Xi Jinping's trip to Europe to center on trade as challenges 'pile up'
PARIS -- Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to embark on his first European diplomatic tour in five years, starting in France before traveling on to Serbia and Hungary.
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As China’s Xi Jinping visits Europe, Ukraine, trade and investment are likely to top the agenda
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Ukraine, trade and investment are expected to dominate Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s first trip to Europe in five years, as the Asian giant rebuilds its foreign relations after a prolonged absence during the Covid-19 pandemic.
China’s Xi to visit France, Serbia, Hungary as Beijing appears to seek a larger role in Ukraine
BEIJING, China (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit France, Serbia and Hungary next week as Beijing appears to seek a larger role in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine that has upended global political and economic security.
Hungary-Incheon flight makes emergency landing in Kazakhstan after South Korean woman goes on mid-air expletive tirade
A South Korea-bound flight from Hungary had to make an emergency landing in Kazakhstan on Tuesday due to unruly conduct by a Korean passenger.
$60 billion in US aid: no certain path to victory
It took months of delays and desperate pleas from Ukraine, but the US House of Representatives has finally passed a bill authorizing US$60 billion (£50 billion) worth of military aid to Ukraine.
EU enlargement: What does the future hold?
To “widen” or to “deepen”. This has been one of the longstanding dilemmas throughout European Union (EU) history, and a perennial sticking point in the unending process of European integration.
Chinese firms to assemble EVs in Europe, duck tariffs
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers are pushing forward their plans to building production capacity in Europe in order to evade potential tariffs that would be imposed by the European Union.
Why Biden is racing to build a Trump-proof US alliance system
Deepening security relations may minimise the risk of a turnaround by a new Trump administration. If the geostrategic bonds between the US and its friends are inextricably linked to America’s national interest, it will be more difficult for Trump to disrupt them.