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    The leaders of China and Russia have finished talks. Here are some takeaways

    China's Xi Jinping says he has a peace plan for Ukraine and wants to mediate an end to the war. Ukraine and its neighbors are skeptical.

  • US: No reason for China to react to Taiwan leader stopover

    The Biden administration is stressing to China unofficial stopovers to the U.S. by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen should not be used as pretext by Beijing to increase aggressive activity in the Taiwan Strait.

    • KRDO

    China, Japan leaders end visits to warring capitals

    By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine faced more Russian drone attacks Wednesday that killed at least three people shortly after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida left Kyiv. Kishida was back in Poland Wednesday morning, according to Japan’s Kyodo News, and is expected to return to Japan Thursday. Kishida’s surprise visit to

  • China’s leader Xi in Moscow for meeting with Putin

    China and Russia have described Xi’s trip as part of efforts to further deepen their “no-limits friendship.”

  • EU leaders set to back steps to compete with US, China

    European Union leaders are expected on Thursday to back a revamp of the single market, simplified regulations and other steps to ensure the bloc can compete with the United States and China as an industrial leader in green and digital technologies.

  • Japan and China leaders visit rival capitals in Ukraine war

    KYIV, Ukraine—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began a surprise visit to Ukraine early Tuesday, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in neighboring Russia for a three-day visit. The dueling summits come as the longtime rivals are on diplomatic offensives. Kishida will meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Ukrainian capital.

  • Xi invites Central Asian leaders to first summit in China

    ALMATY, Kazakhstan: China’s Xi Jinping this week invited the leaders of the ex-Soviet republics of Central Aisa to a first joint summit in China. The Chinese president extended the offer to the “first China-Central Asia summit”, scheduled for May, in similar telegrammes sent on Monday and Tuesday to the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and […]

    • KRDO

    Japan, China leaders visit rival capitals in Ukraine war

    By KARL RITTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began a surprise visit to Ukraine early Tuesday, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in neighboring Russia for a three-day visit. The dueling summits come as the longtime rivals are on diplomatic offensives. Kishida will meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in

  • Japanese leader arrives in Kyiv as China's Xi visits Russia

    Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit Tuesday to Kyiv, stealing some of the global attention from Asian rival President Xi Jinping of China, who is in Moscow to present a show of unity with Russia against the West over its invasion of Ukraine.

  • Japanese leader arrives in Kyiv as China's Xi visits Russia

    Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Kyiv for a surprise visit shortly after noon Tuesday, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in neighboring Russia for a three-day trip. Moscow's invasion will be in the spotlight at both meetings.

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    China's Xi meeting Putin in boost for isolated Russia leader

    By EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA and JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping is due to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow in a political boost for the isolated Russian president after the International Criminal Court charged him with war crimes in Ukraine. Xi’s government gave no details of what the Chinese leader

  • China leader Xi to visit Moscow in show of support for Putin

    Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia from Monday to Wednesday, in an apparent show of support for Russian President Vladimir Putin amid sharpening East-West tensions over the conflict in Ukraine.