The Trump administration is moving to merge USAID with the State Department and, while some aid functions will remain intact, ...

China's share in Russia's auto market also soared from less than 10 percent in 2021 to over 60 in 2023. The influx of Chinese car imports has raised concerns in Russia—much like in the European ...

Xi expressed his readiness to “guide China-Russia relations to a new height” and respond to “external uncertainties” with the “stability and resilience of China-Russia ties,” a readout ...

its loss will, for instance, severely complicate Russian efforts to resupply its troops in Libya, and Sub-Saharan Africa. But while Vladimir Putin's fortunes are waning, China is filling the gaps ...

“You look outside, you have China ships all over the place. You have Russian ships all over the place. We’re not letting that happen.” Trump first expressed an interest in buying the island ...

Xi emphasised Russia and China should “continue to deepen strategic cooperation, firmly support each other, and safeguard the legitimate interests of the two countries”. Experts have said ...

Speaking with Putin via video link, Xi highlighted the stability and resilience of China-Russia ties as he pledged to elevate the relationship to new heights this year, according to a readout from ...

Aframax oil tankers that serviced crude oil exports from Russia’s western ports are now being redirected to the Russian Far East-China route to service the exports of Russia’s ESPO crude, a ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin via video meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, January 21, 2025. Photo ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke Tuesday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and emphasized their close ties a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th U.S. president.

China has become a major customer for Russian oil and gas and a source of key technologies amid sweeping Western sanctions on Moscow. In the call with Xi, Putin emphasized that Russia-China ...