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Xi heads for Europe amid unease over Italian belt and road deal
Italy’s willingness to join initiative leads to disquiet among neighbours, as France urges ‘coordinated approach’ to Beijing’s US$1 trillion project.
China’s former energy chief accused of corruption for his ‘lavish life’
Bekri, who was one of the highest-ranking Uygur officials in the country, has been expelled from the Communist Party and his case will be transferred to prosecutors.
Why China Silenced a Clickbait Queen in Its Battle for Information Control (Published 2019)
Ma Ling was one of China’s most popular bloggers. Then she became a target in President Xi Jinping’s campaign to purge popular voices that the Communist Party finds threatening.
Trump-Xi meeting to end trade war ‘may be pushed back to June’
Hopes for an April deal appear to be fading, but the two sides could be able to reach agreement by the middle of the year.
China hits back at US 'prejudice' in human rights tit-for-tat row
Beijing says Washington should ‘take hard look’ at its own record on gun deaths and media freedom
Former Trump economic adviser says US is ‘desperate’ for China trade deal
‘The president needs a win,’ says Gary Cohn, ex-director of the National Economic Council, but Trump insists he’s in no rush for a deal.
‘Scared of Xi’: Rahul Gandhi’s dig at PM Modi over Masood Azhar listing
As China again blocked a UN resolution to designate JeM chief a global terrorist, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday hit out at Prime Minster Narendra Modi, saying he was weak and scared of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
PLA invites world’s navies to 70th anniversary review
France and Russia may send aircraft carriers to join China’s flat tops in show of military might and amity as Beijing polishes its image as rising power.
Former Chinese president’s son to take top job in scandal-hit city
Hu Haifeng to be promoted to Communist Party boss of Xian as his father’s successor faces challenges at home and abroad.
The good and the bad for China in US-North Korea nuclear tensions
The failed Kim-Trump talks in Hanoi allow things to stay as they are, preserving China’s regional power. But security risks tied to North Korea’s nuclear weapons threaten Chinese interests.
Chinese Entrepreneur Takes On the System, and Drops Out of Sight (Published 2019)
A dogged investor, missing files, an internet crusader, a disgraced judge — this scandal has drama galore. It’s about business frustration under President Xi Jinping.
China tells US to mind its own business over Italy’s belt and road plan
Foreign ministry in Beijing says US stance is ‘laughable’ after White House warned Italy’s image would suffer abroad if it signed up for the programme.
Calls For Change Spark Disappearance as China Reaffirms President's Grip on Power
Rights lawyer Lu Tingge is incommunicado after suggesting that the power to legislate be made the sole preserve of the NPC.
Beijing plans to continue tightening grip on Christianity and Islam
Premier Li Keqiang tells legislature the Communist Party’s religious affairs policy must be fully implemented.
'Two sessions': Beijing locked down for China's greatest political spectacle
Activists rounded up and dissent stifled as Xi Jinping faces public scrutiny over trade, Xinjiang and Huawei at annual meeting
U.S. and China Near a Trade Deal to Drop Tariffs (Published 2019)
The Trump administration’s agreement is shaping up to be less ambitious than what the president and his top advisers initially set out to win.
U.S., China Close In on Trade Deal
China and the U.S. are close to completing a trade deal, with Beijing offering to lower tariffs and other restrictions on American farm, chemical, auto and other products and Washington considering removing most, if not all, sanctions levied against Chinese products since last year.
Trump says Xi could be ‘more helpful’ on North Korea
As the Hanoi summit between the United States and North Korea ends in disappointment, the US president warns trade war talks with Beijing could go a similar way, even as he acknowledges Chinese support
China makes Mar-a-Lago summit a priority as US trade war talks continue
While negotiators work towards final agreement, preparations are under way for the next meeting between President Xi Jinping and US counterpart Donald Trump.
China, US still have ‘difficult discussions’ ahead on structural issues
Negotiators have made progress but remain far apart on areas such as Beijing’s subsidies for state enterprises and its industrial policy, analysts say.
