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Xi, Putin jointly meet press

Phil Will 24 May 2026

BEIJING, May 20 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin jointly met the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday. This...

Xi holds talks with Putin in Beijing

Phil Will 24 May 2026

BEIJING, May 20 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday, with the...

Trump wraps up China visit, leaves Beijing

Phil Will 18 May 2026

BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump left Beijing on Friday afternoon, concluding his state visit to China. Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the...

Xi, Trump reach series of new common understandings: China’s foreign ministry

Phil Will 18 May 2026

BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world...

Update: Xi, Trump have private meeting in Beijing

Phil Will 18 May 2026

BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump had a private meeting on Friday in the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in central Beijing. The meeting...

Holiday consumption market underscores new growth drivers of Chinese economy

Phil Will 09 May 2026

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) — The just-concluded 2026 May Day holiday has offered a vivid snapshot of China’s booming consumer market, with both service and goods consumption logging stellar growth,...

China’s old town in May Day holiday

Phil Will 08 May 2026

BEIJING, May 5 (Xinhua) — On my rail journey from Chengdu to Yibin, carriages were filled with children and teenagers, their laughter filling the air, free from schoolbooks. After an...

China’s zero-tariff treatment boosts Africa’s development prospects

Phil Will 08 May 2026

BEIJING, (Xinhua) — In the rolling, lush fields of Ibiza Village in Kayonza District, eastern Rwanda, farmers are busy cultivating red chili peppers. Growing demand from the Chinese market is...

Bitter, spicy, sour, sweet: How Africa’s flavors found their way to China

Phil Will 06 May 2026

NAIROBI, April 29 (Xinhua) — The mellow bitterness of Ethiopian coffee, the searing heat of a Rwandan chilli, the crisp acidity of a South African vintage, the honeyed sweetness of...

Xi unveils four-point plan as Iran tensions test Gulf stability

Phil Will 30 Apr 2026

NAIROBI, Xinhua: China, under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, has set out a four-point framework aimed at easing tensions in the Gulf as the volatile situation around Iran continues...

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