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XI JINPING

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 3, 2022
Beijing and Shenzhen loosen more COVID-19 curbs as China fine-tunes policy
Although daily cases are hovering near all-time highs, some cities are taking steps to loosen COVID-19 testing requirements and quarantine rules.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 3, 2022
U.S. diplomat says China protests had effect in easing COVID-19 curbs
Protests in China against the world's toughest COVID-19 restrictions are dying down because they have had an effect, a top U.S. diplomat said Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2022
Jiang Zemin death injects uncertainty for Xi at fraught time in China
Jiang's death at the age of 96 comes days after people took to the streets to challenge virus curbs in China's most widespread protests in decades.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Dec 1, 2022
Only hard options: How China could navigate its way out of 'COVID-zero'
Beijing recognizes the damaging impact of quarantines and lockdowns, but it also understands that ceasing efforts to contain the virus would rapidly overwhelm the health care system.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 1, 2022
For China’s leader, another dilemma: How to mourn Jiang Zemin
Paying tribute to Jiang while preventing him from becoming a symbolic cudgel against the current regime will be a challenge for Xi Jinping in the coming weeks
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 30, 2022
Are China’s ‘COVID-zero’ protests a game changer?
Xi Jinping's unwillingness thus far to adjust coronavirus containment measures could have grave consequences for the ruling Chinese Communist Party.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2022
No easy exit for China from 'COVID zero'
With protests erupting across China, the government is under pressure to exit from its costly 'COVID-zero' strategy — a process that is likely to take some time.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2022
Chinese authorities seek out 'COVID-zero' protesters
Chinese authorities have begun inquiries into some of the people who gathered at weekend protests against COVID-19 curbs, as police remained out in numbers on the city's streets.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 29, 2022
U.S. watching China protests ‘closely’ after Biden and Xi agreed to thaw ties
Washington has not directly criticized the Chinese government for its handling of the protests, which Beijing has sought to suppress with a massive deployment of police across the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2022
A protest? A vigil? In Beijing, anxious crowds are unsure how far to go.
In a country where protests are swiftly quashed, many who gathered to voice their discontent — under the watchful eye of the police — were uncertain about how far to go.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Nov 28, 2022
'COVID zero' unrest presents biggest domestic challenge yet for China's Xi
Driven by the excessiveness of the anti-COVID measures, experts say the rapid and organic spread of protests could represent one of the toughest tests for Beijing in recent years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 26, 2022
Xi tells Kim China willing to work with North Korea for 'world peace'
The message from Chinese leader Xi Jinping came days after North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile in one of its most powerful tests yet.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 25, 2022
In a challenge to Beijing, unrest over COVID lockdowns spreads
Protests have broken out in Guangzhou and at an iPhone factory in central China, while online many have raged at authorities after the death of a girl was blamed on COVID-19 restrictions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2022
Will China prove the doomsayers wrong?
Investors seem convinced that China's new leadership lacks the know-how and independence to mount an effective response to the profound economic challenges the country faces.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 21, 2022
Emanuel slams China's Xi for trying to 'airbrush' over 'wolf warrior' approach
U.S. ambassador Rahm Emanuel criticized the Chinese leader's re-emergence on the global stage as an attempt at controlling damage wrought by Beijing's combative diplomatic approach.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 21, 2022
Kishida uses East Asian trip to defend rule of law amid concerns over China
During the eight-day trip, Kishida attended three multilateral conferences and had bilateral talks with a number of foreign leaders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2022
Wall Street wants to believe Xi’s money-minting markets are back
Some of the biggest players in global markets are turning increasingly bullish on Chinese assets.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 20, 2022
Europe reasserts middle path on China, pushing back on Biden
The shift in sentiment amounts to a victory for Xi on just his second foray outside of China since the pandemic began.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Longform

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