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With Palestinian deal and Ukrainian foreign minister's visit, China shows its rising influence
In consecutive days this week, China brokered a deal between rival Palestinian factions and hosted Ukraine's foreign minister at a moment when pressure is mounting on the country to negotiate an end to the grinding war there. While it's unclear if the agreement between Hamas and...
Blinken to celebrate Biden legacy, reassure allies in Asia after president drops out of 2024 race
VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make the case for the Biden administration’s expanded commitment to Asia and the Indo-Pacific region more broadly as he visits Laos, Vietnam, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore and Mongolia this week and next. The trip comes as...
Southeast Asian diplomats meet with China as friction mounts over Beijing's sweeping maritime claims
VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Top diplomats from Southeast Asia met Friday in Laos with China’s foreign minister for talks that come as friction escalates over Beijing’s growing effort to press its sweeping maritime claims in the South China Sea. Several members of the Association of...
India and China agree to work urgently to achieve the withdrawal of troops on their disputed border
NEW DELHI (AP) — India and China have agreed to work urgently to achieve the withdrawal of tens of thousands of troops stationed along their disputed border in a long-running standoff, India's government said. Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met his Chinese...
Myanmar violence, South China Sea tensions are top issues as Southeast Asian diplomats meet in Laos
VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Southeast Asian foreign ministers and top diplomats from key partners including the United States and China are gathering in the Laotian capital on Thursday for the start of three days of talks expected to focus on the increasingly violent civil war in Myanmar, tensions in...
Ukraine's foreign minister seeking 'common ground' with China in talks on ending war with Russia
BEIJING (AP) — Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said he is seeking “common ground” in talks this week with his Chinese counterpart on ending his country's war with Russia. Kuleba met Wednesday with Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Guangzhou, a major commercial and...
Chinese officials warn of risks from higher US tariffs, urge US business leaders to help mend ties
BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese officials warned a delegation of top U.S. executives visiting Beijing this week that higher tariffs on imports from China will harm their businesses inside the country. The delegation of influential business people belonging to the U.S. China Business...
Turkey urges Chinese authorities to protect the cultural rights of minority Muslim Uyghurs
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's foreign minister has urged Chinese authorities to protect the cultural rights of minority Muslim Uyghurs in China's western Xinjiang province and allow them to “live their values,” a Turkish official said Wednesday. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on...
The US and China talk past each other on most issues, but at least they’re still talking
BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his just-concluded latest visit to China with a stop at a Beijing record store where he bought albums by Taylor Swift and Chinese rocker Dou Wei in a symbolic nod to cross-cultural exchanges and understanding he had been promoting...
