Tag Archives: China

  BEIJING | 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 is President Putin’s 25th visit to China, fully demonstrating the high level and special nature of China-Russia relations, Xi said. …

BEIJING | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit to China is widely expected to elevate bilateral relations further and inject much-needed stability and positive momentum into a turbulent world. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Russia strategic partnership of coordination and the 25th …

BEIJING, | Xinhua |  The Temple of Heaven in the heart of Beijing has long stood as a symbol of the ancient Chinese belief in harmony between heaven and earth. Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday visited the more than 600-year-old architectural complex. Trump concluded …

  Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Uganda’s first commercial export of canned pineapple to China is being presented as more than a ceremonial trade breakthrough. Government officials, investors, and development agencies say the shipment reflects a wider attempt to reposition Uganda from an exporter of raw agricultural commodities to …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda has flagged off its inaugural shipment of canned pineapples to China, with officials hailing the move as a step forward in the country’s agro-industrialization drive. The shipment, totaling 104 metric tonnes, was processed and packaged by Chinese company Deshiburg Fruits International at its factory …

BEIJING | 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 and reached a series of new common understandings, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday. The spokesperson made the remarks on …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump visited the Temple of Heaven on Thursday in Beijing. Xi greeted Trump outside the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests. The leaders had a photo taken in front of the Hall and took a tour of the …

NEWS ANALYSIS | Xinhua |  In recent years, China-U.S. relations have experienced twists and turns. Some observers fear that China and the United States may repeat the historical pattern of major-power rivalry known as the “Thucydides Trap.” Yet, Chinese President Xi Jinping has rejected this notion: “There is no such …

  COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | China–US relations are the most important bilateral relationship in the world. The two are the world’s leading economic and military powers. Both carry influence far and wide, across the geographical spread of this pale blue dot. You would imagine it must be in the …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  The Chinese capital city of Beijing received 18.83 million tourist visits during the five-day May Day holiday, up 5.1 percent year on year, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism said on Tuesday. The total tourism revenue hit 22.36 billion yuan (about 3.26 billion U.S. …