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Beijing mobilises the masses in 'people's war' against coronavirus
Authorities have tapped their propaganda powers to wage what President Xi Jinping has dubbed a 'people's war' against the new coronavirus that has killed more than 1,300 people and infected nearly 60,000.
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Xi says China fighting 'demon' virus as nations prepare airlifts
In a development that could cause more jitters abroad, Japan and Germany reported the first confirmed cases of human-to-human transmission outside of China.
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China's Xi warns virus is 'accelerating', country facing 'grave situation'
Regions far from the epidemic epicentre, such as Beijing, have also started to clamp down on the flow of people, as the death toll from the virus rises to at least 41.
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Trump says he and Xi will sign China trade deal
United States trade representative Robert Lighthizer said on 13 December that representatives from both countries would sign the Phase 1 trade deal agreement in the first week of January.
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Putin, Xi launch 'historic' Russia-China gas pipeline
The mammoth Power of Siberia pipeline connecting the world's top gas exporter and its largest energy importer crowns years of tough negotiations and work in difficult conditions.
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China wants US trade deal but 'not afraid' to fight - Xi
It is rare for Xi to speak so directly about the trade war and his comments come two days after US President Donald Trump complained that Beijing had not made sufficient concessions so far, making him reluctant to conclude a bargain.
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Xi, Macron back 'irreversible' Paris climate pact
Major powers expressed regret and concern after President Donald Trump went ahead with the pullout despite mounting evidence of the reality and impact of climate change.
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China celebrates 70 years as Hong Kong seethes
Some 15,000 troops along with tanks, missiles and high-tech drones paraded down the Avenue of Eternal Peace as Xi and other Communist Party leaders watched from a rostrum overlooking Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
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Oil prices fall as trade war concerns hit demand outlook
US President Donald Trump last week said he would impose a 10% tariff on $300 billion of Chinese imports starting on 1 September.
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Trade negotiators hold talks ahead of Xi-Trump meeting
Vice Premier Liu He - Xi Jinping's point man in the trade war - spoke with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday.
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Xi meets North Korea's Kim ahead of Trump talks
Chinese President Xi Jinping is the first Chinese president to visit North Korea in 14 years after relations between the Cold War era allies deteriorated.
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'Good gifts': Putin presents Xi with birthday ice cream
Russian President Vladimir Putin presented his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with a giant box of ice cream for his 66th birthday before a summit in Tajikistan on Saturday, the Kremlin said.
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Trump-Xi meeting at G20 raises hope for trade truce
Global shares were buoyed by the announcement, with Wall Street rallying on Tuesday and Asian stock markets surging on Wednesday.
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Xi says 'no clash' of civilisations amid US trade war
His remarks came after a top-level US official last month described the rivalry between China and the US as "a fight with a really different civilisation and a different ideology".
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Trump to meet Chinese trade negotiator amid effort to defuse conflict
President Trump has signalled he could extend the 1 March deadline to more than double tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods.
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China-US trade talks ‘making a final sprint’ - report
Chinese state media on Saturday expressed cautious optimism over trade talks between the United States and China.
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Soros calls China's Xi 'most dangerous' foe of free societies
The billionaire investor said China was the wealthiest, strongest and technologically most advanced regime in the world.
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North Korea's Kim ends Beijing visit as Trump summit looms
Kim arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for his fourth visit to Pyongyang's sole major diplomatic friend, reportedly visiting a factory and meeting President Xi Jinping.
