Tag: Xi Jinping

• Wednesday, January 29th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Xi Jinping says China is sure of defeating “a devil coronavirus”, but the disease continues to expand to other countries

  

  President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China was sure of defeating a “devil” coronavirus that has killed at least 106 people, but the international alarm was rising as the outbreak spread across the world.

• Friday, January 24th 2020 - 07:54 UTC

  Philanthropist Soros pledges 1 billion dollars in support of civil society; criticizes Trump, Xi and Putin

  

  US financier and philanthropist George Soros on Thursday pledged one billion dollars for a new university network project to battle the erosion of civil society in a world increasingly ruled by “would-be and actual dictators” and beset by climate change.

• Wednesday, December 4th 2019 - 09:48 UTC

  Beijing's gift to El Salvador for Taiwan cut off: Stadium, library, water plants

  

  China has agreed to pay for a new national stadium and library in El Salvador as part of an infrastructure package promised to the country after it switched allegiance from Taiwan to Beijing.

• Monday, December 2nd 2019 - 09:19 UTC

  Russia the kingpin of the global gas sector; Putin launches “Power of Siberia” with China's Xi

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping launched this Monday a gas pipeline that is the first of three ambitious projects intended to cement Moscow's role as top gas exporter.

• Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:42 UTC

  BRICS summit condemns protectionism and pledges to overcome challenges faced by multilateralism

  

  Five of the biggest emerging economies railed against protectionism on Thursday as they vowed to overcome “significant challenges” facing multilateralism, in a swipe at US tariffs and unilateral action.

• Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:29 UTC

  Brazil discussing a trade deal with Beijing; Chinese company planning US$ 1bn investment in port

  

  President Jair Bolsonaro and Economy Minister Paulo Guedes want to strengthen trade relations with China. Guedes said the creation of a free trade area between the two countries is under negotiation.

• Friday, November 8th 2019 - 08:52 UTC

  China and US agree to roll back tariffs in phases, both sides confirmed

  

  China and the United States have agreed to roll back tariffs on each others' goods as part of the first phase of a trade deal, officials from both sides said on Thursday offering a new sign of progress despite ongoing divisions about the months-long dispute.

• Wednesday, November 6th 2019 - 09:45 UTC

  US and China trying to agree where to sign “phase one” of trade deal

  

  The United States and China are working to narrow their differences enough to sign a “phase one” trade deal as early as this month, but suggestions for a signing venue range from Alaska to Greece.

• Tuesday, November 5th 2019 - 09:36 UTC

  Xi calls on the world “to tear down the walls” of protectionism and unilateralism

  

  President Xi Jinping on Tuesday pledged to further open China's economy, declaring the world must “tear down walls” as he opened an annual trade fair in Shanghai.

• Thursday, October 31st 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Chile will not host APEC trade meeting and COP25 climate conference: “common sense”

  

  Chile has withdrawn as host of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) trade summit in November and the COP25 climate conference in December after several weeks of violent unrest, President Sebastian Piñera announced on Wednesday. He described the decision as “deeply painful” but “common sense” dictated the decision to withdraw from the two major international summits.