DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ The top topic on China's Twitter is an old photo of Xi Jinping posing at the Golden Gate Bridge
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Matthew Loh | Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An old photo of China's Xi Jinping circulated online as he met with Joe Biden in San Francisco. It shows Xi, visibly younger, smiling with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background. AdvertisementAn old photo of Chinese leader Xi Jinping posing at the Golden Gate Bridge is now one of the most talked-about things on China's social media. The faded photo shows Xi, visibly younger, smiling with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background. AdvertisementPointing to a photo in his phone with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background, President Biden asked President Xi, “Do you know this young man?” “Oh yes,” said President Xi, “this was 38 years ago.”🌞 pic.twitter.com/r65Em6Z7oS — Hua Chunying 华春莹 (@SpokespersonCHN) November 16, 2023"Do you know this young man?"

Persons: Xi, Joe Biden, —, Xi Jinping, Hua Chunying, Biden, ”, erving, uring Organizations: Service, Economic Cooperation, Chinese Foreign Ministry Locations: San Francisco, Asia

☆ Israel-Hamas war fuels debate and nationalist sentiment on Chinese social media
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“The lack of condemnation of Hamas by Chinese officials gives it support,” she said. As an increasing number of China watchers and Israeli scholars pointed out the rise in antisemitic sentiment in China, some Chinese diplomats appeared to have taken note. The Israeli diplomatic outpost has been active on Chinese social media, Lavi, from the Diane & Guilford Glazer Israel-China Policy Center told CNN. China bans foreign social media platforms and censors comments deemed marginally sensitive by the Chinese Communist Party. “Many comments also highlight China’s peace-making efforts and draw parallels between the suffering of the Palestinian people and China’s own historical experiences with colonization.”

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, Yuval Waks, ” Waks, Waks, “, Beijing’s, Wang Yi, Israel, Antonio Guterres, Israel “, Adolf Hitler, Xiao Qiang, ”, Xiao, Lavi, Diane, Guilford Glazer, Hua Chunying, ’ “, Mohammed Al, Masri, Noa Argamani, ” Wendy Zhou, Mao, Zhou Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Palestinian, Hamas, Weibo, Embassy, United Nations, UN, School of Information, University of California, China Policy Center, Israeli Embassy, Diane, CNN, Shifa, Ahli Baptist Hospital, Reuters, Georgia State University, Chinese Communist Party, Israel, Palestine, Palestinian Authority Locations: China, Hong Kong, Israel, Gaza, Beijing, Israeli, Weibo, United States, University of California Berkeley, Guilford Glazer Israel, Shanghai, Al, Ahli, Gaza City

CNN —Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday unexpectedly skipped a business forum of the BRICS economic group in South Africa, sending his commerce minister instead to deliver a fiery speech in his name that decried US hegemony. Xi, who arrived in Johannesburg on Monday for the annual BRICS summit of major emerging economies, was scheduled to deliver a speech at its business forum on Tuesday afternoon alongside leaders from India, Brazil and South Africa. Xi was the only BRICS leader who did not attend the business forum. At a regular news briefing Wednesday, Wang Wenbin, another spokesperson for the ministry, sidestepped a question about Xi’s absence at the BRICS business forum. “The (Chinese Communist Party) feels no obligation to provide explanations about why its foreign minister was replaced or its top leader was a no show at the BRICS Business Forum.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Xi, –, Wang Wentao, Vladimir Putin, ”, Bonnie Glaser, Marshall Fund’s, Brian Hart, Cyril Ramaphosa, ” Hart, Wang, Hua Chunying, Wang Wenbin, sidestepped, Xi’s, “ I’ve, Glaser, Qin, Wang Yi, Hart Organizations: CNN, Chinese Commerce, China Power, Center for Strategic, International Studies, South, Ramaphosa, Xinhua, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Communist Party, German Marshall Fund, CSIS Locations: South Africa, Johannesburg, India, Brazil, Beijing, United States, Ukraine, China, ”

☆ Blinken in China for rare trip amid frosty ties and dim hopes for progress
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Humeyra Pamuk | Thomson Reuters | Humeyra Pamuk Is A Senior Foreign Policy Correspondent Based In Washington Dc. She Covers The U.S. State Department | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Having postponed a February trip after a suspected Chinese spy balloon flew over U.S. airspace, Blinken is the highest-ranking U.S. government official to visit China since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021. The two made small talk as they walked in, Qin asking Blinken in English about his long trip from Washington. After heading into a meeting room, neither Blinken nor Qin made comments in front of reporters who were briefly allowed in. During his stay through Monday, Blinken is also expected to meet with China's top diplomat Wang Yi and possibly President Xi Jinping. [1/8] U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, June 18, 2023.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Joe Biden, Qin Gang, Blinken, Qin, Hua Chunying, Wang Yi, Xi Jinping, Blinken's, Janet Yellen, Gina Raimondo, Xi, Biden, I'm, Leah Millis, Pool, We're, Humeya Pamuk, Dominique Patton, Mike Stone, William Mallard, Christopher Cushing Organizations: Foreign, House, China's Foreign, REUTERS, Pool Biden, State Department, Washington, Thomson Locations: BEIJING, Beijing, American, China, U.S, Beijing's Diaoyutai, Washington, Bali, Xi Jinping ., Diaoyutai, Indonesian, Taiwan, North Korea, United States, Tokyo

☆ Chinese leader Xi Jinping is heading to Russia to meet Vladimir Putin
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Xi Jinping is scheduled to visit Russia next week to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. This marks the first time that Xi will be traveling to Russia since the start of the Ukraine war. Xi's visit would mark the first time China's leader will visit Russia since Moscow launched its war on Ukraine in February 2022. Xi and Putin will discuss "deepening Russian-Chinese cooperation" between their nations, the Kremlin said in a Friday statement. Ahead of the announcement, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang called his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, on Thursday evening.

