[ad_1] When Chinese leader Xi Jinping meets his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Phu Trong on Tuesday, on a state visit to Vietnam, expect a fountain of flowery compliments exalting the historic friendship between these two communist-run neighbours. Mr Trong visited Beijing a year ago and was given China’s top medal for foreign dignitaries, with Mr Xi…
[ad_1] The Chinese president praised his Belt and Road Initiative at its 10-year anniversary forum, saying it is the ‘right path forward’. Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned Western states against “decoupling” from his country’s economy, insisting amid declining foreign investment that China’s development should be viewed as not a threat but an asset. Xi’s…
[ad_1] Putin is attending China’s Belt and Road summit for a third time but the meeting could be overshadowed by wars. Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing ahead of a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday. Xi invited his “dear friend” Putin to China’s third Belt and Road Initiative forum where…
