Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he plans to meet China's leader Xi Jinping to discuss Beijing's proposals on ending the war in Ukraine.
China has had an unusually busy and bizarre week.
The White House has said there is no indication three flying objects blasted out of the sky over the weekend by the US military are linked to alleged Chinese spying.
The sensors from the first suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down over the US have been recovered from the Atlantic Ocean, the US military says.
The US has shot down another unidentified flying object in the fourth military operation of its kind this month.
Presence of Chinese balloon is likely to complicate efforts to reset relations with Beijing
An alleged spy balloon spotted over the US is a Chinese "civilian airship" which had deviated from its planned route, China says.
Latest figures revive question of whether India is already more populous
The outlook for 2023 has been lifted by optimism around the easing of Covid restrictions
