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China calls for a cease-fire and peace talks between Russia and Ukraine
As Russia's war in Ukraine enters its second year, Beijing has repeatedly said it would broker any cease-fire talks, a proposal Ukrainians are wary of because of China's close ties with Moscow.
China's top diplomat visits Moscow as Russia's war on Ukraine nears 1 year
Trade between China and Russia has increased over the past year, especially with Chinese purchases of Russian oil and gas.
Blinken meets with China's top diplomat in first meeting since balloon controversy
The meeting is the highest level of contact between the two nations since the discovery of a Chinese balloon in U.S. airspace at the beginning of this month.
Secretary of State Blinken and China's top diplomat Wang Yi are set to meet in Munich
The two diplomats will meet for the first time in the aftermath of the balloon crisis earlier this month.
Taiwan reports that a Chinese weather balloon was found on an outlying island
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said the balloon carried equipment registered to a state-owned electronics company in the northern city of Taiyuan.
Retirees in China hold rare protests against health insurance reforms
Retirees have protested in two Chinese cities over fears that the authorities will dip into their personal health savings accounts to cover public budget shortfalls.
Blinken has a lot on his plate including tensions with China and the war in Ukraine
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Secretary of State Antony Blinken about U.S.-China tensions, the earthquake aftermath in Turkey and Syria and the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
How a Chinese 'spy balloon' prompted the U.S. to scour the skies
The U.S. and China have traded fiery allegations of extensive aerial surveillance programs since the U.S. shot down a Chinese balloon on Feb. 4. Here's a look at what's happened so far.
China accuses U.S. of flying spy balloons into Chinese airspace more than 10 times
The accusations made by China on Monday have further ratcheted up tensions between the two countries amid mutual allegations of surveillance.