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XI JINPING

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2021
Crossing the red line: Behind China’s takeover of Hong Kong
One year ago, the city's freedoms were curtailed with breathtaking speed. But the clampdown was years in the making, and many signals were missed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 23, 2021
China and U.S. may hold diplomatic talks next week, report says
Any meeting would be a sign the governments of the world's biggest economies may be taking steps toward easing tensions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2021
The Chinese Communist Party is not forever
The fact that no other such party in modern times has survived for a century should give China's leaders cause for worry, not celebration.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 19, 2021
China is quietly stepping up its interventions in markets
China is resorting to increasingly forceful measures to contain risks to the financial system, in moves that could undermine Xi's pledge to give markets greater freedom.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 18, 2021
With Putin behind him, Biden’s focus shifts to Xi
The world's second-largest economy was on the agenda throughout Biden's meetings with the Group of Seven leaders, NATO, the European Union and even Putin.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 17, 2021
Caught in the middle? Komeito and the China-Japan relationship
While many in the LDP have welcomed international pressure on China, the deteriorating bilateral relationship creates problems for the party's coalition partner Komeito.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 7, 2021
China faces nationalist anger over U.S. military plane in Taiwan
China’s muted reaction over a U.S. military flight to Taiwan prompted criticism from nationalists online, underscoring the pressures on President Xi Jinping to follow through on heated "red line” rhetoric.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 3, 2021
Mr. Xi, policies are more important than narratives
While Chinese culture is laudable, culture does not equate to policy and will not guarantee that others will automatically respect your government.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 3, 2021
Revival of lab leak theory risks making U.S.-China relations worse
The probe comes at a sensitive time in U.S.-China relations, with both governments showing signs they want to move beyond the vitriol of Donald Trump's presidency.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 2, 2021
Xi seeks ‘lovable’ image for China in sign of diplomatic rethink
Xi told top party leaders that China must 'make friends extensively, unite the majority and continuously expand its circle of friends with those who understand and are friendly to China.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2021
An overconfident and assertive China forces a tough U.S. response
As the Chinese government is telling foreign audiences to purchase Huawei products, it is warning domestic audiences of the dangers of reliance on foreign technology.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 27, 2021
Biden’s Asia czar says era of engagement with Xi’s China is over
The comments came as President Joe Biden said he ordered the U.S. intelligence community to 'redouble” its efforts to determine where the COVID-19 virus came from.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 24, 2021
Huarong drama: Inside the race to avert disaster at China’s biggest ‘bad bank’
The company's fate will test China's vast, debt-ridden financial system, the technocrats working to fix it, and the foreign banks and investors caught in the middle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 10, 2021
China’s much-hyped digital yuan leaves early users underwhelmed
Observers suspect China has high hopes for international use of the digital yuan as Xi Jinping tries to lessen his country's reliance on the U.S.-led global financial system.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 8, 2021
China to support holding Tokyo Olympics, Xi tells IOC chief
Xi may be trying to prevent Sino-Japanese ties from souring further by expressing support for the Tokyo Games amid Beijing's row with Washington over security and right issues.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 5, 2021
Beijing's new flashpoint: A South Korean hot spot for spying
China spooked South Korea in December by sending a warship past a self-imposed boundary near Baengnyeong to probe the limits of the country's claims in the Yellow Sea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2021
For China's property developers, Hong Kong is becoming Shenzhen's backyard
Chinese property developers have turned their sights to Hong Kong's border districts as mainlanders from neighboring boomtown Shenzhen consider parts of the former British colony as a more affordable long-term housing prospect.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 24, 2021
China prosecutes people who posted leaked info on Xi's daughter
In mid-2019, an overseas website posted a face photo, name, address, date of birth, identification card and mobile phone number as being those of Xi's daughter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2021
After tech crackdown, Xi looking to tap Chinese firms' wealth of data
Beijing is pouring money into digital infrastructure, with the goal of positioning China as a leader in transforming the world economy within decades.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 21, 2021
Xi to attend Biden's climate change summit in first meeting of two leaders
Biden has invited dozens of world leaders to join the two-day virtual summit starting on Thursday, after bringing the U.S. back into the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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