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BEIJING: Two days is all President Xi Jinping has spent outside his country this year, as mounting domestic problems from a faltering economy to rare political scandals demand the Chinese leader’s attention at home.Xi’s border hop to visit…

BEIJING: China’s decision to control the export of two key metals showed it has some power to retaliate against moves by the US, Japan and Europe to cut Beijing off from advanced technology. But it also risks backfiring. The new export…

BEIJING: Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, Xi Jinping’s gamble on a “no limits” friendship with Vladimir Putin has looked like it could backfire. This weekend’s brief uprising against Moscow again underscored the risks facing the…

Marriages in China reached a historic low in 2022, amid its declining birth rate and population. The Ministry of Civil Affairs of China reported that 6.8 million couples registered marriages in 2022, a 10.5 per cent decrease from 2021 when…

Microsoft founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has said that the call for open cooperation on technology by Chinese president Xi Jinping "could not be timelier".Addressing the Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing via a live feed,…

Like the Japanese before the second world war, the Chinese complain that the US is trying to strangle their economy. America denies any such intention, arguing that its restrictions on tech exports are narrowly aimed at China’s war-fighting…

BEIJING: Xi Jinping had been on a winning streak of late, successfully rebuffing US attempts to portray China as a threat to the global order. Then an envoy in France instantly revived all those fears. China has moved swiftly to extinguish…

<!-- -->Donald Trump said the United States had lost influence in the world since he left office.Washington, United States: French President Emmanuel Macron has been in China meeting with Xi Jinping and "kissing his ass," Donald Trump…

Russian envoy to India Denis Alipov pointed out that Moscow’s closer relations with Beijing does not mean ties with New Delhi will be strained (Image: Twitter)Russia envoy dismissed concerns about China alliance harming ties with India…

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin was not waiting at the end of the red carpet to greet Chinese leader Xi Jinping upon his arrival in Russia on Monday (Mar 20) for a high-profile visit. But it wasn't a snub. Russia's standard protocol for…