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China - U.S. Economic and Trade Meeting - London

China - U.S. Economic and Trade Meeting - London

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, shakes hands with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent prior to the first meeting of the China-U.S. economic and trade consultation mechanism in London, Britain, on June 9, 2025. The meeting opened here on Monday. He Lifeng attended the meeting with U.S. representatives. Photo by Li Ying/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

China - U.S. Economic and Trade Meeting - London

China - U.S. Economic and Trade Meeting - London

Delegations of China and the U.S. pose for a group photo prior to the first meeting of the China-U.S. economic and trade consultation mechanism in London, Britain, on June 9, 2025. The meeting opened here on Monday. Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, attended the meeting with U.S. representatives. Photo by Li Ying/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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N. Korean diplomat Jong Thae Yang arrives in Beijing

N. Korean diplomat Jong Thae Yang arrives in Beijing

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U.S. wants China to join missile launch warning system

U.S. wants China to join missile launch warning system

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. Strategic Command Commander Gen. James Cartwright speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Washington. He said the United States wants China to join an information-sharing mechanism on launches of ballistic missiles and to promote confidence-building measures to avert an accidental nuclear war.

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CHINA-ANHUI-WANG YI-AFGHANISTAN-AFGHAN NEIGHBORS-FMS' DIALOGUE (CN)

CHINA-ANHUI-WANG YI-AFGHANISTAN-AFGHAN NEIGHBORS-FMS' DIALOGUE (CN)

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CHINA-ANHUI-WANG YI-AFGHANISTAN-AFGHAN NEIGHBORS-FMS' DIALOGUE (CN)

CHINA-ANHUI-WANG YI-AFGHANISTAN-AFGHAN NEIGHBORS-FMS' DIALOGUE (CN)

(220401) -- HEFEI, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi chairs the "Afghanistan's neighbors + Afghanistan" foreign ministers' dialogue in Tunxi, east China's Anhui Province, March 31, 2022. Acting Foreign Minister of the Afghan Interim Government Amir Khan Muttaqi was in attendance alongside foreign ministers and representatives of member states of the mechanism of coordination and cooperation among Afghanistan's neighboring countries. Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi were invited as guests. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

N. Korean diplomat Jong Thae Yang arrives in Beijing

N. Korean diplomat Jong Thae Yang arrives in Beijing

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U.S. wants China to join missile launch warning system

U.S. wants China to join missile launch warning system

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. Strategic Command Commander Gen. James Cartwright speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Washington. He said the United States wants China to join an information-sharing mechanism on launches of ballistic missiles and to promote confidence-building measures to avert an accidental nuclear war. (Kyodo)