A month after being voted back into office on October 26th, the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party decided to freeze ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed ties with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, as the two face a more geopolitically assertive US government led by Donald Trump, who ...

President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping Xi JinpingPresident of People's Republic of China (retranslated): President Putin, my dear friend, I am very happy to see you in the online ...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a video call with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on January 21, 2025. Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

Xi Jinping's standing has diminished due to mishandling the COVID-19 crisis, restrictive policies, foreign aggression, and economic missteps. Internal opposition from retired officials, princelings, ...

In a decisive action that could heighten international economic tensions, President Donald Trump has directed U.S. officials to prepare countermeasures against nations implementing what he terms ...

This visit aims to signal goodwill and possibly reset China-US relations. Han's visit follows a call between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Trump discussing trade and other issues. The move suggests an ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping received a personal invitation from Trump, which was a surprising move amid the ongoing geopolitical tensions between Washington and Beijing. Donald Trump and Xi Jinping ...

Trump had invited, among other leaders, President Xi Jinping with whom he had a cordial phone call on Friday on the eve of the inauguration during which they also discussed the ban against Tik Tok ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is intensifying a war on corruption that has punished officials in record numbers—with the side effect of leaving many unwilling to act for fear of punishment.