China’s Communist Party (CCP) congress will begin on October 16, the party’s political bureau announced today and state broadcaster CCTV broadcast, a decisive gathering where President Xi Jinping is expected to secure a third term as party chief and so and the country. Unexpectedly, the 69-year-old Xi is expected to be re-elected as the party’s […]
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What does Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudi Arabia mean?
By Kostas Raptis February 14, 1945 is a day that sealed the face of our world to this day. This is the day on which in the Great Bitter Lake of the Suez Canal the then US President Franklin Roosevelt (who was to die two weeks later) aboard the battleship USS Quincy met with the […]
Xi Jinping’s Bet on Taiwan – What’s Behind China’s Unprecedented Escalation
Chinese President Xi Jinping may not have been able to stop Nancy Pelosi from visiting Taiwan, but he has ordered his country’s military to take a much more aggressive step, according to security experts: a blockade vital to seizing Taiwan by force. China’s military planners have long discussed a blockade of Taiwan, but until now […]
Xi’s warning to Biden on Taiwan: Anyone who plays with fire will get burned
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned US President Joe Biden on Thursday not to “play with fire” over Taiwan, as Beijing’s concerns grow over a possible visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the island claimed by China. Chinese state media reported that Xi told Biden in their conversation that the United States should adhere […]
The phone call between Biden and Xi Jinping lasted more than two hours
US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping had a phone call that lasted more than two hours today, during which they discussed the growing tension between the two countries and their trade differences. “The conversation between President Biden and President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China concluded at 10:50 a.m.” […]
A Biden-Xi conversation is possible within the week
US President Joe Biden said on Monday that he expects to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping within the week, but is still awaiting confirmation. Asked by reporters about the much-anticipated meeting between the two leaders, at a time when the House speaker’s possible visit to Taiwan is fueling tensions between Washington and […]
There will be a phone call between Biden and Xi Jinping within the next few days
US President Joe Biden plans to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in the coming days, at a time when tensions are simmering in relations between the two countries. “I think I will be talking to President Xi within the next ten days,” Biden told reporters as he returned from a climate-related visit […]
China: President Xi visits Xinjiang province for the first time since 2014
Chinese President Xi Jinping has traveled to Xinjiang, official Chinese media reported, in his first visit to the province since 2014. Western investigations accuse Beijing of forcibly transporting more than a million Uighur Muslims and members of other ethnic minorities to “re-education camps”, where they are subjected to “forced labour” or “sterilisations”. China presents the […]
Hong Kong: The broken promises
By Pierre Haski July 1st 1997 in Hong Kong… The British flag is lowered for the last time, folded and handed over to Prince Charles in pouring rain. One hundred and fifty five years of colonial history are coming to an end. That same night, the sky is filled with fireworks. The atmosphere is festive. […]
Xi Jinping: There is ‘no reason to change’ ‘one country, two systems’ principle
Chinese President Xi Jinping assured today that he sees “no reason” to revise the “one country, two systems” principle that has granted a certain degree of autonomy to Hong Kong, during his speech to mark its 25th anniversary return of the city, a major Asian financial hub, to China. This model is “so good” that […]