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China's XI Jinping
28 Feb
Chinese President Xi Jinping has admitted the country's economy still faces "numerous difficulties" in an article set to be published this week ahead of a major political meeting in Beijing, state media said Friday. "At present, the unfavourable impact of changes in the external environment has deepened, and China's economy still faces numerous difficulties and…
Trump arrives in Washington ahead of Monday's inauguration
17 Jan
  Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Friday, days before the incoming US president returns to the White House, with both leaders vowing to take a positive approach to improving ties between the rival countries. Xi said he hoped for a "good start" to relations with Trump, who in turn…
31 Dec
China's President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that "no one can stop" unification with Taiwan, as he addressed the nation in a New Year's speech.
19 Nov
Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for Beijing and Berlin to develop ties with a "strategic" and "long-term" perspective Tuesday as he met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Rio de Janeiro, state media said. "China and Germany are both major countries with significant influence," Xi told Scholz on the sidelines of the G20 summit, according…
President Xi Jinping (left) of China has sent an invitation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a visit in September 2024
1 Sep 2024
African leaders descend on China's capital this week, seeking funds for big-ticket infrastructure projects as they eye mounting great power competition over resources and influence on the continent. China has expanded ties with African nations in the past decade, furnishing them with billions in loans that have helped build infrastructure but also sometimes stoked controversy…
18 May 2024
President Bola Tinubu on Friday assured Chinese investors that Nigeria is a safe hub for business, adding that his administration is ready to provide the needed support to their investments in the country. Speaking when he received a delegation led by the Chairman of the China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), Mr Dai Hegen, at the…

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