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XI JINPING

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2016
With Trump win, China looks to seize Asia free trade leadership
China will position itself as free trade's new champion at an Asia-Pacific summit this weekend, with the Communist government seeking to project economic leadership as the Trans-Pacific Partnership languishes under President-elect Donald Trump.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 9, 2016
Hong Kong lawyers, politicians fear slippery slope following Beijing intervention
Lawyers and politicians in Hong Kong are bracing for a broader crackdown after China's move to effectively ban two independence-minded lawmakers, fears reinforced by senior Chinese parliamentarian Li Fei, who insisted on Beijing's duty to assert its authority.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 8, 2016
Beijing intervention roils waters for Hong Kong's top judge
Hong Kong Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma, a bald, thickset lawyer with a Churchillian air, is in the eye of a storm after Beijing's politically charged intervention in the city's legal system, and those close to him say he is not a man to bend his principles.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 3, 2016
China's Xi condemns 'cliques' and 'conspiracies' within party
China's President Xi Jinping condemned "cliques," "conspiracies" and "fraud" within upper echelons of the Communist Party and said there were urgent problems to be addressed, state media reported Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 2, 2016
China's Xi, Taiwan opposition leader voice concern over tensions
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Taiwan's opposition chief expressed shared concern about souring relations between the two sides in the wake of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party's rise to power on the island.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 1, 2016
In oblique reference to Xi, top Chinese official says party has no set retirement age for leaders
A senior Communist Party policy official dismissed as "pure folklore" a retirement rule widely used to predict Chinese leadership changes, calling into question key assumptions about who will step down after President Xi Jinping's reshuffle next year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 28, 2016
China eyes biggest opening for private business in decades
After weak first-quarter investment figures added to concerns about the outlook for China's economy, one of the government's most powerful policymaking bodies commissioned a study of private businesses to discover how to turn it around.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 27, 2016
China's Xi anointed 'core' leader, on par with Mao, Deng
China's Communist Party gave President Xi Jinping the title of "core" leader on Thursday, putting him on par with past strongmen like Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping, but it signaled his power would not be absolute.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 25, 2016
China says it has a political promise from the West in fight against graft
China has been given a political promise by Western countries that they will not become havens for corrupt fugitives, a senior official told state television, though he offered no assurances to assuage concerns about mistreatment of suspects.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 19, 2016
Hong Kong legislators walk out to prevent swearing-in of independence activists
Dozens of pro-Beijing lawmakers walked out of the Hong Kong legislature on Wednesday to prevent the swearing-in of two pro-independence activists, setting the scene for a new constitutional crisis in the Chinese-controlled city.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 18, 2016
Duterte praises China's 'good, sound policies' as pivotal visit begins
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was heading to China late Tuesday for a visit that was set to upend relations in the region and possibly throw a security challenge to Japan, which he is due to visit next.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 18, 2016
China's real 'House of Cards': TV series unveils corruption excesses
Chinese state television is airing a documentary series on President Xi Jinping's signature anti-corruption campaign in prime time this week, unveiling new footage and salacious details of high-profile corruption cases ahead of a key Communist Party meeting.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 17, 2016
Duterte visit to Beijing likely to be heavy on business talks, light on South China Sea
Before he was elected president, Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte promised to use a jet ski to reclaim a disputed reef seized by China. Since taking office in June, he has extended the hand of friendship.
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WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2016
At BRICS summit, Modi accuses Pakistan of being 'mother-ship of terrorism'
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi branded Pakistan a "mother-ship of terrorism" at a summit of the BRICS nations on Sunday, testing the cohesion of a group whose heavyweight member China is a close ally of its South Asian archrival.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 16, 2016
Xi, Putin 'bromance' becomes security bond
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, likely had more than vodka shots and gifts of ice cream to show for their warming relationship after their planned meeting this weekend on the sidelines of a developing nations' summit in India.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2016
China's Xi Jinping courts emperor's syndrome
Shaking up the Communist Party's leadership succession could give Xi room to deliver much needed reforms.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2016
China sentences former Yunnan party boss to death with reprieve for bribery
China has sentenced the former Communist Party boss from the southwestern province of Yunnan to death with a two-year reprieve for bribery, the latest official to fall in President Xi Jinping's sweeping war on graft.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 2, 2016
Xi said consolidating grip on power in China by curbing rival bloc, giving allies more power
One year before a Communist Party conclave that could decide who will eventually replace him as China's next leader, President Xi Jinping is maneuvering to reduce the power of a rival political bloc while seeking to get members of his own faction onto the country's top ruling body, according to three...
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 30, 2016
Former Guangzhou Communist Party boss handed life term for corruption
A Chinese court Friday jailed for life the former Communist Party boss of the southern city of Guangzhou after finding him guilty of corruption, the latest official to fall in President Xi Jinping's sweeping war on graft.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 28, 2016
China's Communist Party to hold key meeting in late October
China's ruling Communist Party will hold a key meeting from Oct. 24 to Oct. 27, the official Xinhua news agency has reported, a session likely to focus on revising rules of party discipline as President Xi Jinping keeps up a battle on corruption.

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