Trump says he is unfazed if Xi cancels the summit; Beijing reportedly ties the meeting to Taiwan arms sales (U.S.–China / Taiwan)

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China warns it will cancel the Trump–Xi summit if Washington approves new Taiwan arms sales (U.S.–China / Taiwan)

Multiple sources familiar with bilateral ties told Kyodo on Saturday that Beijing has informed Washington it intends to cancel a planned leaders’ meeting later …

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Xi addresses BRICS stage-two session, unveils five practical initiatives for the Global South (Diplomacy)

On the morning of Sept. 13 local time in New Delhi, Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the second stage of the 18th BRICS Summit and delivered a speech title…

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Trump says he is unfazed if Xi cancels the summit; Beijing reportedly ties the meeting to Taiwan arms sales (U.S.–China / Taiwan)

Speaking to reporters in Ireland on Sunday, President Trump said he is not worried that Chinese President Xi Jinping will cancel a planned late-September visit,…

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Xi announces China will take the lead in building a BRICS AI open-source zone (Diplomacy / Open source)

On September 13 in New Delhi, Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed the second stage of the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Meeting and put forward five practical cooperat…

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