A year into Trump presidency, ‘pivot to China’ gathers pace
BEIJING/HONG KONG, (Reuters) – When U.S. President Donald Trump took office a year ago with an “America First” agenda, many ...
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UK’s Starmer heads to China to repair ties as he navigates tensions with US
LONDON, (Reuters): Prime Minister Keir Starmer will fly to China on Tuesday on the first visit by a British leader ...
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Fearing China clash, Japan asks fishermen to avoid flashpoint islands
ISHIGAKI, Japan, (Reuters) - Hitoshi Nakama, 76, sees himself as a frontline defender of Japan's claims to disputed islands in ...
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Protecting shared interests is the need of the hour: Multilateralism is not an option but a strategic necessity in the current fragmented world order: IRS Seminar
On January 22, 2026, the China Program at the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS), Islamabad, hosted a Seminar titled “Protecting ...
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Protecting Shared Interests through Multilateralism: Pakistan and China’s Vision for Global Stability
ISLAMABAD: The China Program at the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS), Islamabad, hosted a panel discussion titled “Protecting Shared Interests ...
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Xi assures Brazil’s Lula of China’s support in ‘turbulent’ times
BEIJING, (Reuters) - Chinese leader Xi Jinping assured his Brazilian counterpart on Friday that China would stand by Latin America's ...
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View the ‘shocking’ university ranking with composure: Global Times Editorial
(Global Times): “Leiden Rankings” from the Netherlands has recently drawn widespread attention. Eight of the world’s top ten universities on ...
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Speaker of National Assembly of Pakistan meets with Wang Huning to Boost Strategic China-Pakistan Partnership
BEIJING -- Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan meet with Wang Huning, chairman of the National ...
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Macron calls for more Chinese FDIs in Europe’s key sectors; Brussels must fundamentally shift approach toward China: Experts
(Global Times): French President Emmanuel Macron has called for more Chinese foreign direct investments (FDIs) in “some key sectors” in ...
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Chinese exports of rare earth magnets to Japan fall in December
BEIJING, (Reuters) – Chinese exports of rare earth magnets to Japan in December fell 8% from November, when a diplomatic ...
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