China-Russia ties are ‘precious’ in current context: Xi

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that the stability and certainty of China-Russia relations are particularly “precious” in the face of an international landscape intertwined with change and chaos. During a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Beijing, Xi said the strong vitality and exemplary significance of the friendship treaty between the two countries stand out even more under such a backdrop. He said foreign ministries from both countries would ne

By The Korea Herald

Taiwan resumes defense debate after opposition outreach to Xi

Taiwan's legislature called on parties to meet to discuss the general budget and a draft special defense bill, but the Beijing-friendly Kuomintang may be unwilling to compromise.

China, Spain call for closer ties amid ‘crumbling’ world order

BEIJING: Europe and China must forge closer ties to counter threats to multilateralism, Spanish Premier Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday after meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping, who said the international order is “crumbling”. Sanchez’s April 11 to 15 visit to China comes as many Western governments are seeking warmer ties with Beijing despite lingering security and trade tensions, with discomfort growing over the policies of US President Donald Trump. He is the latest of a string of leaders ...

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Lavrov says Russia can 'compensate' for China's resource gap from Iran war: Russian state media

Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov reportedly said that President Vladimir Putin will visit China in the first half of the year.