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The Chinese foreign minister took strong exception to the US and European allegations that Beijing is planning to supply strategic weapons to Russia.
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The meeting took place in the backdrop of the sinking of bilateral relations to new lows in the aftermath of the Ukraine war and Russia's recent decision to exit the START nuclear arms control treaty with the US.
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The organizers said they do not support the decision by the government of Olaf Scholz and foreign minister Annalena Baerbock to continue supplying weapons to Ukraine.
The encounter occurred miles away from the disputed island chain of Paracel in the South China Sea, where China has one of its military bases.
The latest shift in the thinking of the Americans comes close on the heels of President Joe Biden's high-profile visit to Ukraine last week, where he promised Zelensky more military and financial assistance to beat back the Russians.
Moscow's ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, said the 'smoking gun' clearly points to the American role in the planting of explosives on Russia's Nord Stream gas pipeline in Baltic Sea.
The Russian President says he would achieve the strategic goals of the military campaign in Ukraine despite the combined firepower of the West in Russia's backyard.
The Biden administration gave a mind-boggling $50 billion in assistance to Ukraine in 2022 alone. Of this amount, at least $23 billion was in military aid.
Nikki Haley brings with her executive experience as the two-term governor of an early primary state, who held a Cabinet-level foreign policy position in the last republican administration.
Biden is already the oldest president in US history. If he were to run in 2024 and win, he would be 86 years old when hew ends his second term in office.
The US has so far chosen to downplay the gravity of the situation and basically ignored its obligation to offer substantive and credible explanations.
The subpoenas demand documents and communications related to alleged collusion between the government and the companies to stifle free speech.