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XI JINPING

JAPAN / Politics
Nov 9, 2017
Abe to travel to Vietnam, Philippines to attend regional summits
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will embark on a seven-day trip to Vietnam and the Philippines later Thursday to attend annual meeting of regional leaders.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 6, 2017
Taiwan hopes to find 'natural way' to engage with China's Xi at APEC summit
Taiwan hopes to find a "natural way" to exchange views with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders that starts in Vietnam this week, the self-ruled island's envoy to the meeting said on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 6, 2017
Will Trump be able to save face in Beijing?
Shortly after Donald Trump's surprise election win, Barack Obama gave some advice to President Xi Jinping in the final minutes of their last meeting as leaders of the world's biggest economies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 4, 2017
Trump warns China it could face 'big problem' with 'warrior nation' Japan over North Korea
Taking a page from former U.S. leader Richard Nixon, current President Donald Trump has warned China that it must do more to rein in North Korea's nuclear ambitions or face "a big problem" with "warrior nation" Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 2, 2017
Xi says China hopes to promote ties with North Korea
Newly empowered Chinese President Xi Jinping has reached out to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in an apparent bid to promote stable ties with the isolated country days ahead of a visit to the region by U.S. President Donald Trump, the official Korean Central News Agency said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 1, 2017
Xi's new power won't stop dissent
The Chinese president's choice to strengthen authoritarian rule rather than loosen it will prove to be a large error, for himself, his country and beyond.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 30, 2017
Energy edges out tech, finance in CEO lineup for Trump's upcoming China visit
U.S. energy and commodities firms will make up a major part of a business delegation visiting Beijing at the same time as U.S. President Donald Trump goes to China in November, according to an initial list.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 29, 2017
Xi's new strength obscures China's internal risks
Xi Jinping's new strength and power helps obscure China's internal risks, including the fundamental challenge of how to avoid a political hard landing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 29, 2017
China's neo-Maoists welcome Xi's new era, but say that he's not the new Mao Zedong
A fringe group of hard-line conservatives who long for the way things were under communist China's founding leader, Mao Zedong, have welcomed President Xi Jinping's "new era" of socialism and its renewed emphasis on equality.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2017
Xi aims for a 'new era' of international influence and power
Many analysts have written about the arrival of Xi's 'New Era.' Few have explored the foreign policy implications.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 25, 2017
China says foreign press welcome even as some media outlets excluded from key event
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday told foreign journalists to roam the country and report more, even as five global news organizations found themselves without invitations to cover his speech.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 25, 2017
Japan aims to improve ties with China after new leadership team under Xi emerges
Japan hopes to improve its relationship with China following the appointment of a new leadership team under President Xi Jinping, Tokyo's top spokesman said Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 21, 2017
Trump expected to pressure China's Xi to rein in North Korea, officials say
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to pressure China's president when they meet next month in Beijing to do more to rein in North Korea out of a belief that Xi Jinping's consolidation of power should give him more authority to do so.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 18, 2017
North Korea, feared to hold nuclear test at start of Chinese congress, sends congratulations
North Korea sent a congratulatory message to China's Communist Party congress on Wednesday amid increasingly frayed relationships between the traditional allies as China tightens sanctions over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 17, 2017
Sino-Japanese rivalry deepens as Abe and Xi look set to consolidate grips on power
Asia's two biggest economies both have their most powerful leaders in decades — and neither one has much incentive to mend a relationship that has long been volatile.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 17, 2017
China state media attacks Western democracy ahead of Congress
China's official Xinhua News Agency attacked Western democracy as divisive and confrontational on Tuesday, praising on the eve of a key Communist Party Congress the harmony and cooperative nature of the Chinese system.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 16, 2017
Ahead of important political event, Beijing imposes gag on domestic media coverage of North Korea
China's propaganda authorities have issued an order barring domestic media outlets from doing original reporting on North Korean nuclear and missile issues, sources with knowledge of the situation said Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 15, 2017
Chinese Communist Party expels former Justice Minister Wu Aiying over graft
A former Chinese justice minister has been expelled from the ruling Communist Party following an investigation by the anti-corruption watchdog, the first time the government has announced that she was in trouble.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2017
Don't expect China's new leaders to change
We now have five years of data on Xi Jinping's policies and predilections, and very little of it suggests he is deeply invested in a pro-market, reformist agenda.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 11, 2017
China's Communist Party makes final preparations for key congress
China's Communist Party opened a meeting Wednesday to make final preparations for a key party congress later this month, state media said, a five-yearly event where President Xi Jinping is expected to further tighten his grip on power.
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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