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XI JINPING

Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 30, 2016
Japan-China tensions simmer as Xi, Abe remain cool on talks in U.S.
Chinese and Japanese leaders have a chance this week to sit down in Washington and discuss ways to stop simmering tensions from once again damaging business ties between Asia's two largest economies. They may pass on the opportunity.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2016
Dangers of Facebook cozying up to Beijing
Mark Zuckerberg's China ambitions are a no-brainer but he risks being a pawn in Beijing's censorship push.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 21, 2016
Missing Chinese columnist who called for Xi to resign 'taken away' by police, lawyer says
Chinese police "took away" a well-known columnist last week before he tried to board a flight for Hong Kong and his whereabouts are still unknown, his lawyer said Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 18, 2016
Chinese columnist missing after cautioning colleagues not to repost letter against Xi
A well-known Chinese columnist has gone missing after warning former colleagues of the danger of re-publishing an open letter calling for President Xi Jinping to resign, the journalist's lawyer said Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 9, 2016
Xi: Another Chairman Mao?
A power struggle is underway between the two major factions in the Chinese Communist Party — the 'princelings' and the 'populists.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 8, 2016
Despite Xi's 'iron hand' warning to polluters, city residents still choking under smog
Embracing a groundswell of public outrage about toxic air ahead of annual legislative meetings last year in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping threatened to punish polluters with an "iron hand."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Mar 8, 2016
Xi's handwritten note betrays paradox at the core of Chinese policy
The order came down from the highest levels of China's government, in a handwritten message from President Xi Jinping to officials charged with fixing the country's crashing stock market: Make sure to protect the interests of small and mid-level investors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2016
How China's rich shape national policymaking
China's richest people account for close to 4 percent of the members of the body that officially acts as the national legislature. They want to influence policymaking.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2016
Trump, Clinton meet 'Beijing put'
The People's Bank of China didn't take to Twitter to troll Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. It used an old-school reserve ratio cut to spite those critical of Beijing's currency policies.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 23, 2016
China's 'princelings' urge patience with 'complex' changes under Xi
The atmosphere in the gilded banquet hall at Beijing's State Guesthouse was festive Sunday afternoon, as the children of Communist Party revolutionaries gathered to celebrate the Lunar New Year and praise the most prominent member of their class, President Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2016
China's new role as a Middle East peacemaker
Can China's impact on the Middle East be more constructive than that of the United States?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 26, 2016
Xi's visit to Iran gives insight into Beijing's aspirations in Middle East
Chinese President Xi Jinping covered a lot of ground in his first swing through the Middle East, announcing $55 billion in aid and giving a speech to the Arab League in which he vowed not to seek proxies, a thinly veiled jab at U.S. history in the region.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 24, 2016
As it seeks closer ties with China, Khamenei says that Iran never trusted the West
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday called for closer economic and security ties with China, saying Iran has never trusted the West, as the two countries agreed to increase bilateral trade more than 10-fold to $600 billion in the next decade.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2016
As Xi heads into Middle East feud, China says aims for balance
China intends to retain a balanced stance in the Middle East, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Monday, as President Xi Jinping prepared to leave on an unusual visit this week to Saudi Arabia and Iran, regional powers currently locked in a bitter dispute.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2016
Xi inaugurates Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, says China will take more international responsibility
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday inaugurated the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, saying China will take more international responsibility with the birth of the new lender.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 15, 2016
China's Xi to visit Saudi, Iran in new diplomacy push
Chinese President Xi Jinping will make an unusual visit next week to Saudi Arabia and Iran, who are locked in a bitter dispute, in what could be a bid by Beijing to act as an "honest broker" as it seeks a greater regional diplomatic role.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 12, 2016
China sets up new military units, including graft-busting team
China's military has set up 15 new units — covering everything from logistics to equipment development, political work and fighting corruption — as part of an ongoing drive to modernize the world's largest armed forces, the Defense Ministry said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 12, 2016
Hong Kong's 'Umbrella Soldiers' visiting Taiwan to see democracy at work
Hundreds of residents of Hong Kong, the Chinese-ruled territory rocked by street protests demanding free elections in 2014, have flown to Taiwan for Saturday's elections to see free-wheeling democracy in action.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 3, 2016
A dangerous year for China
China probably won't crash in 2016, but the odds of big financial troubles are higher than they've been in well over a decade.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 1, 2016
China creates three new military units in push to modernize army
China has created three new military units and will update equipment as well as modernizing its command structure, state media said Friday, as part of a major overhaul of the armed forces announced by President Xi Jinping in November.

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