The world’s leading consumer and luxury goods companies have seen growth in China sales of everything from cosmetics to condoms since Beijing ended strict restrictions on the COVID-19another sign that the world’s second largest economy is reactivating after the pandemic. Upbeat comments on Wednesday from Reckitt Benckiser, Beiersdorf (maker of Nivea), Moncler and Puma followed […]
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Macron will go to China in April and welcomes effort on the conflict in Ukraine
President French, Emmanuel Macronannounced on Saturday that he will travel to China “in early April” and called Beijing to “help put pressure on Russia” for “stop the aggression” to Ukraine and “build peace”. “The fact that China is committed to peace efforts is very good,” highlighted the French president, the day after China published a […]
China advances efforts to mediate between Ukraine and Russia
Fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces continued on Saturday in Ukraineespecially in the east, at times when China advances in its efforts to mediate in search of a way out of a conflict that has already entered its second year. China, a close partner of Russia, had so far not taken a position on the […]
Zelensky says he plans to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskytold a conference with foreign journalists in kyiv today that he is “planning to meet Xi Jinping” to add to China to the efforts to achieve a cessation of hostilities in Ukraine that implies the withdrawal of the country from Russia. “First of all, I have plans to meet Xi Jinping,” Zelensky […]
The US assures that China has supported Russia since the beginning of the war
Despite its appearance as a neutral country, China has been supporting Russia since the beginning of the war against Ukraineassured this Thursday the spokesman for the US State Department, Ned Price. “China has provided diplomatic support, it has provided political support, it has provided economic support, it has echoed and parroted Russia’s propaganda, its lies, […]
China bets on developing ties with Russia despite world tension
The head of Chinese diplomacy, Wang Yi, said today that China committed to the development of its relations with Russia despite the changing situation in the world, during a meeting in Moscow with the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov. Wang stressed that regardless of “changes in the world situation”, Beijing maintains its position of “apply […]
Blinken warns China of risk of new incidents if it helps Russia
the secretary of stateAntony Blinkenemerged on Saturday at China to avoid incidents like the one that led to USA to shoot down a Chinese balloon and warned him about the “consequencesto give help to Russia in the war of Ukraine. Blinken made these warnings in a meeting with the head of Chinese diplomacy, Wang Yi, […]
Joe Biden intends to talk with Xi Jinping about the downed Chinese balloon
The president of USA, Joe Bidenyou want to avoid a “Cold War” with Beijing after the downing of the Chinese balloon and intends to discuss it with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. The president addressed Americans for the first time on Thursday about the February 4 downing of a Chinese balloon that Washington said was […]
China wants to boost consumption and imports as global demand cools
The Council of Ministers of China declared on Saturday that it will promote the recovery of consumption as the main engine of the economy and will boost imports, state channel CCTV reported, at a time of cooling global demand in which the main economies teeter on the brink of recession. In a meeting chaired by […]
Relief and caution in the first Chinese New Year after the end of the “zero COVID”
Three years later, the Chinese live with relief the first Lunar New Year no restrictions against COVID-19although also with caution due to the increase in the number of infections predicted by experts in this festive period. In 2021 and 2022, the Chinese, who usually return to their places of origin during this festive period, faced […]