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15 October, 2024
Rescuers carry the body of a person pulled from the rubble of a building that was hit by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Photo: Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia region/Handout via Reuters
China-EU relations

EU to sanction China entities for role in supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine

The latest package will be the first time that targeted entities face direct sanctions for playing a role in the invasion.

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India

India to boost defence ties with Russia amid efforts to diversify arms imports

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US-China relations

Trump asks China to help bring Ukraine peace, says he ‘had communication’ with Xi

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US-China relations

Sino-Russian Arctic cooperation need not trouble US yet, Pentagon official says

Even so, US Defence Department expert on the Arctic adds, ‘it’s important for us to be consistently monitoring how their intentions progress’.

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A photograph released by Chinese state media of China’s first coastguard patrol in the Arctic during a joint exercise with Russia in September. Photo: Weibo
China-Middle East relations

Iran’s president vows greater cooperation with China and Russia

President Masoud Pezeshkian tells visiting Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Guoqing Tehran is committed to their 25-year deal.

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US-China relations

US should blunt ‘collaboration’ by China, North Korea, Russia: senior officials

Outgoing national security adviser urges Trump administration to expand defence cooperation with allies amid ‘dangerous’ global landscape.

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China economy

China-Russia flights to take off, with Beijing, Shanghai and Hainan on the radar

Additional direct flights from St Petersburg to Beijing and Shanghai are set to be added next year, while flights to Hainan will also resume.

A China Eastern Airlines plane taking off from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan. Photo: Xinhua
Ukraine war

How Trump’s push to end Ukraine war tips his hand on China, Russia

US president-elect likely to encounter difficulties given the three countries’ aligned interests in challenging the West, analysts say.

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China-Germany relations

Germany’s Baerbock slams China’s support for Russia ahead of Beijing trip

China is going against our core European interests by providing economic and military aid to Russia,’ Baerbock said on Sunday.

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China-EU relations

‘Walking on eggshells’: Europe squeezed from all sides as Trump 2.0 looms

The EU is grappling with tariff threats from the incoming US president, hostile ties with China, and the rise of the far-right.

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China-North Korea relations

What next for China as North Korea’s Kim vows ‘invariable support’ for Russia?

China is deeply concerned about Ukraine war and ‘very grave’ situation in Korean peninsula but may find its leverage tested, observers say.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov, in Pyongyang on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE/KCNA
Yuan

As rouble plummets, how will Chinese merchants get money out of Russia?

About 150,000 Chinese merchants are active on major Russian e-commerce platforms.

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China’s military drills

South Korea scrambles jets as China, Russia warplanes fly over Sea of Japan

Seoul says China-Russia patrol entered South Korean Air Defense Identification Zone.

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China-EU relations

How a Trump-brokered deal for Ukraine war could shift China’s ties with the West

Some pundits say peace deal could ease Beijing’s tensions with EU, but mistrust remains over Russia ties, Taiwan and South China Sea.

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China trade

How are China and Russia teaming up to promote Arctic shipping route?

Arctic passages would allow Chinese cargo ships to avoid impact of hostilities in the Middle East on Suez Canal traffic.

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An oil tanker bound by young ice. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Defence

Opinion | How the West can navigate Sino-Russian cooperation in the Arctic

As China and Russia deepen Arctic cooperation, Western nations must collectively balance engagement with vigilance to mitigate tensions.

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Russia

Russia may place missiles in Asia if US continues to provoke China: minister

The remarks from Sergei Ryabkov, a deputy foreign minister, hints at a potential for Russia to enter the fray in a region fraught with US-China tensions.

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China-EU relations

Denmark says in talks with China over ship linked to cut undersea cables

Chinese bulk carrier, Yi Peng 3, was in the vicinity of two cables when they were damaged on November 17 and 18.

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Chinese bulk carrier ‘Yi Peng 3’ anchored and under surveillance by a Danish naval patrol vessel in the sea of Kattegat. Photo: EPA-EFE
China trade

Russia’s ‘economic isolation’ seen benefiting China amid fresh US sanctions

While trade between China and Russia may be affected in the short term, Beijing’s leveraging power in future negotiations is getting stronger, analysts say.

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China-EU relations

Could Trump’s return to power in US widen EU rifts over China?

The bloc is likely to come under increasing pressure to pick sides in the rivalry between Washington and Beijing, a panel in Shenzhen heard.

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US-China relations

Top US official says growing China-Russia ties threaten Washington’s interests

US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell says Xi Jinping’s alliance with and support of Vladimir Putin has strongly affected Ukraine war.

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US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt M. Campbell (C) attends a US-ROK-Japan trilateral meeting at the foreign ministry in Seoul, South Korea in October. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations

How Xi’s warning over Korean peninsula highlights Beijing’s diplomatic headache

A statement by Xi Jinping over the volatile Korean peninsula signals China’s growing concern in the region, observers say.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with China’s President Xi Jinping. The Korean peninsula is a growing political headache for Beijing, according to observers. Photo: KCNA VIA KNS/AFP
Ukraine war

China’s new envoy to Ukraine takes office as war, Trump worries escalate

Ambassador’s arrival in Kyiv coincides with major escalation in Ukraine war and with US support uncertain under incoming president Trump.

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G20

G20 ends with call for urgent action on climate, global health, women’s rights

‘We only scratched the surface of the deep challenges the world has to face,’ Brazilian host says as gathering of world leaders concludes.

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China-EU relations

EU warns China of ‘consequences’ if it’s found to be making drones for Russia

European Union foreign ministers are discussing intelligence showing drones are being produced for the Russian military in Xinjiang.

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Beijing says there are “strict controls” on the export of Chinese military drones. Photo: Kyodo
China energy security

Russian gas set to power Shanghai by end of 2024 after pipeline completed

Final section of the east-route natural gas pipeline between China and Russia completed seven months ahead of schedule.

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Workers carrying out an inspection of equipment in the gas pipeline network that crosses the Yellow River and deserts in Zhongwei city, Ningxia province, China. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images
G20

UK’s Starmer says will meet China’s Xi at G20 summit in Brazil

Keir Starmer will be the first UK prime minister to meet China’s president since Theresa May in 2018.

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US-China relations

Xi arrives in Peru for Apec, ready to sign 30 bilateral deals for China

A focal point of his visit will be the virtual inauguration of the South American country’s US$3.5 billion port funded by Beijing.

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