China-led SCO economic summit is a show designed to rattle the West

The striking optics of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit are what people are likely to remember – leaders from some of the most populous, influential and anti-American nations in the world chatting, eating and laughing together. The agreements struck … Read More

Ukraine launches more drone attacks at Moscow as China’s President Xi prepares to fly in for Putin’s Victory Day showpiece – while Russia pounds Kyiv in revenge strikes hours before planned ceasefire

Ukraine has targeted Moscow with drones for a third consecutive day as Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares to host 29 world leaders to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. Most of the Russian … Read More

Xi pledges more Gaza aid and talks trade at summit with Arab leaders

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated calls for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and promised more humanitarian aid for people in Gaza as he opened a summit with leaders of Arab states Thursday in Beijing. “Since … Read More

American Corporate Elites Pay $2,000 a Head to Dine With China’s Xi Jinping

American business leaders and other executives will each pay $2,000 to attend a dinner reception for Chinese leader Xi Jinping next week, according to reports and an invitation sent out by the organizers. The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and … Read More

Henry Kissinger meets China’s defence minister in surprise visit to Beijing

Ex-US secretary of state’s meeting with Li Shangfu comes amid hopes of improved ties between two countries The veteran US diplomat Henry Kissinger has met China’s defence minister in Beijing. According to a readout on Tuesday from the Chinese defence … Read More

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