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Ma Shengkun (third from the right), newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine Photo: Official WeChat account of the Chinese Embassy in Ukraine

New Chinese ambassador assumes post in Ukraine, ‘confident in strengthening bilateral ties’

December 17, 2024

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Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO on N.Y. state charges
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Pakistan to root out all forms of terrorism for peace, stability: army chief
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Toyota to make Lexus EVs at first independent China plant
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Trump says ownership of Greenland ‘is an absolute necessity’
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