Joe Biden warns Xi Jinping of ‘consequences’ if China backs Russia
Leaders spoke for nearly two hours but Biden did not make any direct requests to Xi to persuade Putin to end the attack
Leaders spoke for nearly two hours but Biden did not make any direct requests to Xi to persuade Putin to end the attack
China releases 10 Indian soldiers after border clash. The all-party meet called by PM Narendra Modi begun on Friday with leaders of all major political parties paying tribute to the soldiers who were killed in the line of duty during the violent face-off between India and China in the Galwan Valley on June 15.
India's prime minister has said the deaths of at least 20 soldiers in a fight with Chinese troops in a disputed Himalayan border area "will not be in vain".
The World Health Organization struggled to get needed information from China during critical early days of the coronavirus pandemic, according to recordings of internal meetings that contradict the organisation’s public praise of Beijing’s response to the outbreak.
China’s president, Xi Jinping, has said his country would support a “comprehensive review” of the Covid-19 pandemic after the outbreak has been brought under control.
U.S. President Donald Trump warned China on Saturday that it should face consequences if it was “knowingly responsible” for the coronavirus pandemic, as he ratcheted up criticism of Beijing over its handling of the outbreak.
China and the United States have agreed to roll back tariffs on each others’ goods in a “phase one” trade deal if it is completed, officials from both sides said on Thursday, sparking division among some advisers to President Donald Trump.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday agreed to set up a new mechanism for issues relating to trade and investment and felt the two countries should cooperate on important regional and global issues.