The Beijing Hour

Chinese President Xi Jinping has held talks with his Serbian counterpart, who has visited the Great Wall and Tian'anmen Square, during his first state visit to China (01:01). President Xi also met with the Pakistani prime minister and said Pakistan is a priority in China's neighborhood diplomacy while commending Islamabad's mediation efforts in the Middle East (31:41). And China's Shenzhou-23...

Participants at the APEC Trade Ministers' Meeting in Suzhou are discussing topics such as regional economic integration and digital cooperation (01:09). The prime minister of Pakistan says relations with China have continued to grow in strength and strategic significance amid changing regional and global dynamics (06:18). We look at how efforts at developing infrastructure and ecological...

China says it is willing to work with Russia to deepen the foundation of mutual trust, enhance the quality of cooperation, and broaden the path of friendship (01:05). We take a look at Xizang's transformation in technology and people's lives 75 years since the region's peaceful liberation (10:15). And China says it opposes external pressure on Cuba after a U.S. indictment of former president Raul...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on China and Russia to drive their development and revitalization through strategic coordination, as the two countries agree to extend the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation (01:02). An agreement in principle to discuss a reciprocal tariff reduction framework and orders for 200 Boeing aircraft are among the outcomes of the recent...

As the Russian president begins a state visit to China, both sides have expressed confidence in deepening friendship and cooperation (01:05). China has reiterated that the Taiwan region's participation in the WHO must be handled under the one-China principle after the World Health Assembly once again rejected a proposal to have Taiwan as an observer (31:47). And global health officials are...

Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit, China says both sides are ready to elevate ties and bring more stability and positive energy into the world (01:10). The Second Senior Officials' Meeting of APEC China 2026 is reviewing past cooperation and preparing for future outcomes (13:13). And the Ebola outbreak has reached Goma in the DRC, prompting neighboring Rwanda to close the...

As U.S. President Donald Trump concludes what he calls a very successful state visit, Chinese President Xi Jinping has highlighted common understandings on trade, expanding cooperation and addressing each other's concerns (01:16). Shanghai is hosting APEC meetings on food safety and women (11:16). And the UK's prime minister is facing a potential challenger after a Labour MP vacated a position in...

The Chinese and US heads of state have discussed issues such as trade and the Taiwan question during a state visit by the US president, who leads a delegation of business leaders (01:17). The International Maritime Organization has convened a meeting to discuss ways to help crew members aboard ships trapped in the Strait of Hormuz (18:19). And a norovirus outbreak has hit a cruise ship in...

China says it is willing to work with the United States in the spirit of equality, respect and mutual benefit to expand cooperation, as U.S. President Donald Trump begins a state visit (01:07). China and Tajikistan have signed a Treaty of Permanent Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation, which analysts say is a positive example in a world filled with conflicts and uncertainty (11:26)....

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, in China on a state visit, has encouraged Chinese companies to explore more business opportunities in the Central Asian country during discussions with Chinese business leaders (01:11). The U.S. business and trade community is expecting President Donald Trump's state visit to China to foster more trust and productive dialogue (10:28). And Iran and the U.S. have...