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Taiwanese president in the US: Tsai Ing-wen says China 'deliberately raises tensions'

This week, former Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou was on a trip through China as a private citizen, at the same time that Taiwan's current president, Tsai Ing-wen, was in the United States. Tsai's unofficial visit sparked diplomatic anger from Beijing, which considers the self-ruled, democratic island as part of its…

France 24

Lula and the world: what to expect from the new Brazilian foreign policy

Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was scheduled to visit his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the end of March. Beijing would have been Lula’s fourth international destination in less than 100 days in office.

The Conversation

Germany's main opposition leader calls for European coalition on China ties

Germany's main opposition leader on Friday called for Berlin to involve key allies in negotiations with China as part of a rethink of ties with Beijing that reflected a global "paradigm shift" in security and foreign policy.

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Spain’s PM urges Beijing to discuss peace plan with Zelenskiy

Pedro Sánchez encourages dialogue between Xi Jinping and Ukrainian president during China visit

The Guardian - UK

China's Xi says ties with Singapore set benchmark for region

Relations between China and Singapore have set a benchmark for countries in the region, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during talks in Beijing on Friday.

Reuters

In Beijing, Spanish PM urges Xi to speak with Ukraine's Zelenskiy

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez encouraged Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday to talk to the Ukrainian leadership and learn first-hand about Kyiv's peace formula to help bring an end to Russia's invasion.

Reuters

Beijing’s Ex-Health Chief Pleads Guilty to $1.5 Million Graft

Yu Luming accepted money and valuables for abusing his power in various former roles in the capital to help others obtain land use rights and hospital project contracts

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Embattled Macron Heads to China, Leaving Burning Paris Behind

French President Emmanuel Macron will head to China next week for a rare visit to the rising superpower, in an awkward balancing act between his global statesman ambitions and his struggle to contain embarrassing pension protests at home. The French leader, whose decision to ram much-disputed pension legislation through parliament…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU leaders seek to smooth ties between Beijing and Brussels

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday his country wanted a "balanced relationship with China" shortly after he met with China's President Xi Jinping. The Spanish leader's two-day visit to China comes ahead of next week's trip by French President Emmanuel Macron and Eu Commission president Ursula von der…

Radio France Internationale

Embattled Macron heads to China, leaving burning Paris behind

Reuters

'Petrodollar' at risk as TotalEnergies sells LNG to China in yuan

Chinese and French energy companies this week finalised the first-ever deal on liquified natural gas (LNG) in China settled in the renminbi yuan currency. The trade, involving 65,000 tons of LNG imported from the United Arab Emirates, marks a major step in Beijing's attempts to undermine the US dollar as…

Radio France Internationale

Australia says ‘deep concerns’ over journalist detained in China

Chinese-Australian Cheng Lei has yet to receive a verdict after more than two and a half years in detention.

Al Jazeera

China stages combat patrols after warning Taiwan about U.S. speaker meeting

Nine Chinese aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait's median line on Friday carrying out combat readiness patrols, Taiwan's defence ministry said, days after Beijing threatened retaliation if President Tsai Ing-wen meets U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Reuters

Australia concerned by delays in trial of journalist detained in China

Australia said it has "deep concerns" about delays in the case of Australian journalist Cheng Lei who faced a closed door trial in Beijing on national security charges a year ago.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

Japan FM to visit China amid friction over detained Japanese

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi says he will visit China this weekend for talks with his counterpart Qin Gang, becoming Japan’s first top diplomat to do so in more than three years amid growing frictions between the two countries including a recent flap over the detention of a Japanese national…

The Independent UK

China's global influence looms over Harris trip to Africa

The global rivalry between the United States and China has been a recurring backdrop during Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to Africa

Reuters

Japan foreign minister Hayashi to visit Beijing on Saturday

Japan Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Friday he will visit Beijing for two days from Saturday to discuss a range of issues, including the detention of an Astellas Pharma Inc employee.

Tribune News Service

White House tries to keep China calm while Taiwan’s President Tsai visits US

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is going to unprecedented lengths to play down the importance of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to the United States this week, as officials try to keep an already soured relationship with China from getting any worse.

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Al Jazeera

In New York, Taiwan leader says ties with US ‘closer than ever’

Beijing has condemned Tawain President Tsai Ing-wen’s stop in the US, with a Chinese official pledging to ‘fight back’.

Bangkok Post

Global crises put China at an advantage

As they say, you can't make this up. In the course of just over a week, China and Russia reaffirmed their friendship and military ties, the Iranian regime proxies lashed out with rockets at US forces in neighbouring Syria, North Korea shot off a few more missiles, France was rocked…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Xi facing calls in China to rethink 'no first use' nuclear arms policy

BEIJING/WASHINGTON -- The administration of Chinese President Xi Jinping is facing calls in China to rethink its "no first use" policy for nuclear weapons, a pledge not to use nuclear weapons unless attacked with such arms.

Financial Times

China envoy warns EU of ‘peril’ from following US on trade curbs

Ambassador to bloc urges resistance to ‘unwarranted’ pressure and says Beijing will not be ‘trampled’

Newsroom.co.nz

NZ's uneasy stability with China

New Zealanders, especially NZ businesses, should temper their expectations of a strong relationship with China, says Jason Young

Daily Record

Warrior women will take their fight to the big screen

Members of the West Lothian Endo Warriors endometriosis support group have created an informative new film that will soon have its debut in Bathgate before being shown in Beijing

The Guardian - UK

Europe must reassess its relations with China, says EU chief

Ursula von der Leyen calls for ‘clear-eyed picture’ of risks as she prepares for Beijing trip

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