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China hails 'all-weather' Belarus ties ahead of Lukashenko visit

Beijing (AFP) - China hailed its "all-weather and comprehensive" strategic partnership with Belarus on Monday, the day before a state visit by President Alexander Lukashenko to Beijing.

AFP

China ramps up coal plant approvals despite emissions pledge: report

Beijing (AFP) - China last year approved the largest expansion of coal-fired power plants since 2015, according to a study published Monday, despite its vow to begin phasing down use of the fossil fuel in just three years.

AFP

US ‘will stand with Ukraine as long as it takes’, says Treasury secretary on visit to Kyiv – as it happened

Janet Yellen, on surprise visit to Ukrainian capital, says US and allies discussing strategies to ensure Russia pays for devastation of war

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China-Russia alliance in space stumbles in bid to surpass the US

China’s state-run media frequently touts the country’s major achievements and grand ambitions in outer space, including its planned research outpost on the moon.

Tribune News Service

China banking tycoon Bao Fan 'cooperating with investigation'

Beijing (AFP) - Chinese billionaire Bao Fan is "cooperating in an investigation" by authorities, his company said, almost two weeks after his disappearance sparked fears of a renewed crackdown on the nation's financial services industry.

AFP

US sees China in ‘awkward’ international position over Ukraine

WASHINGTON — China’s stance on the Russian invasion of Ukraine puts it in an “awkward” position internationally and any weapons support to Russia would come with “real costs,” U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said.

Tribune News Service

US in pressure campaign to stop China from arming Russia

Washington (AFP) - The United States is "confident" that China is considering providing lethal materiel to support the Russian forces invading Ukraine, senior officials said Sunday.

AFP

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CIA chief says it would be ‘very risky and unwise’ for China to send lethal aid to help Russian invasion of Ukraine

William Burns said Beijing may be reconsidering any possible invasion of Taiwan after seeing Russia’s performance in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Belarus president and Putin ally Lukashenko to visit China this week

China says Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus and a close ally of the Russian leader, will visit Beijing this week

The Independent UK

Belarus leader and Putin ally Lukashenko to visit China

China says Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus and a close ally of the Russian leader, will visit Beijing this week

The Independent UK

Capitol Hill finds rare bipartisan cause in China – but it could pose problems

Experts fear this moment of agreement in Washington could escalate tensions with Beijing and increase the risk of conflict

The Guardian - US

Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin accuses west of wanting to dismantle Russia – as it happened

Putin makes claim in TV address; mercenary boss and Ukraine make conflicting claims over control of Yahidne village

The Guardian - AU

Macron to visit China, seek Xi’s help to end Russia-Ukraine war

French president’s announcement comes after China published a 12-point position paper calling for a truce in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Macron to visit China after Beijing's Ukraine peace plan

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday he would visit China in April, and urged Beijing to pressure Russia to end the war in Ukraine.

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Macron says will visit China in 'early April'

Paris (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron announced Saturday that he would visit China in early April, urging Beijing to help "put pressure" on Russia to end the war in Ukraine.

France 24

Macron to visit China, calls on Beijing to pressure Putin on Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he would visit China in early April and called on Beijing to "help us pressure Russia" to end the war in Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

Macron to visit China in early April, calls for Beijing pressure on Moscow

The French leader Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he will visit China in early April. The president called on Beijing to help the countries in the western alliance put pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Zelensky wants Xi Jinping meeting to discuss China’s peace plan

On the one-year anniversary of the war, China attempted to reiterate its neutrality as it urged all parties to “stay rational and exercise restraint”.

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The Independent UK

Zelensky wants to meet Xi Jinping after Beijing’s peace plan

‘I really want to believe that China will not supply weapons to Russia’

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden: ‘Not Rational’ for China to Negotiate Outcome of Ukraine War

US President Joe Biden told ABC News in an interview on Friday that the idea China would be negotiating the outcome of the Ukraine war was not rational, following the release of Beijing's peace plan for the conflict. "(Russian President Vladimir) Putin's applauding it, so how could it be any…

Reuters

'Not rational' for China to negotiate outcome of Ukraine war -Biden

U.S. President Joe Biden told ABC News in an interview on Friday that the idea China would be negotiating the outcome of the Ukraine war was not rational, following the release of Beijing's peace plan for the conflict.

AFP

One year after Russia invasion, Zelensky eyes victory for Ukraine

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed Friday to do everything to defeat Russia this year, as the first Leopard tanks arrived in Ukraine on the anniversary of the start of Europe's largest conflict since World War II.

ABC News

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will meet with China's Xi Jinping

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says China's interest in the war is "not bad", as he reveals plans to meet President Xi Jinping after Beijing called for urgent peace talks to end the Ukraine war.

AFP

China urges Russia-Ukraine talks, UN supports no nukes clause

Beijing (AFP) - China called Friday for urgent peace talks as it released its plan to end the war in Ukraine, but several Western powers rebuffed the proposals while warning against Beijing's closening ties to Moscow.

France 24

China-Russia ties: What's behind Beijing's peace proposal for Ukraine?

A year after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the conflict continues with no end in sight. China claims to have a neutral stance, but has so far refused to call the war Russia's invasion, and has declared unlimited friendship with Moscow. One year into the war, the Beijing…

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