From bitter coffee to all-terrain vehicles: China-Russia trade ties flourish

Close diplomatic relations between Beijing and Moscow are matched by growing mutual commercial exchanges

Three key takeaways from Putin's Beijing trip — and what they reveal about China-Russia ties

Putin left Beijing with declarations of enduring friendship with China and a stack of bilateral agreements — but without the energy breakthrough Moscow desperately sought.

Putin fails to convince Xi Jinping to build gas pipeline to China – WP

Russian ruler Vladimir Putin has failed to convince Chinese leader Xi Jinping to approve the construction of a major new gas pipeline.

By Iryna Vakuliuk

Xi’s key interactions with US and Russian presidents

US President Donald Trump’s state visit to Beijing on May 13 was Xi Jinping’s 18th meeting with a US president since he became China’s leader in 2013. Xi has previously held talks with presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, as well as with Trump during the US leader’s first term. By comparison, Xi has had more than 40 physical meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the same period.

By Fan Hou

An ‘unyielding’ alliance: Key takeaways from the Putin-Xi meeting

While Trump left Beijing with few concrete announcements, Xi and Putin signed a slew of agreements on trade, media, and energy

By AFP

Playing host to Putin & Trump, China sends message - it’s now in driver’s seat

Playing host to Putin & Trump, China sends message - it’s now in driver’s seat

Pentagon official’s Beijing visit in doubt over $17.9 billion US arms package for Taiwan, FT reports - The Straits Times

Pentagon official’s Beijing visit in doubt over $17.9 billion US arms package for Taiwan, FT reports  The Straits Times

Climate-proofing CPEC 2.0

AS Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif travels to Beijing this week to mark 75 years of Pakistan-China relations, the centrepiece of his agenda will be CPEC 2.0. The 14th Joint Cooperation Commit­tee (JCC) meeting in September 2025 formally launched phase II, anchored in five corridors: gro­wth, livelihood, innovation, green development, and regional connectivity. The direction, at last, is set. Translating that direction into a durable design is the defining task ahead. CPEC 1.0 was a government-t...

By none@none.com (Ali Tauqeer Sheikh)

Xi may visit North Korea as early as next week, Yonhap says

If it takes place, the visit would be Chinese President Xi Jinping's first trip to North Korea in seven years as the two countries move to bolster bilateral ties.

Presidential office says expects constructive role over Xi's reported plan to visit N. Korea

The presidential office said Thursday that it expects China to play a constructive role in issues concerning the Korean Peninsula following reports that Chinese President Xi Jinping may visit North Korea as early as next week. Cheong Wa Dae released the statement in response to reports that Xi is highly likely to visit North Korea later this month or in early June. "The government is monitoring related movements," Cheong Wa Dae said. "The government hopes that exchanges between North Korea and C

By The Korea Herald

Same red carpet welcomes, different stakes: What Trump and Putin’s visits say about China

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s back-to-back Beijing visits gave Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping a rare optics win, projecting China as a power both Washington and Moscow have reasons to engage, even as analysts say the stakes differed sharply.

Kim-Trump summit could be discussed if Xi visits Pyongyang: unification minister - Yonhap News Agency

Kim-Trump summit could be discussed if Xi visits Pyongyang: unification minister  Yonhap News Agency

China-Russia summit: Putin, Xi hail ‘unyielding’ ties in talks after Trump visit

President Xi Jinping hailed China and Russia’s “unyielding” ties in talks with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, as the pair met to underscore their alliance days after Donald Trump’s own visit to Beijing. The two countries’ ties have deepened since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, as Russia has become increasingly dependent on China, its main oil […]

By AFP

Xi warns of global slide back to 'law of the jungle'

China, Russia sign slew of agreements on trade, media and energy

By AFP

Head-of-state diplomacy guides China-Russia relations to ‘new heights’: Global Times editorial - Global Times

Head-of-state diplomacy guides China-Russia relations to ‘new heights’: Global Times editorial  Global Times

Merz hopes Xi will press Putin to end war in Ukraine

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on Chinese President Xi Jinping to use his influence over Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to push for an end to Moscow's war against Ukraine during Putin's visit to Beijing.

Expert: China paints itself as center of the world with Trump and Putin visits

The recent meeting between the Russian and Chinese heads of state offered the public few concrete agreements, as the event's main purpose was to counterbalance U.S. influence and present Beijing as the place where global affairs are discussed, Rainer Saks said.

Putin and Xi denounce US-Israeli war on Iran as breach of ‘international law’ - Tehran Times

Putin and Xi denounce US-Israeli war on Iran as breach of ‘international law’  Tehran Times

World Bank mission team pays courtesy call on Gender Minister

Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to strengthening social protection interventions to improve the livelihoods of vulnerable households across Ghana.

By Ernest Arhinful