The Long Handshake: Xi’s Quiet Grip on Taiwan’s Soul - WSJ

The Long Handshake: Xi’s Quiet Grip on Taiwan’s Soul  WSJ

Xi Jinping’s meeting with Abu Dhabi crown prince highlights Gulf turn towards China

Chinese President Xi Jinping ‌called for a more robust, resilient and dynamic ‌strategic partnership with the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, as Beijing intensified what observers have described as its “quiet but pragmatic” diplomacy during the Iran crisis. In a meeting with Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu ‌Dhabi, Xi unveiled a four-point proposal to safeguard Middle East stability, stressing the importance of national sovereignty, the international rul...

By Shi Jiangtao

Xi Jinping places Spain ‘on the right side of history’ and urges working together against the ‘law of the jungle’

The Chinese and Spanish leaders made a show of unity in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where they met Tuesday to reinforce economic and diplomatic ties at a time of heightened tension with the US

By Inmaculada Carretero Castaño

After US-Iran talks fail, China proposes four-point plan for Middle East peace

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By TOI World Desk

Xi meets Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, outlines four-point peace proposal to ease Middle East tensions

The proposal comes at a time of heightened regional tensions, following the breakdown of ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran in Pakistan.

Xi Pushes 4-Point Peace Plan For Middle East, Promises To Help Boost Security

The announcement comes as the US and Iran deliberate on the possibility of another round of talks before the ceasefire expires after the talks in Pakistan broke down.

Sheikh Khaled holds talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on official visit - The National

Sheikh Khaled holds talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on official visit  The National

Xi makes four-point proposal for Mideast peace and stability - China Daily

Xi makes four-point proposal for Mideast peace and stability  China Daily

Xi urges enhancing China-Spain cooperation for more fruitful results - Global Times

Xi urges enhancing China-Spain cooperation for more fruitful results  Global Times

Xi Says "Global Order Crumbling Into Disarray" As Trump Turns Up Pressure Campaign On China

Xi Says "Global Order Crumbling Into Disarray" As Trump Turns Up Pressure Campaign On China President Trump's four-and-a-half-month crusade across the Western Hemisphere, and now into the Middle East, increasingly looks like a massive blitz to acquire - or control - energy assets and maritime chokepoints as part of a broader economic pressure campaign against China, which depends heavily on the Gulf and Venezuelan crude.  "Chokepoint after chokepoint: the administration is metho...

By Tyler Durden