China’s rising economic and military heft, Taiwan’s burgeoning sense of national identity, and fractious relations between Beijing and Washington mean the conditions for a crisis are ripe.
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US President Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping for about four hours in San Francisco to discuss issues that have strained relations between the two superpowers.
Both oppose the US-led world order and also both support Iran and have condemned Israel over the last week after Hamas massacred more than 1,400 people in Israel.
Putin last visited China for the Beijing Winter Olympics in February 2022 when Russia and China declared a "no-limits" partnership.
"Looking to the future, China and the United States, as two major countries, bear more important responsibilities for world peace, stability, and development," Chinese President Xi Jinping said.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock made the remarks in a live interview with Fox News last week when asked about Russia's war on Ukraine.
Netanyahu immediately updated Washington about the invitation, emphasizing that it is not a message to Biden.
The US has a stockpile of germanium but no inventory of gallium, according to a Pentagon spokesperson following China's announcement that it would be restricting exports of the two metals.
The Kremlin said it could not confirm the FT report Xi had personally warned Putin against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
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