Tag: Wang Yi

• Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 09:43 UTC

  Thunberg berates older generations at UN Summit for their disregard of climate issues

  

  A group of 16 young activists led by Greta Thunberg, denounced Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany and Turkey to the UN for not protecting children from the impact of climate change in one of Monday's highlights at the historic climate summit in New York convened by the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

• Saturday, April 20th 2019 - 08:51 UTC

  China's Belt and Road forum becomes the main world event during three days in April

  

  Chinese President Xi Jinping will host nearly 40 heads of state next week at the second Belt and Road forum, which is expected to produce more deals for companies and banks that want in on the latter-day Silk Road mega-project. The strong showing is a testament to the project's standing despite its multiple criticisms, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday.

• Wednesday, September 26th 2018 - 09:11 UTC

  Conciliatory message from Beijing to the Trump administration as bitter trade war increases

  

  China and the United States can compete but should not view each other with a Cold War mentality and should avoid falling into a zero-sum game trap, the Chinese government's top diplomat said, amid deteriorating ties between the superpowers.

• Monday, April 23rd 2018 - 09:22 UTC

  China and South Korea seek trade agreements with Mercosur

  

  China and South Korea are seeking to establish free trade agreements with Mercosur in a strategic response to Washington's increasingly protectionist stance. The East Asian initiatives have resonated well in a region where Washington is keeping its distance. U.S. President Donald Trump has not visited a single Latin American country since taking office in January 2017, and chose not to attend the Summit of the Americas, which recently concluded in Peru.

• Thursday, May 18th 2017 - 21:30 UTC

  Argentina applies to join the China led Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank

  

  Foreign Minister Malcorra Susana said on Wednesday that Argentina has applied to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and is willing to be actively involved in the Belt and Road Initiative.

• Monday, September 5th 2016 - 09:09 UTC

  Macri targets Chinese tourists; no need of a visa to visit Argentina

  

  Argentine president Mauricio Macri announced in China that besides boosting and balancing bilateral trade and confirming the infrastructure and energy deals reached by his predecessor, Chinese tourists will no longer need visas to visit Argentina.

• Saturday, May 21st 2016 - 08:46 UTC

  Malcorra successfully completes negotiations with China and meets on Monday in Buenos Aires with Serra

  

  Argentina's foreign minister Susana Malcorra held another round of talks with high level Chinese officers in Beijing, as part of her official visit to China to promote trade, investment and the special strategic relation between the two countries. But also cut short her visit to other countries to be back in Buenos Aires next Monday in time to meet with her new Brazilian peer, Jose Serra to address the bilateral agenda and Mercosur among other issues.

• Tuesday, January 13th 2015 - 08:36 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez to Beijing in February; more financial support from China

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez will be travelling to Beijing next month, reciprocating a visit from her Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping last July, it was officially announced by chief of staff Jorge Capitanich. The meeting was anticipated last Friday in a meeting of the two countries foreign ministers on the sidelines of the CELAC/China ministerial forum held last week in Beijing.

• Monday, June 16th 2014 - 05:52 UTC

  G77 plus China summit confirms the close ties of Beijing with Latin America

  

  The summit of G77 leaders plus China wrapped up Sunday with a call for an end to poverty by 2030, after a demand by Bolivia's President Evo Morales to eliminate the UN Security Council. It also marked the presence of Beijing which has become the leading trade partner of many Latam countries.

• Monday, April 28th 2014 - 08:48 UTC

  Chinese minister underlines the 'strategic' significance of Brazil for Beijing

  

  The relationship between China and Brazil has “extensive significance” due to their position as two primary emerging market countries and economies, visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here in Brasilia.