China to help Russia hold 2018 FIFA World Cup - News

Xi Jinping,General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, said during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that China would help Russia hold the 2018 FIFA World Cup, RIA Novosti says, citing China’s president. "It doesn't depend on whether China participates in the finals or not, we will help Russia hold the championships," Xi Jinping said. After the end of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, Russia received the right to hold the next FIFA World Cup in 2018. A symbolic handover ceremony was attended by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, the Head of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), Joseph Blatter and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be held from June 8 to July 8 in 11 of Russia's cities. Source: Articl...

Read More........ → July 28, 2014

Russia can switch to payments with India, China in national currencies crushing dollar amid sanctions - experts

Experts believe that the wish of the West to restrict Moscow’s cooperation with Brussels and Washington will play into the hands of the Russian economy. Wisdom and presence of mind are two components that will guarantee success for a new spiral of Russia’s cooperation with eastern countries. Also, this will allow us to counter-balance the risks that the European market is exposed to. The European economy, experts point out, still remains in the grip of a crisis, while China, for example, is prosperous. The West, including the US, has begun to curtail the profitable relations with Russia on the background of Ukrainian problems, which has nothing to do with the East. And business always develops in the environment of stability and mutual interest. It is reasonable that at present the Russian economy – that is investments, exports, imports and technology – is speeding up its advance in the eastern direction, President of the Centre of Strategic Communications Dmitry Abzalov says. Instead of America and Europe, our target is South-East Asia now. Russia has decided to develop cooperation...

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China urges US to respect air zone

Photo: RIA Novosti Chinese leaders urged the United States to respect the establishment of a new air defence identification zone (ADIZ) with an "objective and fair attitude," the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The call to respect the zone was made during talks with US Vice President Joe Biden, who met President Xi Jinping and Vice President Li Yuanchao on Wednesday, ministry spokesman Hong Lei said. Biden was scheduled to meet Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday after telling Xi that US leaders "don't recognize the zone, that we have deep concerns about it," a US official said. Biden "indicated to Xi that we are looking to China to take steps to lower tensions," including the opening of communication with Japan, the official said. Declared on November 23, the zone covers the Japanese-controlled Senkaku islands, which lie near oil and gas reserves and are claimed by China as the Diaoyu and Taiwan as the Tiaoyutai. Biden held talks in Tokyo on Tuesday with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He is scheduled to travel to Seoul later Thursday to meet South Korean leaders, who have also...

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