On Friday, Beijing's foreign ministry said that Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia next week, which will be his first trip to Moscow in nearly four years.
In a statement, the ministry said and I quote, "At the invitation of President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation, President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Russia from March 20 to 22."
#XiJinping #VladimirPutin #RussiaUkraineWar
Russia and China seal economic pacts despite Western disapproval; China will likely be hit by new Covid-19 wave with up to 65 million weekly cases; F-16 training begins for Ukrainian pilots in Poland amid Russian invasion, says EU; Russia claims it defeated insurgents after cross-border incursion in Belgorod.
#MikhailMishustin #RussianPM #RussiaChina
China Bolsters , Counter-Espionage Laws , to Prevent People From Leaving.
NBC reports that China is barring
more people from leaving the country,
including foreign executives.
According to a report by the rights group
Safeguard Defenders, exit bans have been
imposed on both Chinese citizens and foreigners. .
An analysis by Reuters found
a surge in court cases related
to travel bans in recent years.
NBC reports that foreign business
lobbies have also voiced concerns
about this alarming trend.
Since Xi Jinping took power
in 2012, China has expanded
the legal landscape for exit bans
and increasingly used them,
sometimes outside legal justification, Safeguard Defenders report, via NBC.
Since Xi Jinping took power
in 2012, China has expanded
the legal landscape for exit bans
and increasingly used them,
sometimes outside legal justification, Safeguard Defenders report, via NBC.
Between 2018 and July of this year,
no less than five new or amended
(Chinese) laws provide for the use
of exit bans, for a total today of 15 laws, Laura Harth, Campaign Director at Safeguard Defenders, via NBC.
The Safeguard Defenders cite a 2022
academic paper that found 128 cases of exit bans
placed on foreigners between 1995 and 2019. .
The Safeguard Defenders cite a 2022
academic paper that found 128 cases of exit bans
placed on foreigners between 1995 and 2019. .
NBC reports that the list
of foreigners included
29 Americans and 44 Canadians.
The news comes despite China's claim that it has
reopened to overseas investment and travel after lifting
some of the world's strictest COVID restrictions.
The news comes despite China's claim that it has
reopened to overseas investment and travel after lifting
some of the world's strictest COVID restrictions.
NBC reports that China has broadened its
counter-espionage laws, which now allow authorities
to impose bans on anyone currently under investigation
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China's Xi Speaks , With Ukraine's Zelensky .
NPR reports that Chinese leader Xi Jinping called Ukrainian
President Volodymyr Zelensky, following weeks of
pressure to help broker an end to Russia's invasion.
NPR reports that Chinese leader Xi Jinping called Ukrainian
President Volodymyr Zelensky, following weeks of
pressure to help broker an end to Russia's invasion.
Western leaders have reportedly been urging Xi to use
his influence with Putin to help negotiate a deal that
would end the war which began in February of 2022.
Western leaders have reportedly been urging Xi to use
his influence with Putin to help negotiate a deal that
would end the war which began in February of 2022.
According to the Ukrainian government,
it was the first call between Zelensky
and Xi since the invasion began. .
According to the Ukrainian government,
it was the first call between Zelensky
and Xi since the invasion began. .
Zelensky later tweeted that the call was
"long and meaningful" but offered no
specific details of the conversation.
Zelensky later tweeted that the call was
"long and meaningful" but offered no
specific details of the conversation.
Following the call, the Chinese government
said that it would send a representative , "to Ukraine and other countries to have in-depth communication with
all parties on the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis.".
Following the call, the Chinese government
said that it would send a representative , "to Ukraine and other countries to have in-depth communication with
all parties on the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis.".
Following the call, the Chinese government
said that it would send a representative , "to Ukraine and other countries to have in-depth communication with
all parties on the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis.".
As a permanent member of the UN
Security Council and a responsible
major country, China would not sit idly
by, nor would it add oil to the fire, still
less exploit the situation for self gains. , Chinese government statement, via NPR.
No matter how the international
landscape changes, China is willing to
work with the Ukrainian side to move
forward the mutually beneficial
cooperation between
the two countries, Chinese government statement, via NPR.
NPR reports that, after the call, Zelensky appointed
Pavlo Riabikin to be Kyiv's ambassador to China.
On April 24, Zelensky's chief of staff,
Andriy Yermak, said that Ukraine welcomes
China's role in advancing peace efforts. .
