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China’s Xi to meet Putin next week in first visit to Russia since invasion of Ukraine

Hong Kong CNN — Chinese leader Xi Jinping will fly to Moscow next week to meet with President Vladimir Putin in his first visit to Russia since Putin launched his devastating invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago. The visit will be seen as a powerful show of Beijing’s support for Moscow in Western …

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Egypt Independent March 18, 2023

“China is ready to increase political cooperation with Russia,” Xi says

In opening remarks during a video conference Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin invited his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to visit Moscow next spring. He added that the two countries would strengthen cooperation between their armed forces, and pointed to growth in trade despite “unfavorable market conditions.” Bilateral relations are “the best in history, and withstand …

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Egypt Independent January 3, 2023

China’s Xi gets a warm welcome from MBS in Riyadh

CNN — Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping with a lavish reception in the capital Riyadh on Thursday, as the two countries head for a number of summits heralding an “epoch-making milestone” in China’s relations with the Arab world. Saudi state TV showed a grand ceremony laid out for the Chinese leader, …

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Egypt Independent December 9, 2022

Saudi’s MBS rolls out the red carpet for China’s Xi, in a not too subtle message to Biden

When Chinese President Xi Jinping lands in Riyadh in the coming hours Saudi leaders are expected to receive him with the pomp and circumstance normally reserved for the kingdom’s most strategic ally, the United States. The multiple-day visit will include two conferences that will gather leaders from across the Arab world. Dozens of trade, economic …

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Egypt Independent December 8, 2022

‘Down with Xi Jinping’: Protests erupt across China as COVID fury mounts

Brazen protests have erupted across China — including in the country’s biggest city Shanghai — as simmering frustrations over the zero-COVID policy boil over into defiance. While much of the … Continued

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The New Daily November 28, 2022

Protests erupt across China in unprecedented challenge to Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid policy

Beijing CNN — Protests erupted across China on Saturday, including at universities and in Shanghai where hundreds chanted “Step down, Xi Jinping! Step down, Communist Party!” in an unprecedented show of defiance against the country’s stringent and increasingly costly zero-Covid policy. A deadly fire at an apartment block in Urumqi, the capital of the far …

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Egypt Independent November 27, 2022

Asia must not become arena for ‘big power contest,’ says China’s Xi as APEC summit gets underway

Bangkok, ThailandCNN — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has stressed the need to reject confrontation in Asia, warning against the risk of cold war tensions, as leaders gather for the last of three world summits hosted in the region this month. Xi began the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit in Bangkok by staking out his wish …

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Egypt Independent November 19, 2022

Cold war fears cool after Biden, Xi talks

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have engaged in blunt talks over Taiwan and North Korea in a three-hour meeting aimed at preventing strained US-China ties from … Continued

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The New Daily November 15, 2022

Biden and Xi agree to first high-stakes meeting in Bali

The White House has confirmed President Joe Biden will hold talks on Monday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a Group of 20 countries summit in Indonesia, … Continued

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The New Daily November 11, 2022

Mysterious exit of China president’s predecessor as Xi Jinping gains more power

China’s former president Hu Jintao has been unexpectedly escorted out of the closing ceremony of a congress of the ruling Communist Party. Xi Jinping’s predecessor was seated to the left … Continued

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The New Daily October 23, 2022

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