カテゴリー: Xi Jinping
Ren Zhiqiang went missing last month after writing an essay criticising the Chinese Communist party’s handling of the outbreakCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageRen Zhiqiang, an influential critic of the Chinese Communist party…
After the coronavirus outbreak, life is returning to normal here. Other countries face a much longer waitCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen China shut down its economy at the end of January to try to control the coronaviru…
Friends of the high-profile former property developer say they have been unable to contact him for three days An influential former Chinese property executive who called president Xi Jinping a “clown” over a speech he made last month about the governme…
Leader’s arrival at the centre of the epidemic signals that Beijing believes the tide has turned in its fight against Covid-19Coronavirus – latest updatesChina’s leader, Xi Jinping, has visited Wuhan for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak be…
Xu Zhiyong is being held in secret detention and has been denied access to a lawyer, say friendsA prominent Chinese activist detained for criticising President Xi Jinping’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak is being held on a state security charge t…
Health minister says 12 people have died and 66 been infectedIran denies cover-up after reports of 50 deathsChina postpones National People’s CongressStock markets slide amid fears spread could hit growthShare your experiences 11.48am GMT Iran’s govern…
Exclusive: professor who published stinging criticism of Chinese president was confined to home by guards and barred from social mediaThe Chinese professor Xu Zhangrun, who published a rare public critique of President Xi Jinping over China’s coronavir…
Xia Baolong is a long-time ally of Xi Jinping who represents a sign Beijing wants to exert more control over the cityCoronavirus latest updates A hardliner notorious for the demolition of thousands of Christian crosses on churches has been appointed th…
Xu Zhangrun says culture of suppression and ‘systemic impotence’ have created the crisis that has killed more than 1,000 peopleCoronavirus – latest updatesA prominent Chinese intellectual has become the first high-profile public figure to lay the blame…
The Chinese leader’s unusual decision to command from a distance during the national crisis has aroused suspicionCoronavirus – latest updatesThe Chinese president, Xi Jinping, has been noticeably absent from public view as his government scrambles to f…
Authoritarian bureaucracy has allowed dramatic response but also let virus festerCoronavirus outbreak – latest updatesWhen Wuhan’s mayor took to live national television to discuss the rapidly escalating outbreak of coronavirus in his city, he came pri…
Spread of illness reported down-bulletin on state TV but private outlets allowed more freedom to cover outbreakIt has been splashed all over the front pages of newspapers around the world for days. But the outbreak of coronavirus, which has left at lea…
Former public security vice-minister caught up in Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaignThe former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei, who was detained on a visit to China in 2018, has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for bribery in a case that h…
Problem arises in translation of leader’s name from BurmeseTech giant ‘sincerely apologises for offence this has caused’ Facebook has blamed a technical error for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s name appearing as “Mr Shithole” in posts on its platform when…
State media plays down agreement, in contrast to Donald Trump’s assertion it is the ‘biggest deal anyone has ever seen’ Reaction in China to the US trade deal has been muted, with state media playing down news of the agreement signed in Washington and …