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BEIJING (AP) — Latvia and Estonia say they have left a Chinese-backed forum aimed at boosting relations with Eastern European countries, in what appears to be a new setback for China's increasingly assertive diplomacy. The move follows China’s boosting of its relations with Russia, whose invasion of Ukraine is seen as a possible first step in a series of moves against countries that were once part of the Soviet Union. China has refused to criticize Russia and has condemned punishing economic sanctions imposed on Moscow by the West. Weeks before the invasion, Chinese President and Communist Party leader Xi Jinping hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing and declared their bilateral relations had “no limits" in a joint statement. The move also comes after Beijing launched economic and diplomatic retaliation against another Baltic state, Lithuania, in retaliation for its expanded ties with the self-governing island democracy of Taiwan, which China claims as its own … [Read more...] about Latvia, Estonia leave China-backed East Europe forum

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for August 12 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are planning their first in-person meeting since Biden took office in Southeast Asia come November, the Wall Street Journal first reported Friday. The trip will be Xi’s first foreign trip in three years and comes as tension between Washington and Beijing mounts following increased Chinese aggression toward Taiwan. Geopolitical relations between the two superpowers have been strained for years following the COVID-19 pandemic, a trade war and increased pressure from the West placed on Beijing to address gross human rights abuses. TAIWAN REJECTS CHINA'S 'ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS' PLAN FOR THE ISLAND President Joe Biden meets virtually with Chinese President Xi Jinping from the Roosevelt … [Read more...] about Biden and Xi Jinping plan first in-person meet up amid rocky relations

close Video Hunter Biden laptop repairman calls out FBI's double standard after Trump raid Laptop repairman John Paul Mac Isaac joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss why he believes there is a double standard within the DOJ following the FBI's Mar-a-Lago raid. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! President Joe Biden 's son Hunter was spotted vacationing with the family on South Carolina's affluent Kiawah Island on Friday as legal questions regarding his foreign business dealings and tax practices continue to swirl. The Biden family flew to South Carolina on Thursday for a vacation that is expected to last one week. In the photos from the vacation obtained by Fox News Digital, Hunter, his wife Melissa Cohen and what appears to be their 2-year-old son Beau can be seen frolicking in the South Carolina surf. MCENANY QUESTIONS PELOSI, BIDEN OVER SONS' BUSINESS DEALINGS: 'IT'S A TREND' Hunter Biden … [Read more...] about Hunter Biden spotted enjoying beach vacation with family amid questions over business dealings, taxes