FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Brazil's Lula, ill with pneumonia, postpones China trip 27-03-2023 10:05 Brazil's leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was due to head to China for key talks with President Xi Jinping, has indefinitely postponed his trip to recover from pneumonia.
WAR IN UKRAINE Putin says ready to discuss China's Ukraine plan at Xi talks 20-03-2023 15:12 President Vladimir Putin tells Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that Russia was open to discussing China's proposals to end the fighting in Ukraine.
WORLD POLITICS Xi reboots statesman image in push to counter US on world stage 14-03-2023 12:41 Chinese premier is rebooting his image as a global statesman — and he’s already got a significant win under his belt.
world China's Xi handed historic third term as president 10-03-2023 12:06 Xi Jinping was handed a third term as Chinese president on Friday, capping a rise that has seen him become the country's most powerful leader in generations.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Lula, CELAC and Scholz head president’s packed international agenda 09-01-2023 23:17 President Alberto Fernández will receive German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Brazil’s re-elected leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva before the month is out, with more than 30 heads of state also expected to attend the upcoming CELAC summit in Buenos Aires. Joe Biden and Xi Jinping have also been invited, though their attendance is not confirmed.
CHINA China moves to curb rare, nationwide protests 28-11-2022 13:47 Chinese security forces on Monday filled the streets of Beijing and Shanghai following online calls for another night of protests to demand political freedoms and an end to Covid lockdowns.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Argentina says China will increase swap line by US$5 billion 15-11-2022 21:36 China will increase its currency swap programme with Argentina by 35 billion yuan (US$5 billion), President Alberto Fernández tells reporters.