Xi Jinping

Born two years before Mao Zedong’s Communist Revolution, Jin Liqun was “sent down” by the party to help rural peasantry as a young man, and spent his teens farming paddy rice, wheat and cotton in the sunbaked countryside. In the evenings, he volunteered to keep the village accounts in a…

Biden says he told China’s president the US would speak up against abuses and crackdowns that contravened American values Secretary of state deems US in a stronger position against China when it works with allies and leads from the front rather than using Trump tactics Published: 6:00pm, 17 Feb, 2021…

(WSJ) An effort by police to shut down a pipeline for pirated content has resurrected debate around censorship in China, opening a window into the anxieties felt by many Chinese as the country grows more inward-looking under leader Xi Jinping.For several months, authorities in Shanghai have been investigating members of Renren…

Two Chinese netizens have reportedly gone missing since Feb. 9, after participating in a live-streaming event to mock Chinese leader Xi Jinping on YouTube, according to Radio Free Asia (RFA). Several YouTube channels run by Chinese netizens prepared a Feb. 11 joint live-streaming session aimed at ridiculing Xi ahead of…

On Balance by Robert Delaney The president’s call for a major infrastructure plan for America should have been made without referencing the China threat China’s ways are ill-suited to the US, and such rabble-rousing tactics are double-edged swords Published: 1:30am, 16 Feb, 2021 Updated: 2:17am, 16 Feb, 2021 Read More

Analysts say next appointment will indicate whether Beijing wants to reset US-China relations after tough diplomatic times Long-serving ambassador to Washington was asked to stay on for the Trump years but is well past retirement age Read More

US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have held their first phone call as leaders and appeared at odds on most issues, even as Xi warned that confrontation would be a "disaster" for both nations. While Xi has called for "win-win" co-operation, Biden has called China America's…

Joe Biden has warned that China will “eat our lunch” if the United States fails to embrace new technology and infrastructure initiatives, following a phone call with Chinese president Xi Jinping. Speaking at the White House as he hosted a bipartisan group of senators to discuss infrastructure plans, the US…

President Biden told reporters on Thursday that his call Wednesday evening with China's Xi Jinping lasted two hours. Why it matters: Biden summed up his view on China during the brief remarks from the Oval Office on Wednesday, saying, "If we don't get moving, they're going to eat our lunch."…

Analysts say conversation is a first step in getting ties on the right track, but Washington is expected to continue taking a tough line on Beijing US messaging emphasised concerns raised on economic practices, human rights and Taiwan, while China focused on cooperation and dialogue Published: 10:00pm, 11 Feb, 2021…