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China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang has not been seen in public for almost a month, sparking a flurry of questions over his whereabouts. Here's what we know so far about the disappearance of one of China's most senior diplomats: — Who is Qin Gang? — Qin, considered a confidante of President Xi Jinping, was appointed foreign minister in December 2022. The 57-year-old spent several years at the Chinese embassy in London and is a fluent English speaker.

Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden during their meeting at the Oval Office last month spent a “plurality" of their time having discussions on China and its leader Xi Jinping, according to a senior administration official familiar with the discussion. As reported by PTI citing a senior administration official on conditions of anonymity, “In the Oval Office meeting between Modi and Biden, a plurality of that time was just spent talking about China...

Russia and China have ended their joint naval exercises in the Sea of Japan, the Russian defence ministry announced Sunday, as the two allies seek to deepen their military ties. The two massive countries, which share a common desire to counter what they see as American hegemony, have grown closer in the military sphere since Russia launched its Ukraine offensive last year, a move China has not condemned. The Russian defence ministry previously said the main goal of the latest exercises, which began on Thursday, was to «strengthen naval cooperation» between the two countries and «maintain stability and peace in the Asia-Pacific region».

ANI, Massimo Introvigne, an Italian sociologist of religions and author, shared in his article on Bitter Winter how he refrained from visiting Afghanistan, despite being a keen traveller, to prevent the Taliban from benefiting from the sites they themselves had demolished. “The Afghan regime desperately needs cash. It cannot show the Bamiyan Buddhas for the good reason it blew them up.

ANI citing Greek City Times, these mass resignations have been reported since July 1 of this year.  As per the report, People's reaction across the globe has taken the CCP authorities aback with Xi Jinping in the recent SCO Summit stating that he is opposed to any country's instigation of "colour revolutions" and "interference in internal matters" for any reason, according to the report. Greek City Times reported that at the SCO summit, Xi said that SCO member states said that they should be wary of the "external forces" creating a scenario for the new cold war and creating confrontational camps.

A veteran economist and banker had been getting ready to retire in the weeks before Chinese leader Xi Jinping picked him to lead China’s central bank, according to officials familiar with the matter. Now, Pan Gongsheng is set to take the reins at the People’s Bank of China as it confronts an urgent challenge: whether and how to defend the Chinese yuan. The Chinese currency’s value has been sliding this year, as the world’s second-largest economy stagnates.

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has remained wholly out of the public eye for the past month, sparking intense debate about his whereabouts. His last public appearance was on June 25 for a meeting with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry in Beijing. While officials indicate that he missed the recent ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ meeting due to health reasons people have remained skeptical.

Antony Blinken will meet top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi on Thursday as officials gather in Indonesia for ASEAN meetings, the State Department said in announcing the latest in series of interactions between the rival superpowers. Wang is representing China at the Jakarta meetings involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and partner countries after Beijing said Foreign Minister Qin Gang would not attend due to health reasons. Blinken met Qin and Wang in Beijing last month, marking the first visit to China by a U.S. secretary of state in five years. It was aimed at bringing stability to intense rivalry between the superpowers, which are also the world's two largest economies U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visited China earlier this month and climate envoy John Kerry is to visit next week. Wang, who is the foreign policy chief for the Chinese Communist Party, ranks above Qin, who as the foreign minister is the government's foreign policy chief.

Belt and Road Initiative to boost infrastructure in the landlocked Himalayan nation, a media report said on Tuesday. The agreement was reached during a meeting between the vice chairman of Nepal's National Planning Commission (NPC), Dr Min Bahadur Shrestha, and Chong Liang, the vice chairman of the Chinese government's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), which oversees the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has appealed to China not to let disagreements about trade and other irritants disrupt cooperation on climate change and other global challenges

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Washington will listen to Chinese complaints about security-related curbs on U.S. technology exports and might “respond to unintended consequences” as she ended a visit to Beijing aimed at reviving strained relations

Biden said in an interview that aired Sunday that Ukraine was not ready for membership in NATO and that it was «premature» to begin the process to allow Ukraine to join the alliance in the middle of a war. In an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria, Biden said that he did not «think there is unanimity in NATO about whether or not to bring Ukraine into the NATO family now,» and that the process could take place only after a peace agreement with Russia was in place. «If the war is going on, then we're all in war,» Biden said, referring to the alliance's commitment to mutual defense.

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climate change and debt distress. She reiterated that Washington was not seeking to decouple from China's economy, adding doing so would be "disastrous for both countries and destabilizing for the world." But she said the United States wanted to see an "open, free and fair economy," not one that forces countries to take sides. She said she used the discussions to raise "serious concerns" about what she called China's "unfair economic practices" and the recent uptick in coercive actions against the US firms.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen appealed to China on Saturday for cooperation on climate change and other global challenges and not to let disagreements about trade and other irritants derail relations. In a meeting with her Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier He Lifeng, Yellen defended US restrictions on technology exports that rankle Beijing. She said the two governments shouldn't let such disagreements disrupt thriving economic and financial relations.

Janet Yellen holds meeting in China

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has appealed to China’s No. 2 leader not to let frustration over U.S. curbs on access to processor chips and other technology disrupt economic cooperation during a visit aimed at improving strained relations

China's President Xi Jinping, on an inspection tour of a major industrial province, renewed his call for greater innovation and technological self-reliance, as the United States intensifies curbs on Chinese access to advanced technologies. China should accelerate the upgrades of key technologies and core products, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Friday, citing Xi during his visit to a company's high-tech manufacturing zone in eastern Jiangsu province.

Chinese Communist Party, the bank said on Friday, following an investigation. In June, Bob Pickard said on Twitter he had resigned from the bank as it was «dominated by Communist Party» members and had a «toxic culture», accusations the AIIB dismissed as baseless at the time.

semiconductors and solar panels. The US official was due to meet Friday with China's No.