カテゴリー: Xi Jinping
Exclusive: Zhou Bo says harm done to US image may make Taiwanese reconsider their attitude towards Beijing but says he sees Trump as overall being ‘rather friendly’The damage caused by Donald Trump to the United States’ reputation is creating opportuni…
It was once a privilege afforded to only Singapore, Brunei and Japan but now travel rules have been relaxed for dozens of countries. But are many people coming?A few years ago, getting a visa to visit China was a “ball ache”, says Kate Murray. The Aust…
Timing may show two leaders want to coordinate approach in engaging with new US administration over UkraineUS politics live – latest updatesThe Russian president, Vladimir Putin, held a video call with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in a symbolic…
World leaders also reportedly discussed Taiwan and fentanyl in first direct contact since 2021China’s president, Xi Jinping, has spoken to the US president-elect, Donald Trump, on the phone in the first direct contact between the two men since 2021.Day…
China has increased its incursions into Taiwan’s airspace over the last year, part of strategic harassment that is taking a toll on the island’s resourcesChina’s military launched a record number of warplane incursions around Taiwan in 2024 as it build…
Chinese president calls for city to ‘focus on cultivating new industries’ as he attends inauguration of new leaderChina’s president, Xi Jinping, has urged the gambling hub of Macau to diversify away from casinos, as he addressed the Chinese territory a…
Sweeping corruption crackdown is hallmark of Chinese president’s leadership, but his party remains plagued by graft, particularly within its armed forcesChinese President Xi Jinping has said internal divisions within the ruling Communist party were ine…
Xi is expected to rebuff the offer, as attending the event might put the Chinese president in a subservient positionDonald Trump has invited China’s hardline president, Xi Jinping, to his inauguration next month in an audacious diplomatic gambit that B…
Comments part of debate over whether Beijing backs Kim Jong-un’s decision to send troops to fight in UkraineChina is increasingly uncomfortable about North Korea’s engagement with Russia and finds the growing cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow un…
China-Australia relations have achieved ‘a turnaround and are maintaining a positive momentum of development’, Chinese president Xi Jinping says. Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese says he is pleased to meet with Xi again, while highlighting th…
With $500bn worth of trade in the crosshairs of Donald Trump’s tariffs, Xi Jinping is preparing for four more years of unpredictabilityChina is bracing itself for four years of volatile relations with its biggest trading partner and geopolitical rival,…
The historical series, Time in the Northwest, chronicles the life of Xi Zhongxun from peasant roots to Communist revolutionary in ChinaXi Jinping’s father is the subject of a rousing new historical drama that premiered on Chinese state television on Tu…
New modules on the Chinese leader’s ideas are aimed at cultivating ‘affection for our country’ and a ‘sense of national identity’The new school year began this week in Hong Kong with a significant new addition to the curriculum for some students: the t…
Chinese leader speaks with Jake Sullivan, who was making his first visit to Beijing as US national security adviserXi Jinping has spoken with the US national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, in a surprise meeting during the senior Biden aide’s three-da…
Craze for the four-player game known as guandan may lead to the formation of cliques, Communist party warnsAs recently as last year, Chinese state media was hailing guandan as the card game that “can get you a promotion in China”.The country was holdi…