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LATEST NEWS

Head-of-state diplomacy anchors growing China-Russia partnership

Over the past decade, head-of-state diplomacy has played a central role in steering China-Russia ties through a rapidly changing global landscape.

17-May-2026

Xi urges faster building in Chinese philosophy, social sciences

17-May-2026

Xi, Putin send congratulatory letters to 10th China-Russia Expo

17-May-2026

Iran to unveil mechanism to manage Hormuz traffic

16-May-2026

President Xi Jinping's key quotes on China-Russia relations

17-May-2026

Seychelles' FM to visit China

16-May-2026

China-US summit offers a steady anchor for bilateral relations

16-May-2026

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The Xi-Trump summit: Competition above, cooperation below

Above ground, birch trees and Douglas firs compete fiercely for sunlight. But below ground, their roots are connected by a network of fungi in the soil, and through that network, the trees exchange carbon. The competition above ground is real, but so is the cooperation below. This is closer to the actual structure of the China-US relations than any image of scorpions in a bottle.