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How should leaders balance welcoming foreign leaders with the concerns of their own supporters?
Hours before President Xi Jinping’s aircraft lands at Joint Base Andrews, Washington is preparing for a scene that seemed unthinkable in recent years: his American counterpart waiting on the tarmac for the leader of a country that much of the US national security establishment regards as its foremost strategic adversary. While the Donald Trump administration is betting on warmth, deals and stability with Beijing, recent public surveys show that American anxiety over China has eased from its 2024
What impact could the BRICS joint declaration have on global cooperation and peace efforts in the Middle East?
By Sarita Chaganti Singh, Shivangi Acharya and Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (Reuters) - TheBRICS group of emerging economies has agreed on a joint declaration, sources told Reuters on Saturday,a significant diplomatic breakthrough asits leaders began summit talks in New Delhi, aiming to boost the bloc's global clout. Host India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the bloc had come of age and it was time to translate its unity and consensusinto concrete results on the global stage, as he opened the meeting
What impact might the upcoming Communist Party meeting have on China's relationship with other countries?
The Communist Party has set a date for its most important political gathering this autumn. The fifth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee will be held from October 26 to October 29, according to official news agency Xinhua on Monday. The decision was made during Monday’s meeting of the 21-member Politburo, which is chaired by President Xi Jinping. In a departure from its typical schedule, the Politburo convened the meeting a week early – just two days before the Chinese leader’s
How can countries balance cooperation and differences in their relationships, especially before important meetings?
Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun’s address to a defence gathering in Beijing on Wednesday carried a message for Washington but it was delivered in a notably softer, less critical tone, according to a retired senior colonel in the People’s Liberation Army. Zhou Bo, now a senior fellow at the Centre for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University, said Dong’s tone was “relatively mild”, even as the Chinese defence minister made veiled references to the US and its actions in the
What do you think are the benefits and drawbacks of the US having control over Greenland's security?
President says Washington will develop ‘large military presence’ in territory
How can BRICS countries effectively contribute to peace efforts in the Middle East?
BEIJING, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the BRICS bloc to be a peacemaker in the Middle East conflict, in an address to a summit of member countries in New Delhi on Saturday. China will work with other BRICS members in that role, as the war "does not serve the common interests of the international community", state-run CCTV quoted Xi as saying. BRICS groups Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates
What might the visit of Iran's foreign minister to China mean for peace efforts in the Middle East?
The talks between China and Iran's foreign ministers come just one week before an expected trip by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington
How can countries work together to reduce tensions and ensure a stable oil supply during conflicts?
By Sarita Chaganti Singh, Shivangi Acharya and Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Iran and the United Arab Emirates signed up to a joint statement from the BRICS group of nations that called for restraint in the Middle East war on Saturday, in what was seen as a sign of diplomatic progress between the countries divided by the war. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian also met the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi on the sidelines of the first day of the New Delhi summit, in the countries' highest-level meeting since the start of the conflict
What are the potential benefits and challenges of India and China working together at the BRICS Summit?
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit India this weekend to attend the BRICS summit, marking his first trip to the country since 2019. But Observer Research Foundation's Antara Ghosal Singh says while progress has been made on the India-China border issues, economic ties between both sides remain challenging. She spoke with Bloomberg's Insight with Haslinda Amin. (Source: Bloomberg)
How does Mao's legacy influence China's policies and society today?
Mao Zedong was perhaps the most influential, and certainly one of the most controversial, figures in 20th-century China. Even five decades after his death, the legacy of his era continues to influence China today