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The Chinese coastguard recently took part in its first Arctic patrol. Photo: Weibo/China Coast Guard

China and Russia’s Arctic partnership ‘needs close attention’: top US commander

Chairman of Joint Chiefs Charles Brown says countries need to know if partnership is for the collective good or a challenge to other nations.

Chairman of Joint Chiefs Charles Brown says countries need to know if partnership is for the collective good or a challenge to other nations

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China, Russia show military might with joint anti-submarine drills in Pacific

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What does China’s coastguard patrol with Russia reveal about its Arctic aims?

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Why China supported Russia in UN row over Nord Stream pipeline blasts

The top Chinese leadership has vowed to deepen ties with Russia to counter Western pressure ahead of third Putin-Xi meeting since May.

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President Xi Jinping has told Russia’s Vladimir Putin of China’s readiness to jointly “expand all-round pragmatic cooperation” between the two countries. Photo: via AP

What time is it on the moon? China and the US are racing to decide

The space rivals are spearheading separate initiatives to create time standards that will be used to coordinate international lunar missions.

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China ‘profoundly unhelpful’ as it ignored chance to cooperate: US diplomat

US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell puts focus on China as he reflects on administration’s foreign policy challenges and setbacks.

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China’s coastguard takes part in first Arctic patrol with Russia

The ships entered the ocean on Tuesday, China’s national day, in an exercise closely monitored by the US.

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The exercise is the first time Chinese coastguards have patrolled the Arctic. Photo: Weibo/ 央视军事

Ukraine ‘disappointed’ at Swiss support for China-Brazil peace plan

Switzerland took part in a meeting in New York last week, at which a six-point peace plan for Ukraine was proposed.

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China, Russia coastguards on Arctic mission, with new shipping routes on horizon

Maritime personnel put through their paces in the Sea of Japan as melting ice opens up potential for sea lanes.

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China’s top diplomat calls for Mideast ceasefire, denounces trade protectionism

In speech at UN, Wang Yi positions China as global peacemaker, warns against countries inciting confrontation in Asia.

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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

China and Brazil hold peace plan meeting for Ukraine war on UN sidelines

Beijing’s top diplomat voices hope for convening global peace conference with ‘fair discussion’ of all proposals as US stays sceptical.

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Wang Yi (right), China’s top diplomat, confers with senior Brazilian official Celso Amorim at a meeting in New York on Friday. Photo: AP

Brics impasse: Egypt, Ethiopia reject joint statement over Security Council bid

Consensus eludes group of major emerging national economies on General Assembly sidelines as new members balk at South Africa’s candidacy.

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China and Ukraine mull top-tier talks but Zelensky cool on Beijing’s peace plan

Wang Yi and Ukraine’s new foreign minister Andrii Sybiha cross paths in New York, discussing trade and territorial integrity.

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Russia ‘can only be forced into peace’, Ukraine’s Zelensky tells UN

He promised a second ‘peace summit’, saying he was inviting both China and India, which have not gone along with Western sanctions on Moscow.

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Pennsylvania on Sunday. Photo: Commonwealth Media Services via Reuters

At UN, China’s Wang expresses support for Lebanon after fatal Israeli strikes

Foreign minister also meets with German and Hungarian diplomats to discuss proposed EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports.

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Chinese Foreign Minister speaks during a “Summit of the Future” session at the UN in New York on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Make Chinese cars in Russia, industry group urges manufacturers as costs mount

‘In a few years, imported cars will become a rarity’ in Russia, says chairman of Russia-Asia Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.

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US plans phased security ban on China-, Russia-made connected vehicle software

The proposed rule will target Chinese and Russian technology for automated driving and communications systems.

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In Sea of Japan, China and Russia flex power to counter US and allies

China-Russia navy drills show they are willing and able to undermine growing military ties between US, Japan and South Korea, analysts say.

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Russian anti-submarine aircraft fly during the Ocean-2024 drill with China. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry Press Service via AP

China-Russia trade inches up as US sanctions and payment issues strain growth

After a historic rise in trade between China and Russia last year, their energy exchanges keep slowing, and analysts point to settlement challenges.

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Opinion | Why China’s ‘no first use’ policy requires more nuclear weapons

Adequate deterrence requires China to have sufficient nuclear warheads to resist an enemy first strike and ensure second-strike capability.

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UK’s Peter Mandelson says China should meet London’s willingness to mend ties

Beijing also described as better positioned than most countries to broker peace in Ukraine war, but its economic nationalism is a concern.

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Peter Mandelson, a former British trade secretary, is believed to be close to Keir Starmer, the country’s new prime minister. Photo: AFP

Putin orders army to become second largest after China at 1.5 million-strong

Move would see Russia leapfrog US and India in terms of number of active combat soldiers. Beijing has just over 2 million active servicemen.

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Russian soldiers march in Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow. On Monday Putin ordered the regular size of the army to be increased by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million active servicemen. Photo: M24 / Moscow News Agency via AP

Russia’s Putin orders army to become second largest after China’s at 1.5 million-strong

Russian president increases army size for third time since 2022, with an active force that would exceed that of the US and India.

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Letters | How China can convince Ukraine it is both a peacemaker and a friend

Readers discuss China’s policy on Ukraine, and US national security adviser Jake Sullivan’s trip to Beijing.

US stirring Asian tensions to suppress us, Russian official tells Chinese event

Beijing and Moscow’s partnership is a ‘peace guarantee’, Russia’s deputy defence minister Alexander Fomin tells security forum.

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Russia’s deputy defence minister Alexander Fomin addresses the security forum in Beijing. Photo: AP

Moscow fuel giant EuroTrans may equip China-Russia expressway for charging EVs

EuroTrans hopes electric vehicles - most from China - will be able to drive from Moscow to Beijing, but analyst says brutally cold winters could be an issue.

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A bridge spans the Amur river from Russia’s Blagoveshchensk to the Chinese city of Heihe. Photo: Shutterstock

China and Iran call for ‘durable ceasefire’ in Gaza at Brics security conference

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi meets Russia’s Vladimir Putin and national security chiefs of Iran and India on sidelines of forum.

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Opinion | Why China-Russia ties shouldn’t really worry the West

While both countries continue to cooperate on security matters, Beijing is careful to avoid crossing unofficial Western ‘red lines’.

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