Tag: China

• Saturday, February 28th 2026 - 23:16 UTC

  Chile: undersea cable dispute triggers US visa curbs, leaves Kast to decide on China Mobile project

  

  With Chile’s presidential handover set for March 11, outgoing President Gabriel Boric is closing his term amid a diplomatic dispute with the United States over a China Mobile-backed undersea fiber-optic cable project that would link Chile’s coast in the Valparaíso region to Hong Kong—an issue now landing on president-elect José Antonio Kast’s desk.

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• Tuesday, February 17th 2026 - 23:37 UTC

  China showcases humanoid robots at its Spring Festival Gala with kung fu routines for a mass audience

  

  China put humanoid robots front and centre at its Spring Festival Gala —the country’s biggest annual television event— featuring a choreographed martial-arts routine with traditional weapons such as swords and nunchucks, acrobatics and tightly synchronised sequences alongside human performers.

• Tuesday, February 3rd 2026 - 12:53 UTC

  Orsi, Xi Jinping sign cooperation deals in Beijing as Uruguay backs “one China” and trade talks with Mercosur are floated

  

  China’s President Xi Jinping met Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi in Beijing on Tuesday, a visit framed by both sides as a bid to deepen political alignment and broaden economic ties at a moment of heightened geopolitical competition.

• Friday, January 30th 2026 - 05:35 UTC

  Uruguay’s Orsi heads to China with large delegation to deepen trade and strategic ties

  

  Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi has departed for China at the head of a roughly 150-strong delegation, framing the trip as a bid to “increase commercial and economic development” with Uruguay’s top trading partner. Before leaving, Orsi formally handed executive authority to Vice President Carolina Cosse, while the mission’s schedule in Beijing and Shanghai blends top-level political meetings with trade promotion and academic cooperation.

• Monday, November 24th 2025 - 08:41 UTC

  Chinese fishing fleet raises concerns in Chile

  

  The presence of the Chinese fishing fleet off the Pacific coast of South America has evolved to a permanent event, its structural operation dramatically reshaping geopolitical and environmental balances in Chile.

• Wednesday, November 19th 2025 - 09:56 UTC

  Chinese team visits Uruguayan Army Cyberdefense Unit

  

  A high-level delegation from the People's Republic of China visited the Uruguayan National Army's Cyber Defense Unit last week, marking a significant step in strengthening bilateral ties and technical cooperation in defense matters.

• Wednesday, November 12th 2025 - 09:36 UTC

  China and Uruguay launch joint agri-science cooperation project

  

  Scientific and educational institutions from China and Uruguay have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a groundbreaking Joint Pasture Agriculture Laboratory, aiming to strengthen scientific and technological cooperation in agricultural innovation under China's Belt and Road Initiative.

• Tuesday, November 11th 2025 - 08:43 UTC

  Chinese competition authorities greenlight joint lithium venture in Chile

  

  China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) approved the partnership between Chile's state-owned copper company Codelco and private miner SQM to develop lithium resources in the Salar de Atacama, prompting Chile's Mining Minister Aurora Williams to hail the decision as “good news.”

• Thursday, November 6th 2025 - 21:17 UTC

  Chinese Deputy PM holds meeting with Uruguayan President in Montevideo

  

  Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi held a meeting with a high-level Chinese delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister Ding Xuexiang, at the Suárez residence this week to discuss international politics and global trade, resulting in the signing of several economic, technical, and commercial cooperation agreements.

• Sunday, November 2nd 2025 - 00:13 UTC

  Trump calls meeting with Xi a “G2” summit, reviving idea of a two-power world order

  

  US President Donald Trump described his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan as “historic,” calling it a “G2” summit — a term that suggests shared global leadership between Washington and Beijing.