We appealed to China and presented
President Zelenskyy's peace plan. Of course
we can't say that we accept China's plan
or political position, but it's good that
they are ready to be involved, Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian Chief of Staff, via NPR.
We appealed to China and presented
President Zelenskyy's peace plan. Of course
we can't say that we accept China's plan
or political position, but it's good that
they are ready to be involved, Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian Chief of Staff, via NPR
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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held a telephone conversation with Ukraineās President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
#XiJinping #Zelenskyy #UkraineWar
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In a major development, Russia has accused Kyiv of carrying ot cross-border sabotage in the Belgorod region. Kyiv has denied these accusations by saying that the groups responsible for the attacks donāt follow their ordersā¦and they act on their own. Two groups have claimed responsibility for this cross-border raidsā¦.The Freedom of Russia Legionā¦and the Russian Volunteer Corps. Both have said that they had carried out the attacks and liberated a settlement in the region.The Free Russia legion was formed in March 2022. Reportedly, its first members were soldiers who had defected from the Russian military shortly after Moscow launched its massive, unprovoked Ukrainian invasion on February 24 last year. In their manifesto, they describe themselves as free citizens of Russia who take responsibility for themselves and are beginning to fight for a New Russia. The exact number of fighters in the organization is still a secret, but it is speculated that figures are as high as up to 4,000.
#LegionofRussia#Russiavolunteercorps#Belgorod
A group of anti-Putin Russian nationals ā who are aligned with the Ukrainian army ā has claimed responsibility for an attack in Russianās southwestern region of Belgorodā¦as Moscow said it was fighting a group of saboteurs there. Shelling damaged an administrative building, several residential buildings, and a kindergarten in the area, according to Belgorodās regional governor who said there were no fatalities. In a Telegram post, groups calling themselves the āFreedom of Russia Legionā and āRussian Volunteer Corpsā said they had āliberatedā a settlement in the Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine. Ukraine has disavowed connection to the Russian partisan fighters, saying that they act independently and are not subject to military control. The Freedom of Russia Legion, which describes itself as an anti-Kremlin militia seeking to liberate Russia from Vladimir Putin, said it had crossed the border and overrun the settlement of Kozinka, while sending units into the town of Grayvoron in Russiaās Belgorod region. Another anti-Kremlin militia, the Russian Volunteer Corps, which is led by a prominent Russian nationalist, also said it had taken part in the raid.
#Legionofrussia #Belgorodsabotage#Russiaukrainewar
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The Russian government has put the British prosecutor of the international criminal court or the ICC on a wanted list in an act of retribution after the Hague-based court issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin for allegedly overseeing the abduction of Ukrainian children. The arrest order said Russiaās interior ministry was seeking to detain Karim Khan, who has been serving as the ICC prosecutor since 2021. The ministry's listing does not specify which crime Khan has been accused of. As the courtās prosecutor, Khan had played an intimate role in the arrest warrant against Putin. He visited Ukraine four times in the year before the accusations were made public. Kyiv has accused Russia of abducting more than 16,000 children from the country since the full-scale invasion began in February last year.
#KarimkhanICC #ICC #Vladimirputin
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After a whirlwind week of diplomatic visits that has taken in the Vatican, Saudi Arabia, Europe's capitals and Japan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's world tour has left his Russian counterpart looking increasingly isolated.
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Elon Musk's start-up Neuralink on Thursday said it has gotten approval from US regulators to test its brain implants in people. Neuralink said that clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its first-in-human clinical study is āan important first stepā for its technology, which is intended to let brains interface directly with computers.
#Neuralink #ElonMusk #FDA
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Former Pakistan PM and PTI Chief Imran Khan added to no-fly list; Guineaās suppression of protests stokes anger against military; Germany, world's fourth largest economy, enters Recession; Wagner Group starts withdrawing from Bakhmut
#ImranKhan #NoFlyList #PTI #BushraBibi
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The Indian Navy achieved a historic milestone after the MiG-29K fighter jet conducted a successful night landing on the indigenously built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant. The video of the same was shared by the Indian Navy on its official Twitter account.
