Azerbaijan's comprehensive strategic partnership with China is a long-term, multidimensional, and mutually beneficial framework of cooperation, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov told Global Times, noting that the deepening of this relationship is one of the important directions of Azerbaijan's foreign policy.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping held substantive talks, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is interested in maintaining restrictions on nuclear weapons and involving China in arms control negotiations, The Financial Times reported, citing a White House official.
Russia, Iran and China will conduct their annual "Maritime Security Belt" joint naval exercises in the Indian Ocean in late February, the Tasnim news agency reports.
Representatives from Azerbaijan's state oil company SOCAR and the Chinese construction giant CITIC Construction met to discuss potential joint energy projects.
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has conducted diplomatic discussions with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during a visit to China.
The value of precious metal exports reached $3.29 bln
Russian-Chinese relations have been brought to an "unprecedented" level, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a news conference reviewing the results of Russian diplomacy in 2025.
China confirmed that it had been asked to join U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace," an invitation that Washington had extended to dozens of countries in his bid to launch a global initiative aimed at resolving conflicts.
Trade between China and Iran decreased by a quarter in 2025. Chinese exports to Iran fell by nearly 23%, while imports from Iran dropped by almost 32%.
China-U.S. trade volumes fell by 18.7% in 2025 compared with the previous year to nearly $560 bln, according to the latest data released by China’s General Administration of Customs.
China will firmly defend its legitimate interests if the United States imposes 25% tariffs for cooperation with Iran as has been approved by U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said.
Gazprom for the first time supplied more gas to China than to Europe as of 2025 year-end and delivered 38.8 bln cubic meters of gas to China, the Russian gas holding said.
Beijing on Monday pushed back on U.S. President Donald Trump using China and Russia as “pretext” for Washington’s “selfish” ambitions in the Arctic region, likely referring to Greenland.
Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said China valued its relations with Venezuela and had always maintained good communication and cooperation with the Venezuelan government.
The White House hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump will be able to continue good "personal relationships" with Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
Five foreign tankers scheduled for Venezuelan crude oil loading have rerouted or suspended operations following US military actions against Caracas, according to media reports.
China has condemned Israel's decision to recognize Somaliland. Beijing reiterated that Somalia's sovereignty and territorial integrity are universally recognized under international law.
China's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan Lu Me said China will continue its cooperation with Azerbaijan under the Belt and Road Initiative. Beijing is also ready to leverage its advantages in freight resources, technology, and capital to support Azerbaijan’s efforts to establish a regional transport and logistics hub.
The department's report details the state of China's military
