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12 Sep

Xi Jinping Reaches New Delhi for BRICS Summit as Beijing Calls for Closer Communication with India

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New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the national capital on Saturday for a two-day visit centred on the BRICS Summit, marking his return to India after a gap of seven years. His arrival comes as New Delhi and Beijing seek to sustain high-level engagement while continuing to navigate differences on strategic and security matters. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to meet Xi on Saturday evening for bilateral discussions, with trade and investment expected to be among the key areas of focus. The Chinese leader’s visit follows a series of diplomatic interactions between the two countries.…

07 Jun

Xi Jinping Headed to Pyongyang to Reassert Strategic Balance on Korean Peninsula

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Beijing (Rajeev Sharma): Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to arrive in North Korea on Monday for a critical two-day state visit, marking his first trip to the isolated nation in nearly seven years. The diplomatic mission provides North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with a prominent international stage to display an increasingly assertive foreign policy, heavily anchored by a strategic realignment with his country’s traditional Cold War benefactors. As North Korea’s primary economic lifeline, Beijing is widely expected to utilize the summit to re-establish its traditional influence over Pyongyang. This strategic pivot comes at a time when the North…

05 Sep

Trump Flags Growing India-Russia-China Proximity Amid Tariff Tensions with Washington

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Washington, September 5, 2025 – U.S. President Donald Trump triggered a fresh wave of debate over global alignments after commenting on India, Russia, and China’s closer engagement. In a post on Truth Social, Trump shared an image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi walking alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, writing, “Looks like we’ve lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China. May they have a long and prosperous future together!”The remark comes at a time when ties between Washington and New Delhi are under visible strain. Recently, the U.S. imposed new tariffs on a wide range…

30 Aug

PM Modi Arrives in China for SCO Summit, First Visit in Seven Years

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Tianjin, Aug 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached China on Saturday to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2025, marking his first visit to the country in seven years. Modi is visiting at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, reflecting a thaw in bilateral ties that had soured after the 2020 border clashes.His arrival comes amid international pressure over India’s continued purchase of Russian oil during the Ukraine war. U.S. President Donald Trump recently imposed an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods, raising total levies to 50 per cent, in response to New Delhi’s oil imports…

28 Aug

China to Showcase Military Might at Victory Day Parade with Putin and Kim in Attendance

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National Times Bureau, August 28, 2025: Beijing is preparing a massive military parade on September 3 to mark Japan’s surrender in World War II, with global leaders set to attend. The Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will join the ceremony, along with 24 other heads of state and government.Assistant Foreign Minister Hong Lei announced that Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, Iranian President Masoud Pezashkian, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, and South Korea’s National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik are among the dignitaries expected.The parade, one of China’s largest in recent years, will…

03 Jun

Trump and Xi Likely to Hold Talks This Week Amid Renewed Trade Tensions: White House

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Washington DC (National Times): U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to speak later this week, amid escalating trade tensions between the two nations, according to a statement from White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, as reported by ABC News. Leavitt confirmed to reporters on Monday that a conversation between the two leaders is “likely” to take place in the coming days. “As always, if the call happens, we will release a readout,” she added. This comes after Kevin Hassett, Director of the White House National Economic Council, indicated on Sunday during an interview with ABC’s…