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Pakistan, China elevate strategic partnership with CPEC 2.0 push and new security pact
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Pakistan, China elevate strategic partnership with CPEC 2.0 push and new security pact

Pakistan and China signed over $8.5 billion in deals during PM Shehbaz's Beijing visit, launching CPEC 2.0 and a new security partnership marking 75 years of ties

Pakistan, China reaffirm strategic partnership and agree to advance CPEC Phase II
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Pakistan, China reaffirm strategic partnership and agree to advance CPEC Phase II

PM Sharif and Premier Li Qiang agreed to advance CPEC Phase II in Beijing, launching five new development corridors covering AI, green energy and agriculture

Vessels carrying Middle East oil and LNG exit Hormuz, head for Pakistan and China: report
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Vessels carrying Middle East oil and LNG exit Hormuz, head for Pakistan and China: report

Two LNG tankers and a crude supertanker have exited the Strait of Hormuz bound for Pakistan and China, as limited shipping resumes through the disrupted waterway

PM Shehbaz Sharif departs for four-day China visit to advance CPEC and trade ties
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PM Shehbaz Sharif departs for four-day China visit to advance CPEC and trade ties

PM Shehbaz Sharif has left for a four-day China visit, with stops in Hangzhou and Beijing to meet Xi Jinping and push forward CPEC's second phase

82 dead, dozens trapped in China coal mine blast
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82 dead, dozens trapped in China coal mine blast

82 people are dead after a gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in China's Shanxi province, with rescue efforts ongoing, state media says

China says it backs Pakistan's 'fair and balanced' mediating role in Middle East conflict
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China says it backs Pakistan's 'fair and balanced' mediating role in Middle East conflict

China has endorsed Pakistan's mediating role in the Middle East as PM Shehbaz Sharif prepares to visit Beijing, with both countries positioning themselves as peace facilitators

China's Xi and Russia's Putin praise ties at Beijing talks with energy in focus
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China's Xi and Russia's Putin praise ties at Beijing talks with energy in focus

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin met in Beijing on Wednesday, praising their "unyielding" partnership and pushing forward on energy cooperation

Putin visits Beijing to show Russia-China ties are unshakeable after Trump's grand welcome
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Putin visits Beijing to show Russia-China ties are unshakeable after Trump's grand welcome

Putin arrives in Beijing for talks with Xi Jinping days after Trump's visit, aiming to show Russia-China ties remain unshakeable despite US-China diplomatic momentum

5.2-magnitude earthquake kills two in south China's Guangxi region
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5.2-magnitude earthquake kills two in south China's Guangxi region

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Liuzhou city in China's Guangxi region on Monday, killing two and forcing over 7,000 to evacuate

Iran appoints Ghalibaf as special envoy to oversee ties with China
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Iran appoints Ghalibaf as special envoy to oversee ties with China

Iran's parliament speaker and chief US negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has been appointed special representative for China affairs, Iranian media says

Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait, China says war shouldn't have started
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Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait, China says war shouldn't have started

Trump claims Xi backed reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but China stopped short of committing to pressure Iran as oil prices climb toward $109 a barrel

Putin to visit China May 19-20 after Trump trip
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Putin to visit China May 19-20 after Trump trip

Putin heads to Beijing just days after Trump's China visit, with Xi set to sign a joint declaration reaffirming the Russia-China strategic partnership

Iran FM says US willing to continue talks, open to China's help
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Iran FM says US willing to continue talks, open to China's help

Abbas Araghchi says he received US messages expressing willingness to continue talks, and welcomed China's role in helping resolve the conflict

Trump says made 'fantastic trade deals' with Xi at Beijing summit
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Trump says made 'fantastic trade deals' with Xi at Beijing summit

Trump claims "fantastic trade deals" after two days of talks with Xi in Beijing, including a Boeing jet purchase and Chinese pledges on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz

Trump hails 'extremely positive' Xi talks at Beijing banquet as Taiwan warning looms
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Trump hails 'extremely positive' Xi talks at Beijing banquet as Taiwan warning looms

US president called talks with Xi Jinping extremely positive’ at a Beijing state banquet with top CEOs, even as Xi warned of conflict over Taiwan

Xi warns Trump that mishandling Taiwan could push US and China into conflict
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Xi warns Trump that mishandling Taiwan could push US and China into conflict

Xi Jinping warned Trump that Taiwan, if mishandled, could push both nations into conflict, as the US-China summit opened in Beijing with sharp contrasts in tone

Xi tells Trump US and China should be 'partners, not rivals'
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Xi tells Trump US and China should be 'partners, not rivals'

Trump told Xi it was 'an honor to be your friend' as high-stakes talks began in Beijing on trade, Iran and Taiwan

Trump arrives in Beijing for high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping
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Trump arrives in Beijing for high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping

Trump landed in Beijing Wednesday for a two-day summit with Xi Jinping covering trade, Iran, Taiwan and AI chips

Trump vows to push Xi to 'open up' China at superpower summit
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Trump vows to push Xi to 'open up' China at superpower summit

Trump heads to Beijing demanding China open its markets to US firms, with Elon Musk and Jensen Huang aboard Air Force One for the high-stakes summit.

China urges Pakistan to step up mediation between Iran and US
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China urges Pakistan to step up mediation between Iran and US

Wang Yi calls on Islamabad to intensify Iran-US mediation efforts and help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as Trump reaches Beijing for talks with Xi Jinping