Xi Jinping

The Broken China Dream: Minxin Pei's book charts Xi's inevitable rise

The author argues that Xi could dismantle Deng's "reforms" because latter was not totally committed to political reform and was against a third-party check on future establishment of personality cults

Khamenei's killing complicates planned summit between Trump, Xi Jinping

While Iran, Venezuela aren't considered important partners for China, Trump's campaign of regime change raises the question of whether the next target could be a leader with much closer links to Xi

Why are private equity firms struggling to exit their China investments

China's slowing economy and falling valuations have made exits harder for private equity firms, delaying capital returns and disrupting global investment cycles

Xi Jinping gains leverage ahead of summit with Trump after tariff reversal

Xi's team will likely push harder for access to advanced semiconductors, removal of trade restrictions on Chinese companies and reduced US support for Taiwan

Xi gains leverage before Trump summit after US' Supreme Court's ruling

Xi heads into Trump summit with stronger leverage after US Supreme Court strikes down emergency China tariffs, shifting trade dynamics

Trump will travel to China in late march for high-stakes meet with Xi

"I'm going to be going to China in April, that's going to be a wild one," Trump said Thursday during the first meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington

Would love to have China, Russia on Gaza Board of Peace, says Trump

Both Russia and China have received the invitation from Trump, but have not announced any decision about joining the board

China's Xi Jinping emphasises stability at start of new policy cycle

The nation will also seek to maintain social harmony and stability, Xi said in his speech in Beijing on Saturday, state broadcaster China Central Television reported

Deep in China's mountains, nuclear revival takes shape in remote facilities

Satellite imagery of secretive nuclear facilities reveals Beijing's efforts to expand its arsenal, just as the last global guardrails on nuclear weapons vanish

US shelves major tech curbs on China after Trump-Xi trade detente

That meeting also included a pledge by the Chinese to delay painful export restrictions on the rare-earth minerals that underpin tech manufacturing globally

After PLA purge, Xi Jinping hails loyalty of rank-and-file troops

After an unprecedented purge of the PLA at the top, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday praised troops at the "grassroots level" for their loyalty to the ruling Communist Party as he made his first public appearance ahead of the Spring Festival after the dismissals. Describing the past year as highly unusual and extraordinary, the 72-year-old leader said the people's armed forces had advanced in-depth political rectification, effectively addressed various risks and challenges, and undergone "a revolutionary tempering" in the fight against corruption. Officers and soldiers across the armed forces, especially those at the grassroots level, have been loyal to the Party, faithfully fulfilled their duties, and proven themselves capable and dependable, Xi said in his spring festival greetings to the troops via video link, official media reported on Wednesday. Two senior Chinese military officials, including the highest-ranking PLA official GenZhang Youxia, were placed under ...

Xi Jinping faces Japan dilemma after Takaichi's historic election win

Takaichi said Japan was continuing to communicate with China at 'various levels' and would respond 'calmly and appropriately from the standpoint of Japan's national interests'

Our ties with US are 'rock solid': Taiwan president after Trump-Xi call

Taiwan's ties with the United States are "rock solid," the island's president said Thursday, hours after President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke on the phone about topics that included the self-ruled island's future. "The Taiwan-US relationship is rock solid, and all cooperation projects will continue uninterrupted," Taiwan President Lai Ching-te told reporters during a visit to textile merchants in western Taiwan. The comments came after Xi, in his first call with Trump since November, warned the US president to be "prudent" about supplying arms to the self-ruled island, according to a readout of their call provided by China's Foreign Ministry. Taiwan is a self-ruled democracy that China claims as its own territory, to be annexed by force if necessary. Beijing prohibits all countries it has diplomatic relations with - including the US - from having formal ties with Taipei. Still, while the US doesn't officially recognize Taiwan as a country, it is the island's .

Trump, Xi discuss trade, Taiwan and Ukraine ahead of planned April summit

Trump cast the call as "excellent" and "long and thorough," adding that the two spoke about increasing Chinese purchases of US soybeans to 20 million tonnes for the current season

Trump says he held excellent call with Xi, discussed Iran, trade and Taiwan

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the situation in Iran in a wide-ranging call that comes as the US administration pushes Beijing and others to isolate Tehran. Trump said the two leaders also discussed a broad range of other critical issues in the US-China relationship, including trade and Taiwan and his plans to visit Beijing in April. Trump, who continues to weigh taking military action against Iran, announced last month in a social media post he would impose a 25 per cent tax on imports to the United States from countries that do business with Iran. Years of sanctions aimed at stopping Iran's nuclear program have left the country isolated. But Tehran still did nearly USD 125 billion in international trade in 2024, including USD 32 billion with China, USD 28 billion with the United Arab Emirates and USD 17 billion with Turkey, according to the World Trade Organization.

China's Xi and Russia's Putin hold video talks on bilateral ties

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks via video on Wednesday, Chinese state media said. There were no immediate details on their conversation. The virtual meeting came in the middle of a series of meetings between Xi and Western leaders who have sought to boost ties with China despite differences over Russia's war in Ukraine. The British and Canadian prime ministers visited Beijing last month and the German chancellor is expected to later this month. The call with Putin may have been in part to reassure Russia that China's position on the war hasn't changed. European leaders have pressed China for years to end its support for Russia. China has continued to trade with Russia, providing some relief from Western economic sanctions. Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu traveled to Beijing last weekend and met China's top foreign policy official, Wang Yi. The two officials agreed their countries should maintain close ties in a turbulent ..

China's disappearing generals show Xi Jinping's deepening grip on military

China had at least 30 generals and admirals at start of 2023 who ran specialised departments and commands; nearly all of them have been expelled or have disappeared during Xi Jinping's sweeping purge

Xi Jinping meets Uruguay leader, calls for 'equal, multipolar world'

This is first visit by a South American leader to the Chinese capital since the United States invaded Venezuela in January and captured then President Nicolas Maduro in a raid

Xi Jinping revives push to make China's yuan a global reserve currency

China is stepping up efforts to boost the yuan's global role as President Xi Jinping calls for wider use of the currency in trade, investment and foreign exchange markets

Britain, China hail reset in ties as Starmer seeks 'sophisticated' bond

Britain and China signalled a reset in relations as PM Keir Starmer met President Xi Jinping to boost trade, investment and cooperation amid global uncertainty