Chinese President Xi Jinping
Hasina, Xi pledge to boost strategic ties
During Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to Beijing, China promised to support Bangladesh economically in four ways, by providing grants, interest-free loans, concessional loans, and commercial loans.
10 July 2024, 21:00 PM
Hasina, XI Talks: Economy, trade to be in focus
Beijing will push for initiatives with strategic interests in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal, while Dhaka will focus on trade and economy as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina meets Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang today.
9 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Bangladeshi girl symbol of close China bonds
Chin, whose birth was aided by Peace Ark medics, wants to be 'envoy of friendship'
12 June 2023, 05:18 AM
Dhaka-Beijing friendship will grow from strength to strength: China president
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said the tremendous achievements scored by the Bangladesh government and people have been widely commended by the international community.
26 March 2023, 10:44 AM
Xi warns Biden over Taiwan: “Those playing with fire will be burned”
In a “candid” phone conversation on Thursday night (July 28), Chinese President Xi Jinping warned his American counterpart Joe Biden against supporting Taiwanese independence, saying those who play with fire will be burned, state media reported.
29 July 2022, 04:29 AM
China, Myanmar ‘stand together’ despite Rohingya backlash
China and Myanmar ink dozens of mammoth infrastructure and trade deals after a meeting between President Xi Jinping and fallen rights icon Aung San Suu Kyi, as Beijing doubles down on its support for a government under fire for its treatment of Rohingya Muslims.
18 January 2020, 05:54 AM
China’s Xi calls on army to be battle-ready
China’s armed forces must strengthen their sense of urgency and do everything they can to prepare for battle, President Xi Jinping says.
5 January 2019, 10:26 AM
Chinese president, PM greet Sheikh Hasina on AL’s landslide victory
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Keqiang exten their heartfelt congratulations to Bangladesh Premier and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on securing her party’s absolute majority in the 11th parliamentary elections.
31 December 2018, 12:38 PM
G20 'agrees to reform WTO'
Global leaders were expected to back an overhaul of the world body that regulates international trade disputes at a summit yesterday, delegates said, ahead of high-stakes talks between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping aimed at defusing a trade war.
1 December 2018, 18:00 PM
China's Xi, North Korea's Kim meet ahead of Trump summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un meet in northeast China in an unannounced visit by the North Korean leader ahead of an expected summit with US President Donald Trump.
8 May 2018, 12:14 PM
Xi, Modi agree to reduce border tensions
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ends informal meetings with a promise to reduce border tensions after a high-altitude standoff in the Himalayas last year.
28 April 2018, 15:33 PM
Can India and China find a new template for their ties?
One of the most enduring images from the first-ever meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping less than four years ago was that of the two leaders sitting together on a swing on the riverfront of Sabaramati river in Ahmedabad city of Gujarat. That was Modi's way of welcoming Xi who had begun his maiden tour of India with a visit to Modi's home state. On April 27 and 28 this year, the two leaders would again come together—this time at a sprawling villa by the Yangtze river in the picturesque Chinese city of Wuhan.
26 April 2018, 18:00 PM
The West's Crisis of Confidence
In an age defined by US President Donald Trump's rage, Russian President Vladimir Putin's revisionism, and Chinese President Xi Jinping's unbridled ambition, the international order is becoming increasingly disorderly, dysfunctional, and even dangerous. How did we arrive at this state of affairs? And how can we leave it behind?
22 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Trump says Xi told him meeting with North Korea's Kim went well
President Donald Trump says in a tweet that Chinese President Xi Jinping had told him a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had gone very well and that Kim looked forward to meeting with Trump.
28 March 2018, 11:05 AM
North Korea's Kim met China's Xi on 1st foreign trip
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is treated to a lavish welcome by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a secretive trip to Beijing as both sides seek to repair frayed ties ahead of landmark summits with Seoul and Washington.
28 March 2018, 04:36 AM
Xi gets second term with powerful ally as VP
China's rubber-stamp parliament unanimously hands President Xi Jinping a second term and elevates his right-hand man to the vice presidency, giving him a strong ally to consolidate power and handle US trade threats.
17 March 2018, 04:37 AM
China targets robust growth as Xi bids to rule indefinitely
China’s government pledges to deliver robust growth, pursue advanced technology and boost military spending while urging the public to embrace President Xi Jinping’s rule as its ceremonial legislature prepares for changes to allow him to stay in power indefinitely.
5 March 2018, 06:47 AM
China's military ordered to pledge total loyalty to Xi
China's military has been ordered to pledge absolute loyalty to President Xi Jinping while a paramilitary police force now literally sings his praises, further cementing his place as the country's most powerful leader in decades.
6 November 2017, 11:27 AM
Xi declares 'new era' for China as party congress opens
President Xi Jinping declares China is entering a "new era" of challenges and opportunities as he opens a Communist Party congress expected to enhance his already formidable power.
18 October 2017, 04:27 AM
Deals with China moving at snail's pace
Disappointingly, out of the 26 deals that were signed between China and Bangladesh during President Xi Jinping's visit, three-fourths of the deals have shown no signs of progress even after a whole year has passed.
15 October 2017, 18:00 PM