Xi voiced his readiness to maintain close exchanges with Putin and keep China-Russia cooperation on the right course. He also stated his willingness to continue consolidating and deepening China-Russia ties featuring permanent good-neighborly friendship, comprehensive strategic coordination and mutually beneficial cooperation.

Pundits and experts from Argentina, Russia, Ukraine, Sudan, and China give a sense of what mattered from a local perspective, and what to expect for 2025.

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday that he welcomed equal, dignified, healthy and orderly exchanges with China, but wondered whether there was goodwill from Beijing given what he said was their blocking of simple things like tourism.

Sen. Ben Cardin said on ABC's "This Week" that President-elect Donald Trump's threats to seize the Panama Canal could drive U.S. allies toward to Russia and China.

A Pentagon report says China is expanding its nuclear force, has increased military pressure against Taiwan and has strengthened its ties with Russia over the past year.

Russia's biggest bank has joined the country's digital currency scheme, which could help the economy weather turbulence caused by sanctions. Russia's Central Bank announced that Sberbank, as well as two other financial institutions—Tbank and Tochka Bank, had officially joined the country's digital ruble pilot program.

The center called out Moscow and Beijing for global disinformation efforts. But the pro-Trump GOP said it became politicized.

The United States has accused China of supporting Russia in its war against Ukraine, highlighting that Beijing's actions contradict its claims of pursuing peace. Source: US Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Robert Wood during the UN Security Council meeting on 20 Details: Wood emphasised that China's support for Russia goes against the principles of the UN Charter.

The U.S. Commerce Department’s efforts to curb China’s and Russia’s access to American-made advanced computer chips have been “inadequate” and will need more funding to stymie their ability to manufacture advanced weapons.

Russia faces increasing difficulty shipping commodities to China through its vast eastern rail network, a sign of the growing economic challenges stemming from war and sanctions, despite the Kremlin’s assurances that all is well.

In a New Year's message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized that China and Russia are "walking hand in hand on the just path of non-engagement and avoiding confrontation.