Ukraine crisis tests China-Russia partnershipRussian leader Vladimir Putin's meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing this month fed speculation that a new alliance could...
21 Feb, 2022, 06.23 PM IST
China would back Russia, diplomatically, if it moved on UkraineIn a show of solidarity, Putin visited Beijing for the Feb. 4 opening ceremony of the Olympics, declaring with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinpi...
19 Feb, 2022, 03.24 PM IST
China 2008 vs 2022: Richer, stronger, more confrontationalAs President Xi Jinping's government prepares for February's Winter Olympics, it has greater leverage to exert influence abroad and resist ...
26 Jan, 2022, 02.35 PM IST
Key takeaways from the Xi Jinping-Joe Biden summitAfter exchanging cordial greetings, leaders of the two rival superpowers had what Beijing described as a "frank, constructive" discussion t...
16 Nov, 2021, 03.36 PM IST
'Old friends?' For Xi Jinping and Biden, not necessarilyIn China, the expression "lao peng you" connotes fondness and shows a level of familiarity and trust, and when said by Xi, 68, reflects a s...
16 Nov, 2021, 10.02 AM IST
China rebranding BRI to rival Biden's B3W with focus on green finance, inclusive developmentWhen B3W was unveiled by Biden during the G-7 summit in June, with the goal of creating "a values-driven, high-standard and transparent inf...
13 Nov, 2021, 04.59 PM IST
President Xi Jinping invokes Chinese military might with United States in mindWithout explicitly naming the US, Xi loaded up with the historical precedent of the Korean war and took swings at modern day "unilateralism...
23 Oct, 2020, 01.11 PM IST
US-China Cold War: The two world powers are entering dangerous territory, warn expertsStephen Walt, a professor of international affairs at Harvard University, said the world's two largest economic powers were engaged in a lo...
20 Jul, 2020, 09.54 AM IST
China cautioned over Silk Road projects in disputed regionsThe Silk Road projects officially termed as the Belt and Road involved a number of roads including the revival of ancient Silk Road connect...
12 Jul, 2018, 04.25 PM IST
Li Keqiang's overseas trip highlights balanced diplomatic strategy: AnalystsChinese Premier Li Keqiang's maiden foreign trip that will take him to India, Pakistan, Germany and Switzerland highlights Beijing's bid fo...
17 May, 2013, 09.11 PM IST
- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's rule disintegrating, says ex-PM
President Bashar al-Assad controls less than a third of Syria and his power is crumbling, his former prime minister said on Tuesday.
14 Aug, 2012, 07.30 PM IST
- China protests US sanctions against its bank
China has strongly opposed tough American sanctions on a Chinese bank over its transactions with Iran, saying the move could damage Sino-US...
02 Aug, 2012, 02.30 PM IST
- Japan-India ties cause of concern to China: State media
Japanese and Indian navies are also expected to hold their first joint drill next year.
30 Dec, 2011, 02.14 PM IST
- WikiLeaks website blocked behind Chinese firewall
Links to the WikiLeaks website were blocked within China on Wednesday amid potentially embarrassing claims made in leaked US diplomatic cab...
01 Dec, 2010, 09.54 AM IST
- Asia likes McCain's free trade, Obama's diplomacy
The next US president is sure to come to the White House with some first-hand experiences in Asia.
26 Oct, 2008, 02.03 PM IST
- China may offer sops to lower yuan heat in US talks
After extending an olive branch to the United States by giving its currency more room to move, China is likely to focus on issues other tha...
21 May, 2007, 01.21 AM IST
- China to show off new diplomatic clout at APEC
China is set to exude all the confidence of a rising great power at this week’s Asia-Pacific summit in Vietnam, wielding its clout on issue...
14 Nov, 2006, 12.47 AM IST