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XI JINPING

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 21, 2016
Hong Kong leader presses Beijing on case of missing booksellers
Hong Kong's leader said on Tuesday he had asked China whether its handling of the booksellers case violated the "one country, two systems" formula under which the city returned to Chinese rule, the strongest response yet from the former British colony.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 13, 2016
Merkel pushes rule of law, NGO access in China
German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed the role of an independent judiciary and the need for a level playing field for foreign firms as she begun her ninth trip to China since taking office.
WORLD / Society
May 29, 2016
China should invest more for care of elderly, Xi tells Politburo meeting
China should increase investment in care for the elderly, President Xi Jinping told a meeting of the country's top leaders on its aging population, official Xinhua News Agency reported.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 17, 2016
China's No. 3 official vows to hear Hong Kong autonomy concerns
National People's Congress Chairman Zhang Dejiang vowed to listen to Hong Kong's suggestions regarding its autonomy, as he began the highest-level visit by a state leader since pro-democracy protests paralyzed the city two years ago.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2016
Xi Jinping — a son of the Cultural Revolution
Power is Xi Jinping's lodestar, and he appears willing to go to any length to secure it. In this effort, he has one key advantage: Mao Zedong's legacy.
COMMENTARY / World
May 13, 2016
For Taiwan, the best defense is a good offense
Taipei needs to develop an approach aimed at deterring Beijing from initiating diplomatic offensives or, once they get under way, at least rolling them back.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 4, 2016
Xi says not stifling debate but wants all Chinese singing same song
China's ruling Communist Party is not trying to curtail internal debate or even criticism with rules banning "baseless comments" but is simply trying to ensure no one is "singing out of tune," President Xi Jinping has said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 28, 2016
China won't allow chaos or war on Korean peninsula, Xi says
China will not allow chaos and war to break out on the Korean Peninsula, Chinese President Xi Jinping told a group of Asian foreign ministers on Thursday. He said such an eventuality would be to no one's advantage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2016
A tricky Edward Snowden moment for China
The Panama Papers have cast an unwelcome spotlight on the financial affairs of China's elite.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 6, 2016
Retired military commander charged with massive graft in China
A retired top general of the People's Liberation Army has been formally charged with taking bribes and will face court martial in China's highest-level military corruption case in more than six decades.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2016
Panama Papers fallout claims Iceland leader
Iceland Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson will resign, his party said on Tuesday, becoming the first casualty of leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm that have shone a spotlight on the finances of an array of politicians and public figures worldwide.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 5, 2016
China squelches Panama allegations, but Russia media note contents
China moved to block access to documents leaked from a Panamanian law firm after the data came to light Monday, and its state media characterized the data's release as political.
WORLD
Apr 2, 2016
China Party journal denounces critics seeking to discredit anti-graft drive
A top magazine of China's ruling Communist Party lashed out at critics of its ongoing anti-corruption campaign, saying foreign media and individuals from home and abroad were intentionally trying to discredit the effort as a political "power struggle."
EDITORIALS
Apr 2, 2016
China's tight control of speech
Chinese President Xi Jinping's stringent control of speech and media outlets could increase public frustration — a potential source of social instability.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 2, 2016
Xi, Abe skip chance to chat at nuclear summit amid growing tensions
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, standing only a row apart, chose not to speak to each other during a group photo session at a nuclear summit in Washington, highlighting the state of relations between Asia's two biggest economies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 30, 2016
Japan-China tensions simmer as Xi, Abe remain cool on talks in U.S.
Chinese and Japanese leaders have a chance this week to sit down in Washington and discuss ways to stop simmering tensions from once again damaging business ties between Asia's two largest economies. They may pass on the opportunity.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2016
Dangers of Facebook cozying up to Beijing
Mark Zuckerberg's China ambitions are a no-brainer but he risks being a pawn in Beijing's censorship push.

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