Xi wishes Trump, Melania speedy recovery

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday wished a speedy recovery to his US counterpart Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.Learning President Trump and Melania have tested positive for COVID-19, he and his wife, Peng Liyuan, extend sympathy to them and wish them a speedy recovery, Xi said in a message to Trump.Meanwhile, world leaders have wished Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump a speedy recovery after Trump made the announcement of getting infected with coronavirus.“Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for Covid-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!” Trump tweeted on Friday. Source: https://www.daily-bangladesh.co...

Read More........ → October 04, 2020

China flaunts its military might, says will cut force by 300,000

China on Thursday commemorated the 70th anniversary of the defeat of Japan in World War II, in a huge military parade, participating 12,000 troops and a display of its smart weapons, including the YJ ant-ship cruise missiles. The display of military might, aimed at sending a strong message to the rest of the world about the scale, depth and sophistication of its military deterrent, comes ahead of President Xi Jinping's proposed visit to the United States. The proposed troop reduction, however, is not an olive branch, but a sign of the growing technological sophistication of its armed forces. Thursday's spectacle held in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, involved more than 12,000 troops, 500 pieces of military hardware and 200 aircraft of various types, representing what military officials say is the Chinese military's most cutting-edge technology. China showed off the J-11 multirole fighter jets - an adaptation of Russia's highly capable Su-27 fighters - the J-15 newly developed aircraft-carrier borne planes and the KJ-500 early warning command post in the sky. Most of the weaponry...

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BRICS, S. American countries 'rising power' in int'l structure

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday BRICS and South American countries, as emerging states and developing countries, constitute "the rising power" in the international structure. Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the Brazilian National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, July 16, 2014. (Xinhua/Liu Jiansheng) "We should jointly push the international order toward a fairer and more rational direction, maintain the rights of people's self-choice for choosing social system and development path, strengthen global governance and attract more attention to the issue of development from the international community," he said. Xi made the remarks in a dialogue between BRICS countries' leaders and presidents from 11 South American nations, a sideline event after the conclusion of the sixth BRICS summit held in Brazil's coastal city of Fortaleza. Heads of state from BRICS countries, including Xi, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and South African President Jacob Zuma attended the dialogue. Also present...

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