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Putin Sticks to Protocol During Chinese Leader Xi's Visit
President Vladimir Putin wasn’t waiting at the end of the red carpet to greet Chinese leader Xi Jinping upon his arrival in Russia for a high-profile visit. But it wasn’t a snub. Russia’s standard protocol for visiting dignitaries calls for them to be welcomed at the airport by a lower-ranking Cabinet official. Many observers argue that the fighting in Ukraine...
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China's Xi to Visit Russia Next Week for Talks With Putin
The visit comes amid sharpening East-West tensions over the war in Ukraine and the latest sign of Beijing’s emboldened diplomatic ambitions.
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China Struggles With Rise in COVID Cases After Government Eases Anti-Virus Restrictions
Social media users are reporting a rash of COVID-19 cases in schools and businesses across China after the ruling Communist Party loosened anti-virus rules as it tries to reverse a deepening economic slump.
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Columbia University Student Attacked at Protest
Police are searching for the man who they said punched a woman at a protest so hard, she was knocked unconscious and sent to the hospital. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.
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Woman Knocked Out Cold at Columbia Protest Over China's ‘Zero-COVID' Lockdown
A protester was knocked unconscious, wacked multiple times in the head, by an unknown assailant at a demonstration Monday evening at Columbia University where hundreds gathered calling for an end to China’s “zero-COVID” lockdown policies. Police in New York City said a 21-year-old woman attending the rally was approached just before 8 p.m. outside the Low Memorial Library and...
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China's Lockdown Protests Spread to Cities and Campuses Across the US
Hundreds of people have gathered at Harvard University and near Chinese consulates in New York and Chicago to support protesters who have called for that country’s leader to step down amid severe anti-virus restrictions in the biggest demonstrations against the government in Beijing in decades.
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Unprecedented Protests Erupt Across China as COVID Lockdowns Persist
Barely a month after granting himself a third five-year term as China’s leader, Xi Jinping is facing a wave of public anger over his draconian “zero COVID” policy.
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Crowd Angered by Anti-COVID Lockdowns Calls for China's Xi to Step Down
Protesters angered by strict anti-virus measures have called for China’s powerful leader to resign. That’s an unprecedented rebuke.
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Biden Discusses Taiwan With China's Xi in Effort to Avoid a ‘New Cold War'
The White House says President Joe Biden has objected to what it says is China’s “coercive and increasingly aggressive actions” toward Taiwan.
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Biden Discusses Taiwan With Xi Jinping at G-20 Summit
President Joe Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit amid increasing tensions between the superpowers over China’s actions towards Taiwan.
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Biden Working On Ties With Southeast Asia Ahead of Meeting With China's Xi Jinping
President Joe Biden is formally kicking off his participation at a conference of southeast Asian nations on Saturday, looking to emphasize the United States’ commitment in the region. This comes as a looming China is also working to expand its influence there. Biden’s efforts at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit are meant to lay the groundwork ahead of...
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China Eases Some Quarantine for Travelers Even as Cases Rise
Travelers arriving in China will spend less time in quarantine under changes to sweeping anti-virus controls announced Friday to reduce disruptions to the economy and society. The announcement came as a surge in COVID-19 cases prompted Beijing to close parks and impose other restrictions. The country reported more than 10,000 new cases, and more than 5 million people were confined...
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China's Xi Named to Third Term, Expanding His Dominance
President Xi Jinping, China’s most powerful leader in decades, has increased his dominance after he was named to another term as head of the ruling Communist Party.
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China's Premier Dropped in Leadership Shuffle at Party Congress
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, the nation’s No. 2 official and a proponent of economic reforms, is among four of the seven members who will not be reappointed to the nation’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee. They were not on the list released Saturday of the ruling Communist Party’s new 205-member Central Committee, which means they cannot serve on the Standing Committee....
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Fleeing Xi's China, Investigative Journalist Continues Work in Exile
Chinese investigative journalist Wang Zhi’an once exposed corruption, land seizures, and medical malpractice for state broadcaster CCTV.
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China's Xi Makes Big Speech on Country's Future Ahead of Probable 3rd Term
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for faster military development and announced no change in policies that have strained relations with Washington and tightened the ruling Communist Party’s control over society and the economy.
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Investor Kyle Bass: Globalization Isn't Over, Just Don't Invest in Countries Run by Despots
The founder of Hayman Capital Management took a different view than BlackRock’s Larry Fink on the future of the idea of an interconnected global economy.
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Xi's Gamble on Putin May Be the Most Dangerous and Short-Sighted of His Nine Years in Power
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s “no limits” strategic bromance with Russian President Vladimir Putin marks the most dangerous gamble of his nine years in power.
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Biden Says U.S. Would ‘Respond' to Russia If Putin Uses Chemical Or Biological Weapons
President Joe Biden said Thursday NATO would respond “in kind” if Russia uses weapons of mass destruction in Ukraine.
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Black Box Found From Boeing Passenger Jet That Crashed in China, State Media Says
One of the two black boxes containing data from Monday’s plane crash has been found, Chinese state media said Wednesday.