Chinese President Xi Jinping highlighted the relevance of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, which gained traction with the Non-Aligned Movement, to end the present-day conflicts and sought to expand influence in the Global South amid its tussle with the West. Xi Jinping, 71, invoked the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, termed as ‘Panchsheel’ by … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping awoke in Paris on Monday on his first visit to the region in five years, with trade and Russia’s war with Ukraine on the agenda in talks with France’s Emmanuel Macron and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. In a statement released on his arrival, Xi praised ties between the … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday told top US diplomat Antony Blinken that the world’s two biggest economies should be “partners, not rivals”, but that there were a “number of issues” to be resolved in their relations. Meeting Blinken in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, Xi said the two countries had “made some positive … Read more
Shanghai: Tens of millions in China headed to their rural hometowns for Lunar New Year celebrations today, though President Xi Jinping said he was “concerned” about the countryside’s ability to weather a Covid surge. China’s transport authorities have predicted that more than two billion trips will be made this month into February in one of … Read more