https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Nations should strive for a world where nuclear weapons are prohibited and where existing stocks are destroyed, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a speech at the United Nations in Geneva on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170119/chinese-president-ends-swiss-tour-with-un-speech-against-nuclear-weapons Thu, 19 Jan 2017 09:28:43 +0100 chinese-president-ends-swiss-tour-with-un-speech-against-nuclear-weapons China's President Xi Jinping warned on Tuesday against scapegoating globalization for the world's ills or retreating behind protectionist walls, staking out an alternative vision for the international economy days before Donald Trump takes office. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170117/davos-xi-jinping-warns-against-trumps-protectionism Tue, 17 Jan 2017 19:20:11 +0100 davos-xi-jinping-warns-against-trumps-protectionism China and Switzerland signed ten agreements following talks between leaders on Monday during the state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the Swiss capital. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170117/leaders-ink-new-chinese-swiss-deals Tue, 17 Jan 2017 10:35:13 +0100 leaders-ink-new-chinese-swiss-deals Swiss police on Sunday detained 32 people protesting conditions in Tibet as Chinese President Xi Jinping began a state visit in the wealthy alpine nation. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170116/tibet-protesters-arrested-in-bern-as-chinese-state-visit-kicks-off Mon, 16 Jan 2017 09:33:03 +0100 tibet-protesters-arrested-in-bern-as-chinese-state-visit-kicks-off Tibetans in Switzerland and their supporters will hold a demonstration in Bern on Sunday ahead of the state visit of China’s President, Xi Jinping. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170112/tibet-demo-in-bern-precedes-first-chinese-state-visit-for-18-years Thu, 12 Jan 2017 13:27:34 +0100 tibet-demo-in-bern-precedes-first-chinese-state-visit-for-18-years