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XI JINPING

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 1, 2018
China's top paper says reform does not mean life-long presidency
Reforms to China's constitution to remove term limits for the presidency does not mean life-long terms, the ruling Communist Party's official People's Daily said on Thursday, after a surge of concern that Xi Jinping may stay in power forever.
EDITORIALS
Feb 28, 2018
CCP once again embraces the strongman model
Japan and other governments must prepare to deal with a Chinese leader full of self-confidence heading a system of centralized power.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2018
China faces the downsides of dictatorship
The period of term-limited presidents corresponded with unprecedented growth. Now Xi Jinping is changing the rules
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 28, 2018
China's military flexes muscles for domestic objective: more funding
With stealth jets entering service, leaked pictures of new high-tech naval artillery and proud reports of maneuvers that "dare to shine the sword," China's armed forces are putting on a show of power as they lobby for greater defense spending.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2018
Why 'Emperor Xi' should worry
China will learn that totalitarian states have short-term advantages but they don't end well.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 27, 2018
With eye on U.S., China to revamp top tier of diplomats, sources say
China is expected to announce a reshuffle of its top diplomats at an annual meeting of parliament in March, aiming to deal with U.S. President Donald Trump's growing suspicion of Beijing, several sources familiar with the plan said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 26, 2018
China pushes back against criticism of plan for Xi to stay in power
China's plan for President Xi Jinping to remain in office indefinitely has sparked social media opposition, drawing comparisons to North Korea's ruling dynasty and charges of creating a dictator by a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 26, 2018
Xi's move to erase term limits puts Chinese president on collision course with Japan's Abe
China has set the stage for President Xi Jinping to stay in his post indefinitely in a position some have compared to that of an “emperor” — a move that could put the Asian powerhouse on a collision course with Japan and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 25, 2018
China to scrap term limits for president, paving way for Xi to stay at helm
In a move likely to pave the way for Chinese leader Xi Jinping to stay at the country's helm beyond his second five-year term, the ruling Communist Party's Central Committee has proposed to remove term limits for the president and vice president.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 21, 2018
China's next ideological front
Beijing is tightening the screws on poliical dissent, and Americans are growing more uneasy about the nature of Chinese influence abroad.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 13, 2018
China's Xi stresses military modernization in pre-new year visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed military modernization and technological advances during meetings with servicemen and women ahead of the Lunar New Year, state media said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 13, 2018
Disgraced senior Chinese politician Sun Zhengcai charged with bribery
Chinese prosecutors have charged disgraced senior politician Sun Zhengcai with bribery, state media said Tuesday, the latest development in a corruption probe into a man once considered a contender for top leadership.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 2, 2018
Are you okay, Auntie May? China warms to U.K. prime minster
British Prime Minister Theresa May landed in China earlier this week fending off questions about her future amid mounting accusations of poor leadership, boring policies, and weakness over Brexit.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 31, 2018
U.K.'s May walks tightrope between trade and politics on trip to China
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May arrived in China seeking to balance her desire to build a powerful post-Brexit trade relationship with a clutch of political concerns.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 30, 2018
New task for old ally of China's President Xi suggests bigger role ahead
China has implied that a new job could be in the offing for Wang Qishan, the powerful former top graft-buster and a close ally of President Xi Jinping, with an announcement that he had been chosen as a delegate to the annual meeting of parliament.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 20, 2018
Xi Jinping expected to be written into Chinese constitution
China's powerful Central Committee plans to write the core doctrine of President Xi Jinping into the nation's constitution — a rare move that will further bolster the status of the leader.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 19, 2018
China detains rights lawyer critical of President Xi Jinping
Beijing authorities on Friday took outspoken rights lawyer Yu Wensheng into custody as he was taking his child to school, his wife said, days after Yu said he was stripped of his legal license for criticizing President Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 16, 2018
China rights lawyer says legal license revoked after criticizing President Xi Jinping
A prominent Chinese rights lawyer who wrote an open letter criticizing President Xi Jinping said Monday that authorities had revoked his license to practice law.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 15, 2018
Inside the growing backlash against China
Chinese President Xi Jinping's increasingly aggressive and high-profile foreign policy is drawing fire from both Western and developing nations.

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