By Nailia Bagirova and Olesya Astakhova BAKU (Reuters) -Igor Sechin, chief executive of Russian oil giant Rosneft and one of Vladimir Putin’s closest allies, on Thursday heaped praise on China’s leaders and said Taiwan would return to its “native harbour” on time. Sechin said that decisions taken by the 20th Communist Party Congress, which cemented …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China is willing to deepen its relationship with Russia in all levels and any attempt to block the progress of the two nations will never succeed, China’s senior diplomat Wang Yi said on Thursday. It is the legitimate right of China and Russia to realise their development and revitalisation, Wang Yi said …
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By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping’s new generals may have been selected for their political loyalty to him, but those ties could serve at least one vital military purpose in any Taiwan invasion plan: ensuring cohesion and decisiveness. Although the Politburo’s seven-man Standing Committee would make the ultimate decision on …
By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will take part in Japan’s naval fleet review next month, South Korea said on Thursday, despite objections to Japan’s use of its “Rising Sun” flag, as South Korea seeks to mend ties with its neighbour. The decision to take part in the fleet review, scheduled for Nov. …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China attaches great importance to Sino-U.S. military relations and is willing to see China and the U.S. have military communications but “red lines” remain, a Chinese defense ministry spokesman said on Thursday. If the U.S. wishes to strengthen military communications, it should “respect China’s interests and major concerns”, Tan Kefei told a …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said on Thursday that foreign ministers attending a special meeting of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN had expressed concern over the failure to implement a peace plan agreed with Myanmar’s military rulers. (Reporting by Stanley Widianto; Writing by Ed Davies; Editing by Kanupriya Kapoor)
By Martin Petty (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are meeting on Thursday to discuss an intensifying crisis in Myanmar, 18 months after agreeing a peace plan with its military rulers. WHY IS THE MEETING HAPPENING? ASEAN’s peace effort is the only official diplomatic process in …
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(Reuters) – ASEAN’s chair Cambodia said in a statement on Thursday that a meeting to discuss the crisis in Myanmar reaffirmed the importance and relevance of a peace agreement known as the five-point consensus. Foreign ministers and representatives from member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations who met in Jakarta agreed the bloc …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – President Xi Jinping said China is willing to work with the United States to find ways to get along to the benefit of both, Chinese state television reported on Thursday, ahead of a possible meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Indonesia. As major powers, China and the United States should strengthen …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Rich countries must move on from “empty slogans” when it comes to climate change and make progress in meeting funding commitments, a Chinese official said on Thursday ahead of a new round of global climate talks in Egypt next month. “It is important to put forward targets, but it is equally important, …
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