Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping is apparently a "Game of Thrones" fan, and even referenced the show at a recent meeting with foreign visitors in Beijing, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported. Citing a person who was at the meeting, the SCMP reported X…

BEIJING (Reuters) - China sought to put a gentler face on its massive plan to recreate the old Silk Road at a summit that ended on Saturday, saying it must do more to explain the program and boost sustainability even as state media hit back at critics. Pres…

Ma Jian has a flair for the provocative. In 2012, the London Book Fair partnered with the all-powerful Chinese state agency responsible for regulating publications and the Internet—the General Administration for Press and Publication. In protest, the author s…

(Bloomberg) — Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to clean up his signature Belt and Road infrastructure program amid criticism the policy is indebting poorer nations and making them dependent on Beijing.“We need to maintain that all cooperation is conducted…

HONG KONG (Reuters) - In 1938, in the midst of a long campaign to bring China under Communist Party rule, revolutionary leader Mao Zedong wrote: “Whoever has an army has power.” Xi Jinping, Mao’s latest successor, has taken that dictum to heart. He has do…

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - World leaders meeting in Beijing this week for a summit on China’s Belt and Road initiative will agree to project financing that respects global debt goals and promotes green growth, according to a draft communique seen by Reuters. The …

QINGDAO, China (Reuters) - China will show off new warships including nuclear submarines and destroyers at a parade next week marking 70 years since its navy’s founding, a senior commander said on Saturday, as Beijing flexes its increasingly well-equipped mil…

Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed condolences over the Air India crash in Ahmedabad, which resulted in 265 fatalities. He extended sympathies to Indian leaders and the victims' families, wishing a quick recovery to the injured.  Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday expressed grief over the loss of lives in the…