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Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi said the country was continuing to communicate with China at “various levels” .

Xi faces dilemma over Japan after Takaichi wins historic mandate

[BEIJING] Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s election victory is handing Chinese leader Xi Jinping a dilemma: Engage with Japan’s most popular post-war leader or continue a deep freeze with the US’s top ...

“The foreign policy link between Moscow and Beijing remains an important stabilising factor,” Putin said in televised remarks from the two leaders’ video call.

Putin and Xi tout trade and political ties in video call

They praised ties as “exemplary” in their first direct talks of the year

“The relationship with China, and my personal relationship with President Xi, is an extremely good one, and we both realise how important it is to keep it that way.” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.

China’s Xi and Trump talk by phone, hours after Xi spoke to Putin

Trump says the two leaders had ‘a long and thorough call’

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Starmer is only the latest Western politician to double down on diplomacy with Beijing.
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UK-China reset part of wider Western wooing of Beijing

Another US ally courts China as a hedge against unpredictable ties with Trump

(From left) Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting in Beijing, China, Jan 29, 2026.

Trump warns Britain on China ties as Starmer hails reset

Starmer has made improving relations with China a priority

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting during his visit to China, in Beijing on Jan 29.

Starmer, Xi hail reset in ties, helped by large AstraZeneca investment

The US$15 billion deal comes as Trump rattles ties with longstanding allies such as Britain

The country’s property market remains moribund, deflation marked its longest slump since the 1970s and investment posted its first-ever annual decline.

Xi’s export machine gets lift from US move to strongarm allies

Beijing is also pushing to revive the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment

Relations between Washington and Beijing have steadied after Trump and Xi met in South Korea on Oct 30.

US firms regain optimism on China after Trump-Xi trade truce

The two leaders are slated to meet four times in 2026