China has signalled strong optimism for finalising negotiations with neighbouring Asian countries to seal a new institutional framework on contested South China Sea waterways. “All parties expect to conclude the consultations within this year,” Wang said. “China has the confidence and determination to work with all parties to overcome disturbances, build consensus despite differences and … Read more
BEIJING: China’s top diplomat condemned on Sunday (Mar 8) the war in the Middle East, saying it “should never have happened” and calling once again for an immediate end to hostilities. Speaking in a wide-ranging press conference on the sidelines of China’s Two Sessions, Wang Yi described how the region was currently “engulfed in … Read more
MUNICH (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a reassuring message to America’s allies on Saturday, striking a less aggressive but still firm tone about the administration’s intent to reshape the trans-Atlantic alliance and push its priorities after more than a year of President Donald Trump’s often-hostile rhetoric toward traditional allies. Reminding his … Read more
China should cultivate more friends in global politics, as these partnerships with other countries could be the trump card in Beijing’s rivalry with the US, according to a leading Chinese international relations expert. Li Wei, a professor of international relations at Renmin University in Beijing, said on Saturday that whichever of the two powers could … Read more
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will skip a two-day meeting of foreign ministers from the leading rich and developing nations that starts on Thursday after criticizing host South Africa’s policies as anti-American. Instead, Rubio was headed back to the United States on Wednesday from his first trip to the Middle East … Read more
New Delhi: China Wednesday claimed that National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Foreign Minister Wang Yi — the Special Representatives for China-India Boundary Question — have reached “six points of consensus” for an “acceptable package”, which harks back to the “2005 agreement” on the vexed border issue. However, the Ministry of External Affairs statement following the … Read more