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Macron meets with Xi as China, France seal business deals

Beijing - Emiratesvoice

Chinese President Xi Jinping and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron met Tuesday for talks and to oversee the signing of business deals as the two global leaders seek closer ties. After touring Beijing's sprawling Forbidden City, Macron met with Chinese business leaders and held talks with top officials at the imposing Great Hall of the People. Xi, who had already hosted Macron and his wifeRead more

French beef producers cheer chance for return to China

Beijing - Emiratesvoice

French beef producers on Tuesday hailed a deal reached by President Emmanuel Macron and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to end China's 2001 embargo on French beef. The accord, which would allow French producers back into the huge Chinese market within six months, came as Macron made a three-day visit to the country, his first destination in Asia as France's leader. The ban wasRead more

Macron bets on horse diplomacy in China

london - Emiratesvoice

In a response to panda power, French President Emmanuel Macron bet on equine diplomacy during his first state visit to China, presenting his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with a horse as a gift. The animal, a retired Republican Guard horse named Vesuve de Brekka, is in quarantine in China. But Macron was set to show a photo of it toRead more

French President Macron to visit China next week

Paris - Emiratesvoice

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit China for three days starting January 8, the Chinese foreign ministry said Tuesday, after the young leader declared the need for a stronger Europe to "face China". This will be Macron's first state visit to the country, and the first by a European Union nation leader since the ruling Communist Party's 19th national congress in October.Read more

China to send special envoy to North Korea on Friday

Beijing - AFP

Chinese President Xi Jinping will send a special envoy to North Korea on Friday, Xinhua state news agency said on Wednesday, amid regional tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. The envoy, Song Tao, is going to North Korea to visit the country and discuss the Chinese Communist Party's congress, which took place last month, Xinhua said, without providing more detailsRead more

China to send special envoy to North Korea on Friday

Beijing - Emirates Voice

Trump stresses confident of China’s ability to contain Korea

Beijing - Yussef Mekki

U.S. President Donald Trump told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday that he believes, like Xi, that a solution can be found to the North Korean nuclear issue, a day after warning Pyongyang of the grave danger of developing nuclear weapons. Speaking alongside Xi in the Chinese capital, Trump also said it was disappointing that his predecessors had let theRead more

Trump says China to up sanctions against N. Korea

Hanoi - AFP

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that Chinese leader Xi Jinping had agreed to toughen sanctions against North Korea over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme. "President Xi of China has stated that he is upping the sanctions against (North Korea)," Trump tweeted from Hanoi -- the latest leg on an Asian tourRead more

U.S calls for strict Chinese stance from North Korea

Washington - Adel Salama

Outside the Great Hall of the People here on Thursday, President Donald Trump watched with an unmistakable air of satisfaction as cordons of Chinese troops marched stiff-legged in his honor, an eight-cannon salute preceding their parade. It was just the latest display of elaborate pageantry put on by his Chinese hosts, and inside the cavernous state edifice two hours later,Read more

Emboldened Xi, weakened Trump face tough talks

Beijing - Emirates Voice

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will put their professed friendship to the test Thursday as the least popular US president in decades and the newly empowered Chinese leader hold tough talks on trade and North Korea. Trump will be treated to more pomp and ceremony on the second day of his first state visit to China, the crucial stop in his 12-day, five-nationRead more