China’s President Xi Jinping has put China’s tycoons on notice that it is time for them to share more wealth with the rest of the country. Chris Buckley, Alexandra Stevenson, and Cao Li, writing in The New York Times (NYT) said that as Xi prepares for a likely third term, he is promising […]
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Xi Jinping promotes Wang Haijiang to rank of General for PLA’s Western Theatre Command
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday promoted Wang Haijiang to rank of General for People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Western Theatre Command, which oversees the borders with India. Xi, chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), on Monday presented certificates of order at a ceremony to promote five senior military officers to the rank of general, reported […]
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Trump ‘pleaded’ with Xi Jinping to help win 2020 US polls, says John Bolton
President Donald Trump had pleaded with president Xi Jinping to help him win a second term during trade negotiations and also endorsed the Chinese leader’s concentration camps for Uygur Muslims, writes John Bolton, the former US national security adviser, in an upcoming book widely previewed in American media Wednesday. Among […]
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Why Donald Trump ‘just doesn’t want to talk’ to China’s Xi Jinping right now
US President Donald Trump has said that he does not want to talk to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping right now, indicating his displeasure at the Chinese leadership’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak which has now spread across the world, killing over 4.5 million people. “Just don’t want to talk […]
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Xi Jinping to meet Japan, South Korea leaders as North Korea tensions rise
The leaders of Japan and South Korea will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday, amid heightened concern that North Korea may be about to return to confrontation with Washington. South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet Xi separately before going to […]