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Xi Jinping tells Chinese officials to shift focus back to fight against poverty
China’s president urges officials to redouble efforts to meet next year’s targets for tackling poverty and pollution.
China takes aim at Swedish activist amid ‘foreign infiltration’ campaign
Three years after Peter Dahlin was deported, state newspaper says human rights worker used his NGO to ‘exaggerate and fabricate’ negative news about the country.
Why Does China Suddenly Want Nuclear Icebreakers?
Beijing wants to join the race for Arctic resources and trade routes.
U.S.-China Trade Pact Takes Aim at Currency Manipulation
As part of a prospective deal on trade, the U.S. and China have agreed to measures that American officials say will deter Beijing from currency manipulation by requiring greater disclosure of economic actions.
In Mao-style revolution move, 10 mn young Chinese to be sent to villages
The report did not say how the volunteers will be chosen or persuaded or whether it will be mandatory for some to head to the villages.
China launches app to teach schoolkids socialist theory and 'belief in the party' | CNN
Kids in the United States may be busy playing Fortnite and Apex Legends, but their Chinese counterparts are getting into socialist theory.
Spain’s top envoy to China says New Silk Road won’t solve the trade gap
Spanish ambassador Rafael Dezcallar de Mazarredo calls on Beijing to open its market and level the playing field, ahead of EU-China summit in Brussels.
Xi tells Trump strategic leadership is key to trade deal amid talk of 4-week countdown
Chinese president says healthy ties and potential trade deal rely on principle of mutual benefit, in letter delivered by Vice-Premier Liu He at his meeting with Trump, who praised ‘very rapid pace’ of progress.
China is becoming an election issue in Asia. And that's bad news for Beijing | CNN
Two years ago, Indonesian President Joko Widodo -- also known as Jokowi -- stood shoulder to shoulder with Xi Jinping for a group photo to celebrate the Chinese leader's Belt and Road project.
Don't discriminate against our firms, China's Xi tells New Zealand
President Xi Jinping called upon New Zealand on Monday not to discriminate against Chinese companies during a meeting with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, whose country has rejected a bid by Chinese telecom giant Huawei to build a 5G mobile network. Ardern, on a one-day visit to China, said before meeting Xi that she hoped to have a dialogue with Beijing about New Zealand's intelligence agency's decision to reject the bid. Ties with China have been tense under Ardern's government which has openly raised concerns about Beijing's growing influence in the South Pacific.
China Bans All Types of Fentanyl, Cutting Supply of Deadly Drug to U.S. and Fulfilling Pledge to Trump (Published 2019)
Carrying out a promise made to President Trump, China announced that it would treat all variations of the opioid fentanyl as controlled substances.
Haunted by Chaos
Before the Chinese Communist Party came to power, China lay broken and fragmented. Today, it is a force on the global stage, and yet its leaders have continued to be haunted by the past. Drawing on
Europe brings down the barriers for Xi Jinping in Paris
European leaders strike united stand but also try to find common ground with Chinese president as the trading partners grapple with slowing growth.
China Expels Former Interpol Chief From Communist Party for ‘Extravagant’ Spending (Published 2019)
The disappearance of Meng Hongwei highlighted China’s opaque legal system. His wife’s public appeals for help were a potential embarrassment to Beijing.
In Philippines, ‘crimes against humanity’ case against Xi gains support
More than 25,000 people have signed a statement of support for two former officials who claim China’s artificial island building has blocked 320,000 Filipinos from their fishing grounds. But Beijing has no plans to respond
A Chinese Law Professor Criticized Xi. Now He’s Been Suspended. (Published 2019)
Xu Zhangrun boldly criticized China’s repressive policies. Now his university has suspended him and started an inquiry. But he is not retreating.
Ethiopia in talks with China to ease ‘serious’ debt woes tied to railway
Ethiopian ambassador to China Teshome Toga Chanaka insists that signing on to the Belt and Road Initiative ‘makes a lot of sense’, rejecting claims that the plan is a ‘debt trap’ for developing economies.
Macron, Merkel and Juncker to meet China’s Xi on Tuesday
French President Emmanuel Macron invited German chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to join a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping next Tuesday (26 March), in a bid to forge a united front in European efforts to rebalance relations with Beijing.
Ex-Philippine officials accuse Xi Jinping of crimes against humanity
They hold the Chinese president and other officials responsible for extensive environmental damage and destroying livelihoods by building islands in the disputed South China Sea.
Italy may be ready to open four ports to Chinese investment
Prime Minister Conte seeks to assure Italians national security will be safe after deals as Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected in port city of Palermo as part of state visit.
