Xi Jinping

New research has found that a total of 38 Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers died due to drowning while crossing the fast-flowing Galwan river on the night of June 15, 2020.

Bilateral meetings between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping have not taken place since the border standoff that erupted in May last year.

Before the conference, China increased its media blitz criticizing US democracy as corrupt and failing.

"Politicizing sports is against the Olympic spirit and undermines the interests of athletes from all nations," said foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian during a press conference.

Speaking to Xi on a television screen from the White House, Biden highlighted the need to resolve high-stakes disagreements, particularly those over trade and Taiwan.

Biden and Xi spoke on the phone for around 90 minutes in September. In February, the two leaders chatted for two hours, their first phone contact since Biden was sworn in as US President.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is here to stay, literally forever!

The 86-year-old Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader said he had no intentions to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, but he would want to visit his Himalayan country to see old acquaintances.

The leader stated that he has known Communist Party officials since Mao Zedong and believes their beliefs are sound. He noted that they sometimes exercise strict, tight control and that he expected things to change in China under a new generation of leaders.