Xi Jinping

Xi faces ‘delicate political moment’ in handling grief over Li’s death

Top leaders’ deaths have been a catalyst for unrest in China THE sudden death of ex-Premier Li Keqiang has handed…

1 month ago

Xi, Putin hail Belt and Road as antithesis of US-led world order

China opposes economic coercion and decoupling, says Xi, while highlighting deepening trust with Russia  XI JINPING portrayed his signature Belt…

1 month ago

China’s Xi vows to protect foreign investors

Meanwhile, Premier Li warns that attempts by govts to politicise their economies would only fragment the world  CHINESE leader Xi…

5 months ago

Xi calls for a Palestinian state to become ‘full member’ of UN

The latest call comes as China works to strengthen its role as mediator in the Middle East  CHINESE President Xi…

6 months ago

China hopes for policy support for investments into Malaysia – President Xi Jinping

PUTRAJAYA •  China is looking forward for policy support for Chinese investments into Malaysia, including in new areas such as…

8 months ago

Why China is pulling the rug on Putin’s pipeline

IT’S normally grim work following meetings between authoritarian leaders boasting of their growing power and influence. But watching Vladimir Putin…

8 months ago

China’s Xi calls for more military innovation

CHINESE leader Xi Jinping (picture) called on the military to make breakthroughs in securing technological advantages amid “international competition”, underscoring Beijing’s efforts…

9 months ago

Li Qiang: China’s new premier and Xi loyalist

BEIJING – Li Qiang (picture), one of Xi Jinping’s most trusted allies, was confirmed as Chinese premier on Saturday. Li…

9 months ago

China’s Xi to secure third term as president, brush off crises

BEIJING, China | Xi Jinping will secure a third term as China’s president at a rubber-stamp parliament that starts this…

9 months ago

China’s Xi rejects ‘westernisation’ in show of faith for self-reliance

CHINA’S successful development shows there is another way to modernise, President Xi Jinping said, rejecting any need to “westernise” and…

10 months ago

China moves from contrite to confrontational over US balloon

Beijing’s abrupt shift from expressing regret to threatening retaliation over the US’s spy-balloon claims reflects the domestic imperative for Xi…

10 months ago

Standing (tall?) next to Indonesia

IT WAS four days to D-Day for Malaysians. As we were mulling over whom to cast our treasured vote for…

11 months ago

2022: A year of living dangerously

PARIS – From the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the overturning of abortion laws in the United States, here is…

11 months ago