# China
Trump personally asked Xi Jinping to help stop the war in Ukraine during a meeting in Beijing
During a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump raised the issue of the war in Ukraine. According to sources, he asked Beijing to use its influence over Moscow to restart the peace talks.
An explosion at a mine in China has claimed the lives of at least 90 people
A gas explosion has occurred at a coal mine in Shanxi Province in northern China. According to state media, at least 90 people have been killed. This is the country’s worst mining disaster in the last decade
China and Russia have once again failed to reach an agreement on the ‘Power of Siberia 2’ gas pipeline
Vladimir Putin’s visit to China did not result in any final agreements regarding the construction of the ‘Power of Siberia 2’ gas pipeline. The Kremlin has stated that the parties are still finalising certain details of the project.
An elite drone unit. The media have discovered which Russian military personnel travelled to China for training
Among the Russian military personnel who took part in the secret exercises held in China in late 2025 were servicemen from ‘Rubicon’—an elite UAV centre.
Ahead of his visit, Putin cut the price of gas for China to its lowest level in six years
The Russian authorities have revised their forecasts for pipeline gas exports and the cost of supplies to China. The updated estimates are contained in a document seen by Reuters.
China denies that Xi Jinping warned Putin that he would come to regret the war against Ukraine
China has officially denied reports in the Western media that the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, allegedly told US President Donald Trump that Putin would ‘come to regret’ launching a full-scale war against Ukraine.
China has been secretly training Russian military personnel
Towards the end of last year, China secretly trained around 200 Russian military personnel, some of whom subsequently returned to take part in the war against Ukraine. This is according to Reuters, which cites three European intelligence services and documents seen by the agency.
Xi Jinping told Donald Trump that Vladimir Putin might come to regret invading Ukraine
During talks in Beijing, Xi Jinping told Donald Trump that Vladimir Putin might eventually come to regret the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The conversation also touched on the International Criminal Court and Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Before leaving Beijing, Trump’s team threw away all the items they had received from the Chinese side
Before boarding Air Force One, members of the US delegation collected and discarded all items that Chinese officials had given to US representatives during their visit to Beijing.
Trump and Xi Jinping concluded their summit in Beijing without reaching any major agreements
The summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing concluded without any breakthrough agreements, despite the ostensibly friendly atmosphere and public statements from both sides. The US and China made no significant progress on trade, Iran and Taiwan.
Chinese firms plan to secretly sell weapons to Iran — NYT
Chinese companies discussed arms sales with Iran, planning to ship the weapons via other countries in order to conceal the origin of the military aid.
During his meeting with Trump, Xi Jinping stated that China was prepared to open its market further to the US
During the summit in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping stated that China would continue to open its market to American businesses. The leaders of the US and China also discussed the war in Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East.
