Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping accepted the diplomatic credentials from the Afghan Taliban regime’s ambassador on Jan. 30 in Beijing, officially recognizing the Taliban terrorist regime. It marks the first diplomatic recognition of the Taliban
The Australian and New Zealand governments have agreed to work more closely together on defence operations during a meeting in Melbourne. Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong met with New Zealand’s Foreign Minister
SINGAPORE—A survey of factory managers in China released Wednesday shows manufacturing contracted in January for a fourth straight month, reflecting weak demand and a faltering recovery in the world’s second-largest economy. The official purchasing managers
China reported the deaths of at least one national-level official, two deputy national-level officials, and 83 provincial or ministerial-level officials in 2023. Among the deaths were former Premier Li Keqiang, age 68, Standing Committee Member of the Chongqing