The overarching theme emerging from China’s ongoing Communist Party congress is one of continuity, not change. The weeklong meeting, which opened Sunday , is expected to reappoint Xi Jinping as leader …
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Beijing will do its utmost for peaceful reunification with Taiwan, Xi Jinping says
But Chinese president tells Communist Party congress that ‘we will never promise to renounce the use of force’.
China’s Xi calls for more military might at Communist Party meet
China opened a highly anticipated Communist Party meeting Sunday with a call to speed up military development and no major changes to policies that have caused tensions with the U.S. and other nations …
Are Coronavirus Lockdown Protests in China a Threat to Xi Jinping?
Banners on the Sitong Bridge overlooking Beijing’s Third Ring Road in the city’s Haidian district displayed messages criticizing Xi’s personal power and the government’s highly restrictive “zero-COVID …
China is holding the most important meeting in its political calendar. Here’s what you need to know.
China is holding the most important meeting in its political calendar, the five-yearly Communist Party congress, where President Xi Jinping is expected to gain an unprecedented third term as the …
China is sticking to its ‘zero Covid’ policy.
Xi Jinping doubled down on the idea that the measures have saved lives and vowed to continue the stringent set of policies.
China’s Xi calls for military growth as party congress opens
China’s most influential figure spoke as the party opened a congress that will be watched by governments and the public for signs of official direction.
China’s economy faces hurdles as Xi Jinping heads into party congress
As XI Jinping gets ready to be installed for a historic third-term as the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist party, Beijing is facing a host of growing economic problems that are already cause …
Xi Jinping doubles down on China’s Zero Covid policy at party congress
He claimed that China had “achieved major positive results in the overall … He said that “resolving the Taiwan issue is the Chinese people’s own business”, adding: “It is up to the Chinese people to…
Xi touts Covid-19 fight, warns about security challenges at China’s most important political meeting
The president urged party members to foster a fighting spirit as China continues its rise as a world power. Read more at straitstimes.com.
China’s Leader Strikes a Defiant Note, Warning of ‘Stormy Seas’
Xi Jinping is expected to secure a third term as leader during a pivotal meeting of the Communist Party, extending his authoritarian rule over the country.
China’s Xi says Beijing will never ‘renounce’ using force to reunify Taiwan
President Xi Jinping declared on Sunday that it is up to the Chinese people whether to reunify Taiwan, insisting that Beijing will never “renounce” using force to do so and will not back down in…
Coronavirus: ‘better than nothing’ to cut hotel quarantine from a week to 4 days for travellers between Hong Kong and mainland China
Covid’ approach in his speech at 20th party congress making it highly unlikely that quarantine will be entirely scrapped.