☆ China avoids calling Russia's attack on Ukraine an 'invasion' and says trade with Russia will continue as normal
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-24 | by ( Weilun Soon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

In its first comments since Russia's attack on Ukraine, China's foreign ministry sidestepped questions on whether it viewed Russia's actions as an invasion. It also stressed that trade with Russia will continue as normal. When a Reuters reporter asked if China would ask Russia to withdraw from Ukraine, Hua said, "We call on all relevant parties concerned to exercise restraint." Hua also said the US had been "hyping up war for some time," a transcript of the press event released by China's foreign ministry shows. Hua said trade between China and Russia would continue as normal.

Principalul organism legislativ chinez, Comitetul Permanent al Congresului Naţional al Poporului, a adoptat legea gărzii de coastă vineri, potrivit relatărilor din media. Potrivit proiectului de lege publicat anterior, garda de coastă are permisiunea să folosească „toate mijloacele necesare” pentru a opri sau a preveni ameninţările din partea vaselor străine. La fel, permite personalului gărzii de coastă să demoleze structurile altor ţări construite pe recifuri revendicate de China şi să inspecteze vasele străine în apele revendicate de China. Aceasta vine la şapte ani după ce China a fuzionat mai multe agenţii din domeniul maritim pentru a forma un birou al gărzii de coastă. După ce biroul a intrat sub comanda Poliţiei Armate a Poporului în 2018, a devenit o ramură a forţelor armate chineze.

Persons: Hua Organizations: Autorităţile, chinez, Poporului Locations: China, Japonia, Chinei de Est, Asiei, Chinei de Sud, Chinei

☆ China autorizează în premieră garda de coastă să tragă asupra navelor străine
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

China autorizează în premieră garda de coastă să tragă asupra navelor străineBeijingul a adoptat vineri o lege care, în premieră, acordă explicit permisiunea gărzii de coastă să tragă asupra unor vase străine, o decizie ce ar putea face ca apele disputate din apropierea Chinei să fie şi mai agitate, relatează Agerpres. Principalul organism legislativ chinez, Comitetul Permanent al Congresului Naţional al Poporului, a adoptat legea gărzii de coastă vineri, potrivit relatărilor din media. Legea permite personalului gărzii de coastă să demoleze structurile altor ţări construite pe recifuri revendicate de China şi să inspecteze vasele străine în apele revendicate de China. Noua lege vine la şapte ani după ce China a fuzionat mai multe agenţii din domeniul maritim pentru a forma un birou al gărzii de coastă. După ce biroul a intrat sub comanda Poliţiei Armate a Poporului în 2018, a devenit o ramură a forţelor armate chineze.

Persons: Hua Organizations: Autorităţile, chinez, Poporului Locations: China, Chinei, Agerpres, Japonia, Chinei de Est, Asiei, Chinei de Sud

☆ China a blocat accesul echipei de experți care urmează să ancheteze originea pandemiei de coronavirus. Șeful OMS: Sunt foarte dezamăgit
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-06 | by ( Diana Severin | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

Organizația Mondială a Sănătății a anunțat că China a blocat sosirea unei echipe care investighează originile pandemiei de coronavirus, relatează CNN. „Sunt foarte dezamăgit de această informație”, a declarat Tedros la o conferință de presă la Geneva. „Am fost în contact cu înalți oficiali chinezi și am precizat încă o dată că misiunea este o prioritate pentru OMS și echipa internațională”. El a acuzat că statul chinez nu a prezentat în mod corespunzător informațiile pe care le deține despre coronavirus și a presat OMS să „inducă în eroare lumea”. Purtătorul de cuvânt al Ministerului de Externe chinez, Hua Chunying, a declarat luni că țara va primi echipa OMS, potrivit Reuters.

Persons: OMS, Ryan, Hua, Președintele SUA, Donald Trump, OMS . El, Reuters, Tedros Organizations: Organizația Mondială a Sănătății, CNN, OMS, Externe, ONU Locations: China, Geneva, Chinei, SUA, Externe chinez

„Sunt foarte dezamăgit de această informație”, a declarat Tedros la o conferință de presă la Geneva. „Am fost în contact cu înalți oficiali chinezi și am precizat încă o dată că misiunea este o prioritate pentru OMS și echipa internațională”. Dr. Michael Ryan, director executiv în OMS, a declarat că a existat o problemă cu vizele, iar un membru al echipei s-a întors deja acasă. El a acuzat că statul chinez nu a prezentat în mod corespunzător informațiile pe care le deține despre coronavirus și a presat OMS să "inducă în eroare lumea". Purtătorul de cuvânt al Ministerului de Externe chinez, Hua Chunying, a declarat luni că țara va primi echipa OMS, potrivit Reuters.

Persons: OMS, Tedros, Dr . Michael Ryan, . Ryan, Președintele SUA, Donald Trump, OMS . El, Hua Organizations: OMS, Externe Locations: China, Geneva, SUA, Externe chinez

Search resuls for: "Hua Chunying"

10 mentions found