US President Donald Trump (AP photo) US President Donald Trump, in his trademark candid style, weighed in on two of the world’s most powerful figures — Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping — describing both as “smart” and “strong,” and asserting that they’re “not to be toyed with.”Speaking to CBS News in a wide-ranging […]
Leaders from across Southeast Asia and beyond are converging in Kuala Lumpur for the 47th Asean Summit, a biannual gathering that focusses on the bloc’s growing economic and strategic significance. This year’s summit is particularly historic as East Timor joins as ASEAN’s 11th member, expanding the organization for the first time since the 1990s. The […]
US President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on October 30, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in South Korea, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday, reaffirming the meeting that had been questioned following an escalation in trade tensions. Leavitt informed reporters that Trump departs for Malaysia […]
China’s President Xi Jinping has launched yet another sweeping purge of the military, expelling nine top generals including the country’s second-highest-ranking officer in what can be called as one of the largest public crackdowns on the armed forces in decades.The nine senior officials were accused of “seriously violating party discipline” and showing a “total collapse […]
The judgment also ordered the confiscation of Yang’s personal assets. (Representative image) A Chinese court on Monday sentenced former Nanjing economic development official Yang Youlin to death after finding him guilty of accepting bribes worth more than 2.21 billion yuan, or about $325 million, over a period of three decades.Besides bribery, Yang was convicted of […]
The US F-15E Strike Eagle shot down over southwestern Iran last month was likely struck by a Chinese-made shoulder-launched missile, according sources cited by NBC.US officials are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the April shootdown, which marked the first time in decades that a US fighter aircraft was brought down by enemy fire.At the time, […]
AI-generated image used for representation A gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in Changzhi city in northern China has killed at least 82 people, AFP reported on Saturday.The explosion in northern China’s led to a major rescue operation after hundreds of workers were trapped underground, according to South China Morning Post.The blast took place […]
Russia-China (Image credit:AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit China on Tuesday for a two-day visit, less than a week after US President Donald Trump made a high-profile trip to the country.Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ‘old friend’ visit is officially linked to the 25th anniversary of the 2001 Sino-Russian Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and […]
US President Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping wants the Strait of Hormuz reopened, as the two leaders discussed the ongoing Iran conflict and global energy disruptions during high-level talks in Beijing.Speaking to Fox News after his meeting with Xi, Trump said both leaders agreed that the strategically crucial shipping route, effectively shut since […]
Taiwan emerged as a major flashpoint between China and the United States, with Beijing warning of possible “clashes and even conflicts” if the issue is not handled properly during talks between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.While Trump stayed quiet on question about Taiwan after his meeting with Xi, Beijing later confirmed the […]
