General Li Shangfu will attend the Moscow Conference on International Security during his trip. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BEIJING - Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu will visit Russia and Belarus this week, his ministry said on Monday, as relations between Beijing and Moscow flourish with high-level visits and phone calls.refusing to speak out against Russia’s widely condemned invasionGeneral Li has refused to hold meetings with US counterparts until Washington lifts sanctions on him, imposed for his procurement of Russian military technology.
China and Russia also held joint naval exercises in July as Gen Li called for closer bilateral cooperation between the two navies. China and Russia are strategic allies, with both sides frequently touting their “no limits” partnership and economic and military cooperation.in February last year and the Western economic sanctions that ensued.
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi spoke by phone with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov last week, hailing “practical cooperation” between the two countries.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
China calls on the Philippines to jointly work on defusing South China Sea tensionsCall comes amid rising tensions between the two countries in the South China Sea near a grounded warship. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
China asks Philippines to jointly work on defusing South China Sea tensionsSHANGHAI: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged the Philippines to work with China to seek an effective way to defuse tensions in the South China Sea, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday (Aug 12). The comments come
Read more »
Russia says it thwarts Ukrainian attacks on Crimean BridgeUkrainian forces targeted the Crimean Bridge and a number of other unspecified targets on the Crimean peninsula on Saturday (Aug 12) in a flurry of rocket and drone attacks, but there were no casualties or damage, Russia's Defence Ministry said. Russia's Foreign Ministry vowed retaliation for what it calle
Read more »
Kremlin may no longer fund Wagner Group: UK defence ministryThe mercenary group's owner had led a failed mutiny against the Russian army’s top brass in June. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Russia evacuates 2,000 following floods in the eastNearly 5,000 buildings had been flooded in the region which borders China and North Korea. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
China condemns visit of 'troublemaker' Taiwan vice president to USBEIJING: China's foreign ministry on Sunday (Aug 13) condemned a brief visit by Taiwan Vice President William Lai to the United States, saying he was a separatist and 'troublemaker through and through', and Beijing would take strong steps to protect its sovereignty. Lai, front-runner to be Taiwan's next pr
Read more »