Slovenia is willing to play a positive role in promoting relations between the European Union (EU) and China and boosting cooperation between the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) and China, said President Borut Pahor in Ljubljana during his meeting with visiting senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi on Wednesday.
Slovenian president meets with senior Chinese diplomat on bilateral ties
Xinhua
27 May 2021, 08:18 GMT+10
LJUBLJANA, May 26 (Xinhua) Slovenian President Borut Pahor met with visiting senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi here on Wednesday. Yang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, conveyed Chinese President Xi Jinping s cordial greetings to Pahor. Yang said China-Slovenia relations have witnessed steady and healthy development, with close exchanges between the two peoples and the scale of trade and investment continuing to expand. Against the backdrop of the pandemic, the two countries have maintained a positive momentum of cooperation and exchanges.
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US accusations about Chinese military dismissed By ZHANG ZHIHAO | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-05-26 08:01 Share The national flags of China and the United States [Photo/Xinhua]
Recent complaints by some US defense officials that the Chinese military is unwilling to communicate with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are false and misleading, because the United States has overstepped diplomatic protocol by requesting direct access to a senior leader in the Central Military Commission, a source close to the matter told China Daily.
Experts said that given the nature of military diplomacy, dialogue involving top military officials is typically done through military diplomatic channels, and it is counterintuitive for US defense officials to disclose progress or details of the exchange with the media.
BEIJING (Global Times): China and Russia held a new round of strategic security consultations on Tuesday (May 25) in Moscow, and during the frequent interactions between the two major powers in recent months, the world has showed a dangerous trend of disorder or tensions in some regions, including the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Western Pacific, due to global strategic shift made by the US,
Chinese analysts said that the recent change has been generally caused by the decline of US hegemony, and not only will US pressure and hostility push China and Russia to stand closer, the decline in Washington s strength and influence in some regions will also make Beijing and Moscow consider how to figure out new regional order to stabilize the situation and protect their interests after the US pullout.