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping aimed at easing deep tensions between the rival superpowers. Beginning the first visit to China by a US president in nearly a decade, Trump touched down on Air Force One at Beijing Capital International Airport at 1150 GMT on Wednesday after the long flight from Washington. Read More…

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