China Urges EU to “Clarify” Position on Strategic Partnership

China Urges EU to “Clarify” Position on Strategic Partnership

China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China (pictured), told EU Foreign Minister and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Borrell that the EU would “clarify” its position on a strategic partnership with China. told me it was necessary. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana [北京 15日 ロイター] – … Read more

U.S. Secretary of State Brinken Criticizes Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov at ASEAN-related Meeting

U.S. Secretary of State Brinken Criticizes Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov at ASEAN-related Meeting

U.S. Secretary of State Brinken said at a press conference after the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-related meeting on the 14th that Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov was “neither constructive nor productive” on any issue, saying that he had not done so in Ukraine. He said he did not hear any remarks suggesting a change … Read more

Kremlin Spokesman Dismisses Financial Times Report on Chinese President’s Warning to Putin over Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine

Kremlin Spokesman Dismisses Financial Times Report on Chinese President’s Warning to Putin over Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine

Kremlin spokesman Peskov dismissed a report by the Financial Times that Chinese President Xi Jinping had warned Russian President Vladimir Putin over the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine. REUTERS/Sputnik/Mikhail Tereshchenko/Pool via REUTERS [モスクワ 5日 ロイター] – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on the 5th that Chinese President Xi Jinping had warned Russian President Vladimir … Read more

Chinese President Xi Jinping Expresses Support for South Africa’s BRICS Presidency in Phone Call with President Ramaphosa

Chinese President Xi Jinping Expresses Support for South Africa’s BRICS Presidency in Phone Call with President Ramaphosa

Chinese President Xi Jinping held a phone call with South African President Ramaphosa to express support for South Africa’s rotating presidency of the BRICS. Photographed in March (2023 REUTERS/Sputnik/Vladimir Astapkovich/Kremlin via REUTERS) [北京 9日 ロイター] – Chinese President Xi Jinping held a phone call with South African President Ramaphosa to express support for South Africa … Read more

World Bank Forecasts Higher Real GDP Growth in 2023, but Cuts Forecast for 2024

World Bank Forecasts Higher Real GDP Growth in 2023, but Cuts Forecast for 2024

In its latest World Economic Outlook, the World Bank forecast growth of 2.1% in 2023, up from 1.7% in its previous forecast released in January. FILE PHOTO/Johannes P. Christo/File Photo/File Photo/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank forecast real GDP growth of 2.1% in 2023 in its latest World Economic Outlook released on Wednesday, … Read more

“China Boycotts G20 Tourism Meeting in Indian-Administered Kashmir”

“China Boycotts G20 Tourism Meeting in Indian-Administered Kashmir”

China said on Thursday it would not attend the G20 tourism working group meeting in India’s disputed Kashmir region of Srinagar from 22-24. The photo was taken in New Delhi on March 2nd (Representative photo taken in 2023) NEW DELHI/BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Wednesday it was pushing back against India’s plans to host … Read more

Director of National Intelligence warns of Chinese opportunism in event of US debt default

Director of National Intelligence warns of Chinese opportunism in event of US debt default

Director of National Intelligence Haynes, the top US intelligence agency, said that if the US were to default on its debts, China would be expected to use it as an opportunity. FILE PHOTO: Washington, D.C., April 4, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque [ワシントン 4日 ロイター] – Director of National Intelligence Haynes, the top US intelligence agency, said … Read more

German Foreign Minister Beerbock calls China a “systemic rival” in report on his visit to the country

German Foreign Minister Beerbock calls China a “systemic rival” in report on his visit to the country

Germany’s Foreign Minister Beerbock told the Bundestag on Wednesday that China was becoming a “systemic rival” rather than a trading partner or competitor, in a report on his visit to China last week. It was more than a shock,” he said. FILE PHOTO: German Foreign Minister Beerbock speaks during a press conference in Beijing, April … Read more

Senior US official says China not inclined to overreact to Taiwan president’s visit to the US

Senior US official says China not inclined to overreact to Taiwan president’s visit to the US

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China sees no reason to overreact to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to the United States during her Central America tour this week and next, senior U.S. officials said on March 29. rice field. Photo taken in Taoyuan, Taiwan, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang [ワシントン 29日 ロイター] – Senior US officials said there was … Read more

Former president warns that detaining Putin would be considered an act of war against Russia

Former president warns that detaining Putin would be considered an act of war against Russia

On March 23, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said the International Criminal Court (ICC) had issued an arrest warrant for Putin, accusing him of war crimes in Ukraine. He said it would be a declaration of war. Representative photo in Moscow (2023 REUTERS) MOSCOW (Reuters) – Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday tried to … Read more