MOSCOW, March 22 — Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin cemented the friendship between China and Russia and jointly criticised the West, which moved to buttress Ukraine against Moscow's invasion with nearly US$16 billion (RM71.6 billion) in financial aid and faster delivery of battle tanks.

BEIJING, Nov 30 — Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who led the country for a decade of rapid economic growth after the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989, died on Wednesday at the age of 96, Chinese state media reported.

BEIJING/TAIPEI, Oct 16 — It is up to the Chinese people to resolve the Taiwan issue and China will never renounce the right to use force but will strive for a peaceful resolution, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday at the opening of a major party meeting.

REUTERS, Aug 19 — Chinese and Russian leaders Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin will attend the G20 summit in Bali in November, Indonesian President Joko Widodo told Bloomberg News on Thursday.

BEIJING, Nov 22 — China and the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have established a comprehensive strategic partnership, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 — Asean and China could work together on boosting multilateralism, especially in reforming the United Nations (UN) to ensure the international body remains effective and relevant amidst evolving global dynamics.

BEIJING, Nov 22 — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday hailed the good-neighbourly friendship and win-win cooperation between China and Asean over the past 30 years.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 — Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has conveyed Malaysia’s solidarity with and steadfast support for China in handling the ongoing Covid-19 epidemic.