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XI JINPING

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 31, 2015
China party says no disrespect meant with Jiang sign removal
The removal of a stone plinth sign written by former Chinese President Jiang Zemin at the entrance of a key Communist Party training center is not a sign of disrespect, a senior official said on Monday, after rumors of destabilizing party infighting.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 30, 2015
China's journey from new normal to stock market crisis epicenter
In late January, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang shared a proverb with global leaders in a keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2015
Troubles in Russia, China slow Kremlin's pivot to Asia
A growing economic crisis in Russia and a growth slowdown in China that has rattled world markets means about $113 billion worth of joint projects ranging from gas pipelines to power grids have been stalled or delayed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 18, 2015
Facing down secular stagnation in China
With President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption drive chipping away at the culture of personal gain among Chinese officials, now is the time to press ahead with structural reforms, not back away from them.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 17, 2015
The Soviet Union's lessons for China's purges
To achieve his goal of consolidating Communist Party rule in China, President Xi Jinping needs to secure the PLA's unimpeachable loyalty — and that requires the purge of unreliable or corrupt officers.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 7, 2015
China accuses prominent rights lawyer of inciting subversion
Police in China have accused a prominent human rights lawyer of inciting subversion and creating a disturbance, her lawyer said on Friday, paving the way for possible formal charges.
WORLD
Aug 2, 2015
Chinese military paper warns a corrupt army does not win wars
The Chinese military's official newspaper warned on Sunday that a corrupt army would not win wars, three days after the government announced a former senior officer would be prosecuted for graft.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 31, 2015
China's Xi swats 'blood-sucking mosquitoes' as graft push goes small
Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has likened his nationwide corruption purge to hunting tigers and swatting flies, is sending Communist Party graft-busters after an even more annoying pest: mosquitoes.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 20, 2015
In graft crackdown, China's Xi touts ideals of revolutionary forebears
China's military must learn from the glorious, uncorrupt example of its revolutionary forebears and thoroughly banish the deep-rooted, pernicious influence of the army's worst corruption scandal in decades, President Xi Jinping has told officers.
EDITORIALS
Jul 19, 2015
China cracks the whip
Japan and other countries must continue to pressure China to improve its human rights situation.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2015
China tries Japan's approach to stock bubble
The longer Xi Jinping delays weaning China's economy off excessive investment, the more Lehman-like the fallout will be.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 3, 2015
China and Japan are getting on better, but how long will it last?
Money and power are combining to create a tentative thaw in the relationship between Asia's two biggest economies.
EDITORIALS
Jul 2, 2015
Hong Kong's road to true suffrage
Despite facing gargantuan odds, pro-democracy legislators and citizens in Hong Kong must persevere in their drive to chose their own leader.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 21, 2015
China extends reach into Hong Kong to thwart democrats
Hong Kong's democrats have won their battle to veto a Beijing-backed electoral reform package, but they now face an increasingly organized campaign by pro-Chinese government movements in the longer war over the democratic future of the former British colony.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2015
Ex-Chinese official, wanted for graft, applies for U.S. asylum
A former senior Chinese official who went into hiding after being sought by anti-corruption investigators has applied for asylum in the United States after been detained there, state media said on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 10, 2015
China says hunt for overseas graft suspects will be long struggle
Law enforcement officials must be prepared for a long struggle in the campaign to get corrupt officials who have fled abroad back to China, with 214 suspects being returned to the country as of the end of May, the Ministry of Public Security said.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
May 29, 2015
China learns how to catch corrupt officials who have fled overseas
China is learning a new skill in its marquee campaign to catch economic fugitives in other countries and bring them home — the power of persuasion.
COMMENTARY / World
May 20, 2015
The conversion of America's China doves into hawks
U.S. experts on China are taking an increasingly hawkish view toward Beijing.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
'Chikan' incidents rise as Japan grapples with mental health and cultural challenges
Overcrowded trains and a lack of legal consequences for groping in Japan have led to a rise in "chikan," or groping, which has been linked to a mental condition and compounded by cultural stigmas.
China halts critical rare earth exports as trade war intensifies
Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, in China's Jiangsu province, in October 2010.
A new tour of Tokyo’s most underground attraction
When you stare into the abyss at the bottom of the No. 3 shaft of the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel, the abyss stares back.
Japan’s population shrinks for the 14th consecutive year
Japan’s population has been falling year on year since 2011 after peaking in 2008.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Sumo's throwback regional tours offer glimpse into sport's heart and history
Kirishima (behind) battles Atamifuji during a regional tour event in Hyogo Prefecture in 2023.
China’s new bridge-forming barges offer new options for Taiwan invasion
This satellite image taken on March 25 shows three Chinese barges connected via extendable bridges in waters off Zhanjiang, in southern China's Guangdong province. Experts say the new barges could be used to land heavy equipment and thousands of personnel in a possible invasion of Taiwan.
The man who helps Japanese figure skaters stay sharp
Kimitaka Sakurai displays a sharpening stone for working on skate blades, in Yokohama on March 28. Regular sharpening is crucial for maintaining optimal performance and reducing skaters’ risk of injury on the ice.
Japan’s population shrinks for the 14th consecutive year
Japan’s population has been falling year on year since 2011 after peaking in 2008.

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