Tag: President Xi Jinping

Biden Calls Xi a Dictator After US-China Talks

June 20, 2023
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President Joe Biden called Chinese leader Xi Jinping a “dictator” on Tuesday while recalling the spy balloon incident after State Secretary Antony Blinken concluded his visit to Beijing to stabilize U.S.-China ties. Biden said the recent incident with the Chinese spy balloon, which was shot down by the U.S. military after being blown off course over…

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Blinken Could Meet Xi on Final Day of Talks in China

June 19, 2023
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U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken met with China’s top diplomat and will potentially meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as he nears the end of his two-day visit to Beijing on Monday. China’s top diplomat Wang Yi greeted Blinken at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on Monday. They exchanged handshakes upon meeting and posed for photos…

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Putin Ally Deepens Russia’s ‘Strategic Partnership’ With China

September 19, 2022
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LONDON—One of President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies sought on Monday to deepen a strategic partnership with China, expanding defense cooperation and strengthening coordination between Moscow and Beijing on major geopolitical issues. Since the invasion of Ukraine, Putin has tilted more strongly towards China as the war and severe Western sanctions torpedoed Russia’s relationship with the…

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Instead of Virtue Signalling, We Should Be Addressing Real Issues That Can Be Solved

March 7, 2022
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Commentary Apparently it’s not a good day to be a squid. And while you may say no day sounds promising, or wonder why I’m talking molluscs given the Ukraine, climate, and inflation crises, a minor news item about overfishing highlights two major current problems. Or three, if you count paying attention to the wrong stuff….

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Hong Kong Mulls Mandatory COVID Testing To Combat Fifth Wave: Report

February 18, 2022
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Hong Kong is mulling over making coronavirus testing compulsory for all residents as it battles its fifth wave of the CCP virus outbreak, local media reported Thursday, following Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s “important instructions” regarding Hong Kong’s anti-epidemic efforts. The government has planned to have all 7.5 million residents be tested for the CCP (Chinese Communist…

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Taiwan Scrambles Fighters to Warn Off Chinese Aircraft as Xi Meets Top Brass

November 28, 2021
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Taiwan said it scrambled combat aircraft to warn away 27 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defense zone on Sunday in yet another Chinese incursion across the Taiwan Strait. The latest Chinese incursion involved 18 fighter jets and five H-6 bombers, as well as a Y-20 aerial refueling aircraft, Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said. The bombers…

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