Xi Jinping tells entrepreneurs ‘east wind’ will carry China above rivals
The president evoked a Mao Zedong slogan to reiterate his confidence in China’s economic triumph at a high-profile meeting on ...
China’s unspoken question: who will succeed Xi Jinping?
The Chinese leader enjoys complete domination of party and state. But to maintain stability, he also needs to signal a ...
Xi is trying to secure the devotion of China’s military
To remedy that, Xi has launched a campaign to reshape minds in one of the world’s largest armed forces. Since he ordered the ...
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The horror of Hamas’s parade of hostage coffins
The former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd writes that Xi Jinping has embraced an assertive nationalism that aims to put ...
What Trump's Gamble on Putin Could Mean for China
China has been perhaps the biggest beneficiary of cheaper Russian energy in recent years, meaning a U-turn on Russian oil and gas sanctions could shake up global markets or at the very least offer the ...
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Behind DeepSeek lies a dazzling Chinese university
A huge statue of Mao Zedong still stands near the entrance to Zhejiang University, surveying the transformation of the ...
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Chiang Kai-Shek and FDR – China's Destiny
Anyone interested in Chinese President Xi Jinping's blueprint for territorial expansion should read Chiang Kai-Shek's WW2 book, China's Destiny. As the leader of Nationalist China and a key U.S. ally, ...
Xi Jinping’s succession dilemma: Uncertainty and political stability in China
Xi Jinping has not signalled a successor, raising concerns about China's political stability as he consolidates power and ...
How Xi put China's army in order
The major military reform launched by the leader as soon as he came to power has accelerated with the production of combat ...
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Why Xi Jinping is making nice with China’s tech billionaires
On February 17th Mr Ma along with a handful of other entrepreneurs met at a symposium in Beijing with Xi Jinping, China’s supreme leader. Many see this as Mr Ma’s rescue from the wilderness ...
Trump, Putin, Xi and the new age of empire
Elon Musk, who is doing much of the crushing, has said that he thinks about the fate of the Roman empire every day and ...
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China’s Leader Embraces Business, Even Jack Ma. But Will It Be Enough?
The once-sidelined Alibaba founder was among the executives who met with Xi Jinping, in what was seen as a show of support for private enterprise by Beijing. By Alexandra Stevenson Reporting from ...