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XI JINPING

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 23, 2013
Parts of fallen star's legacy may yet survive
Ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai's prospects of an eventual comeback evaporated Sunday after he was sentenced to life in prison and permanently deprived of all political rights, but aspects of his legacy may live on, experts said.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2013
China's Net crackdown shows fear trumps reform
China's new government is threatening jail terms for Web comments deemed defamatory. But by Beijing's definition, 'defamation' could mean anything that any politically connected person doesn't want to see made public.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2013
CCP's plan for pro-democracy voices: repression
A semisecret directive from the senior members of the Chinese Communist Party tells us how President Xi Jinping plans to manage pro-democracy voices in China: by shutting them down.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 27, 2013
Slew of arrests in China show Xi is consolidating his power
The trial of Bo Xilai may have divided the Chinese Communist Party and hogged the media spotlight, but, outside the courtroom, President Xi Jinping is continuing his steady efforts to consolidate control, clean up the party and sideline opponents, with a series of detentions and arrests.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 17, 2013
China hit by rash of fake officials peddling 'power'
He had the swagger and trappings of a senior party cadre, and a natural authority that made him hard to contradict. The walls of his office in the heart of the Chinese capital were adorned with photographs of him next to retired generals and government officials. He drove a top of the range Audi and...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 4, 2013
Peng Liyuan, Chinese leader Xi's wife, callled best-dressed first lady
In the love-hate U.S.-China relationship, there has been no shortage of competition: cyberwars, currency wars, intellectual property wars and, most recently, the tug-of-war over a certain asylum-seeking leaker of secrets.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 4, 2013
China may relax one-child policy to let more couples have second child
China is studying whether to relax its one-child policy to allow more couples to have two children, the official Xinhua News Agency has reported, citing the National Health and Family Planning Commission.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2013
China's pivot toward North Korea
It's time for China to rebalance its traditional geostrategic interests with its role as a global leader. That calls for a policy of disciplined engagement toward North Korea.
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jul 1, 2013
Xi regime swinging to the left
Disturbing rumors are spreading that, sometime this fall, there will be a large-scale purge of reformist members from the Chinese Communist Party.
EDITORIALS
Jun 15, 2013
Getting U.S.-China relations right
The U.S.-Chinese summit boiled down to Beijing seeking respect as a great power and Washington wanting Beijing to take more 'responsibility' as a great power.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 13, 2013
Suga denies Xi called Senkakus 'core interest'
Tokyo denied Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping termed the Senkaku islets "a core interest" of China in his informal summit with U.S. President Barack Obama last week in California, as Japanese media reported.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2013
Xi Jinping's 'Chinese dream' and the rule of law
When Xi Jinping accepted the designation as China's leader in March, his speech left analysts guessing about what sort of national 'rejuvenation' he had in mind.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jun 2, 2013
Crony capitalism: corruption, disparities and stifled initiative
Crony capitalism is the scourge of contemporary Asia, lining pockets and diverting resources in ways that systematically undermine the public interest, accentuate disparities, sap innovative and entrepreneurial impulses — while also subverting governance.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 8, 2013
After days of escalating threats, China makes veiled criticism of ally North Korea
Responding to regional worries over North Korea's bellicose threats, China on Sunday expressed concern and what appeared to be veiled criticism of its longtime ally.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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