#MiG29K #INSVikrant #IndianNavy #RajnathSingh
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The first of the three Russian hypersonic missile scientists to be arrested on suspicion of treason will go on trial next week in a case which apparently involves accusations of betraying secrets to foreign adversaries. The criminal case against Anatoly Maslov, 76, will open in Saint Petersburgās city court on June 1. The St. Petersburg City Court also ruled on May 24 that Maslov's detention would be extended until at least November 10. Soon after his arrest, authorities had flown him to Moscow and put him in pre-trial detention in Lefortovo prisonā¦a former KGB interrogation site where Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is also being held. The details of the case are classified, but some local media reports cited sources close to scientific circles as saying that the three scholars are suspected of handing information related to their research to China.
#Russiascientisttreason #russianmissile #russia #russianarmy #russiaukrainewar
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China-US , Technology Feud Continues , As Beijing Issues Security Warning.
On May 21, China urged owners of sensitive
computer equipment to stop purchasing goods
from the largest chipmaker in the United States.
NBC reports that the news represents an
escalation of an ongoing dispute between the U.S.
and China over technology and security. .
According to China's Cyberspace Administration,
Micron products present "serious network security
risks" that pose a threat to national security. .
Operators of critical information
infrastructure in China should stop
purchasing products from Micron Co, China's Cyberspace Administration, via NBC.
The news comes as the U.S., Europe and Japan
have moved to reduce Chinese access to
advanced chipmaking and other technology.
NBC reports that while China has warned of unspecified
consequences, it has struggled to find a form of retaliation
that doesn't impact its own smartphone producers.
China firmly promotes high-level opening
up to the outside world and, as long as it
complies with Chinese laws and regulations,
welcomes enterprises and various platform
products and services from various
countries to enter the Chinese market, China's Cyberspace Administration, via NBC.
China is investing heavily in accelerating
chip development to reduce Beijing's
reliance on foreign techonology. .
NBC reports that China spends
over $300 billion importing
foreign chips annually.
The ongoing conflict has raised concerns that two
separate spheres of technology could emerge that
would raise costs and slow international innovation. .
The ongoing conflict has raised concerns that two
separate spheres of technology could emerge that
would raise costs and slow international innovation.
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The focus of the upcoming China-Central Asia Summit summit in Xi'an is the promotion of Beijing's 'Belt and Road Initiative'. But according to analysts, the summit is less about the transit of goods and more about Russia's loss of influence in the region and whether China is ready to take over.
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The United Kingdomās Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will soon sign a new agreement to deepen security ties, including a UK commitment to deploy an aircraft carrier strike group to the Indo-Pacific in 2025. The so-called āHiroshima Accordā will also cover trade and investment, collaboration on science and technology and joint initiatives to tackle global issues such as climate change. Under the agreement, the United Kingdom will deploy its Carrier Strike Group to the Indo-Pacific in 2025ā¦ and will also double its troop numbers in upcoming joint military exercises. He will also visit a naval base and confirm new UK-Japan defence cooperation, including a new cyber partnership. The summit comes as the former UK prime minister Liz Truss attempted to intervene in foreign policy by visiting Taiwan on Wednesday, where she called on Sunak to declare Beijing a threat to national security. The trip had drawn condemnation as a ādangerous political stuntā by the Chinese embassy in London.
#Hiroshimaaccord#G7meet2023 #Rishisunak
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Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss, who is in Taiwan, has said that the West should avoid appeasing China and show unwavering support for the self-governed island. Reports said that her speech risks further damaging Britain's relations with Beijing.
#LizTruss #Taiwan #China
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Russia is planning to move its newest nuclear submarineā¦ Generalissimo Suvorov to a permanent base in the Kamchatka Peninsula in August this year as Moscow is trying to step up its military presence in the Pacific. Generalissimo Suvorov, which entered service at the end of 2022, can carry up to 16 nuclear-tipped Russian Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles, each of which can carry more than one nuclear warhead. This nuclear submarine will make an inter-naval transition from the Northern Fleet in the Arctic to the Pacific Fleet in August. The transition will be carried out along the Northern Sea Route including in a submerged position.
#Generalissiomosuvarov #Russiasubmarine #Russiafleet
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Belgium is among the largest wholesale buyers of rare gems from Moscow, and local professionals fear that a Western ban on Russian diamonds could result in less oversight.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin announces he signed a decree approving an "updated" strategy for Russia's foreign policy. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also said Friday that the new policy..
Russia is set to deploy its tactical nuclear weapons in in its neighbouring country Belarus. President Vladimir Putin made this announcement, as per Russian media reports, this will be the first time..
Former President Donald Trump ramped up his criticism of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and also said that Russian President Vladimir Putin will eventually control all of Ukraine. #CNNā #Newsā
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