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New York Post
08-05-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Xi, Putin sign ‘strategic partnership' agreement — day after Chinese leader took swipe at Trump admin
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an agreement on Thursday deepening their 'strategic partnership' — a day after the Chinese autocrat took a swipe at the Trump administration. The heads of state met in Moscow to discuss 'the most important issues,' including the Ukraine conflict and Russia-US relations, according to the Kremlin press service. 'The talks addressed key issues concerning further development of the comprehensive strategic partnership, as well as current matters on the international and regional agendas,' the Kremlin said in a readout of the meeting. 4 Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an agreement on Thursday deepening their 'strategic partnership.' Xinhua/Shutterstock It was the third time the adversary nations' leaders met since the start of the year, according to the Kremlin. Xi is in Moscow until Friday for Russia's 'Victory Day' celebrations marking the end of World War II. The Chinese leader in an editorial for the Russian Gazette on Wednesday alluded to Beijing and Moscow's shared frustration with the United States, noting that 'again humankind has come to a crossroads of unity or division, dialogue or confrontation, win-win cooperation or zero-sum games. 'Eighty years ago, the forces of justice around the world, including China and the Soviet Union, united in courageous battles against their common foes and defeated the overbearing fascist powers,' Xi wrote. 'Eighty years later today, however, unilateralism, hegemonism, bullying, and coercive practices are severely undermining our world.' Xi also commended Russia in the editorial for opposing 'any form of 'Taiwan independence,' and it firmly supports all measures of the Chinese government and the Chinese people to achieve national reunification.' 4 The heads of state met in Moscow to discuss 'the most important issues,' including the Ukraine conflict and Russia-US relations, according to the Kremlin press service. MIKHAIL METZEL/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock 4 Xi is in Moscow until Friday for Russia's 'Victory Day' celebrations marking the end of World War II. MIKHAIL METZEL/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock 4 The partnership comes a day after the Chinese autocrat took a swipe at the Trump administration, according to reports. MIKHAIL METZEL/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock China hawks have long warned that Russia's invasion of Ukraine could embolden China to invade Taiwan. 'No matter how the situation on the Taiwan island evolves or what troubles external forces may make,' he said, alluding to the United States, 'the historical trend toward China's ultimate and inevitable reunification is unstoppable.'
Asharq Al-Awsat
05-02-2025
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Global Reaction to Trump's Gaza Strip Takeover Plan
President Donald Trump said the United States would take over the Gaza Strip after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere. Here are some global reactions to the announcement. SAUDI ARABIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY "Saudi Arabia rejects any attempts to displace the Palestinians from their land. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has affirmed the kingdom's position in 'a clear and explicit manner' that does not allow for any interpretation under any circumstances." EGYPT'S FOREIGN MINISTER BADR ABDELATTY Abdelatty discussed with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa the importance of moving forward with recovery projects in Gaza without Palestinians leaving the Gaza Strip. PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS AND THE PALESTINIAN LEADERSHIP Abbas said the Palestinians will not relinquish their land, rights, and sacred sites, and that the Gaza Strip is an integral part of the land of the State of Palestine, along with the West Bank and East Jerusalem. SENIOR HAMAS OFFICIAL SAMI ABU ZUHRI "Our people in the Gaza Strip will not allow these plans to pass, and what is required is to end the (Israeli) occupation and aggression against our people, not to expel them from their land." KREMLIN SPOKESMAN DMITRY PESKOV Russia believes a settlement in the Middle East is only possible on the basis of a two-state solution. CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY "China hopes all parties will take ceasefire and post-conflict governance as an opportunity to bring the Palestinian issue back on the right track of political settlement based on the two-state solution." TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER HAKAN FIDAN US President Donald Trump's comments on a plan to take over Gaza are "unacceptable". Any plans leaving Palestinians "out of the equation" would lead to more conflict. PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANISATION SECRETARY GENERAL HUSSEIN AL-SHEIKH "The Palestinian leadership affirms its firm position that the two-state solution, in accordance with international legitimacy and international law, is the guarantee of security, stability and peace." ISLAMIC JIHAD "Trump's positions and plans are a dangerous escalation that threaten Arab and regional national security, especially in Egypt and Jordan, which the US administration wants to put in confrontation with the Palestinian people and their rights." UK ENVIRONMENT MINISTER STEVE REED "The UK government's position ... is that Palestinian civilians must be able to return to their homes and rebuild their lives. For those people, the last ...months have been a living nightmare, and it's important they're able to go home after this to start to rebuild. "They'll need a lot of support from the international community to do that, but it's the only way we're going to get to the long-term solution for all of this, and a long-term peace, which is a two-state solution." AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER ANTHONY ALBANESE "Australia's position is the same as it was this morning, as it was last year. The Australian government supports on a bipartisan basis a two-state solution." DEMOCRATIC AND PALESTINIAN-AMERICAN US REPRESENTATIVE RASHIDA TLAIB "Palestinians aren't going anywhere. This president can only spew this fanatical (expletive) because of bipartisan support in Congress for funding genocide and ethnic cleansing. It's time for my two-state solution colleagues to speak up." US MUSLIM ADVOCACY GROUP COUNCIL ON AMERICAN ISLAMIC RELATIONS "Gaza belongs to the Palestinian people, not the United States, and President Trump's call to expel Palestinians from their land is an absolute non-starter." "If the Palestinian people were ever somehow forcibly expelled from Gaza, this crime against humanity would spark widespread conflict, put the final nail in the coffin of international law, and destroy what remains of our nation's international image and standing." PAUL O'BRIEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA "Removing all Palestinians from Gaza is tantamount to destroying them as a people. Gaza is their home. Gaza's death and destruction is a result of the government of Israel killing civilians by the thousands, often with US bombs." DEMOCRATIC US SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY "He's totally lost it...A US invasion of Gaza would lead to the slaughter of thousands of US troops and decades of war in the Middle East. It's like a bad, sick joke."
