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China’s Xi visits South Africa in just his second trip abroad this year as domestic woes bubble back home

CNN  —  Chinese leader Xi Jinping heads to South Africa Monday on a trip intended to bolster Beijing’s influence among developing and emerging nations, as ties with the United States remain deeply strained and economic troubles bubble up at home. The three-day state visit, which also includes a summit with leaders of the BRICS emerging …

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Xi Jinping’s foreign minister has vanished from public view. His prolonged absence is driving intense speculation

Hong Kong CNN  —  China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang has not been seen in public for three weeks, an unusually long absence during a busy period of diplomatic activity in Beijing, sparking intense speculation in a country known for its political opaqueness. Qin, 57, a career diplomat and trusted aide of Chinese leader Xi Jinping, …

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Putin expected to meet Xi Jinping and other world leaders for first time since Wagner insurrection

CNN – All eyes will be on Vladimir Putin this week, with the Russian president expected to make his first appearance on the world stage since the Wagner insurrection threatened his steel grip on power. Putin is scheduled Tuesday to attend a virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a broadly-pro Russian regional security …

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China unveils sweeping foreign policy law as Xi consolidates power — and aims to counter the US

Hong Kong CNN  —  China has unveiled a sweeping foreign relations law enshrining its right to impose “countermeasures” against actions that it deems a threat – in Beijing’s latest bid to bolster its position amid strained relations with the West. The law, approved on Wednesday and entering into force July 1, comes as China’s authoritarian …

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Biden compares China’s Xi Jinping to ‘dictators’ even as Washington and Beijing work to thaw relations

San Francisco, CA CNN  —  President Joe Biden compared Chinese President Xi Jinping to “dictators” during a political fundraiser in California Tuesday night, delivering the unscripted remarks roughly a day after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said his recent trip had yielded “progress” in repairing the fractured relationship between Washington and Beijing. “The reason …

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Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks with Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping by phone for the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “I had a long and meaningful phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping. I believe that this call, as well as the appointment of Ukraine’s ambassador to China, will give a …

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