Tag - xi-jinping

 
 

XI JINPING

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2015
Xi's visit to the U.S. — the devil is in the details
Following Xi Jinping's visit to the U.S., China touted progress in their 'Major-Country Relationship,' a topic on which Washington was curiously silent.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 30, 2015
China's Xi struggles to show softer side during U.S. charm offensive
Before Xi Jinping flew to the U.S., his foreign minister promised a "people first visit" that would showcase the Chinese president's "extensive outreach to the American people."
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 30, 2015
Secret Service performed 'flawlessly' in week when pope, Xi, other top leaders visited: Obama
President Barack Obama praised the U.S. Secret Service for their work over the past week, which included visits to the White House by Pope Francis and Chinese President Xi as well as the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York.
EDITORIALS
Sep 29, 2015
Modest progress in U.S.-China ties
While there were no gaffes during Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent visit to the U.S., his summit with President Obama was a missed opportunity for significant progress.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 28, 2015
Xi Jinping's high-stakes visit to Washington
The visit to Washington by President Xi Jinping illustrated the old saying that politicians need to be able to 'walk and chew gum at the same time.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 28, 2015
At U.N., Xi boasts women's rights but critics quick to note China's jailing of female activists
China's President Xi Jinping told the United Nations on Sunday that all Chinese women have the opportunity to excel, touting his government's record on women's rights as the United States slammed Beijing and others for jailing women for their views.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 27, 2015
Celebrated in China, Xi's U.S. profile dims in shadow of pope
On Friday morning, Chinese President Xi Jinping enjoyed the symbolic high point of his first state visit to the United States — a 21-gun salute as he stood with President Barack Obama outside the White House.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 23, 2015
Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders shut out during Xi's U.S. visit
Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders in the United States on Tuesday shadowed the start of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit, but they failed to secure top White House meetings as they seek to pressure Beijing to honor governance agreements.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 23, 2015
Chinese interceptor performed unsafe maneuver near spy plane, U.S. says
euters
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 23, 2015
U.S.-China hacking deal likely to skip industrial espionage for now
Disputes over what is acceptable behavior in cyberspace threaten to overshadow the agenda when Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama meet in Washington late this week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2015
Xi seeks to reassure U.S. on trade, security
Chinese President Xi Jinping, facing a skeptical audience on Tuesday, the first day of a weeklong U.S. visit, sought to reassure business and government officials over a long list of irritants, from economic reform to cyberattacks, human rights and commercial theft.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2015
Time to curb the worst of Chinese corruption
The case could be made that corruption was actually good for China's economy, but the time has come where this is no longer true.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 22, 2015
Chinese military: Beijing may find troop cut quest an 'assault on fortified positions'
Bitterness is growing within China's armed forces to President Xi Jinping's decision to cut troop numbers by 300,000 and considerable effort will be needed to overcome opposition to the order, according to a source and commentaries in the military's newspaper.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2015
Hey Xi, try this on your U.S. trip: visit Detroit
Chinese investment is playing a significant part in protecting Detroit from a return to the crumbling urban disaster of recent headlines.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 21, 2015
Four funerals and a wedding: Xi mends political bridges
Chinese President Xi Jinping's attendance at the funeral earlier this year of a one-time propaganda minister was a surprise; Deng Liqun, who died aged 99, was never a top-ranked official and had been a political enemy of Xi's father.
WORLD
Sep 20, 2015
U.S. and China in urgent talks on cybersecurity deal
The United States and China have been engaged in urgent negotiations in recent weeks on a cybersecurity deal and may announce an agreement when President Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington on a state visit on Thursday, the New York Times said on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 17, 2015
China reportedly seizes up to $157 billion of unspent money from local governments
Chinese authorities have seized up to 1 trillion yuan ($157 billion) from local governments that failed to spend their budget allocations, sources said, as Beijing seeks ways to stimulate economic growth, which is at its slowest for 25 years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 17, 2015
Chinese leaders turn to former Premier Zhu Rongji for advice on economic reform
When top leaders from China's Communist Party made their annual pilgrimage to the seaside resort of Beidaihe last month, they turned to an old master for economic advice, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?