Xi Jinping

Chinese authorities have altered, closed or partially demolished thousands of mosques across China in a suppression of Islamic culture that has spread to almost every region of the country. Beijing's Doudian Mosque, once among the grandest in northern China, has undergone significant alterations this year, with "its minarets… removed, its…

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, chairs a symposium on advancing the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta and delivers an important speech in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi) SHANGHAI,…

President Joe Biden gave a rare formal press conference following his meeting today with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but most of the questions had to do with the Israel/Hamas war. In an opening statement, Biden said that the U.S. and China were “reassuming military-to-military direct contacts,” which have been cutoff.…

Human rights and democracy advocates have rightly urged President Biden to use his meeting with Xi Jinping in the Bay Area on Wednesday to address China’s crimes against its Uyghur minority and other acts of repression within the country and around the globe. But we also need to be realistic…

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attends the opening ceremony of the 11th national congress of returned overseas Chinese and their relatives at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China,…

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South Korea’s Coast Guard confirmed this week it had arrested a man from China attempting to enter the country on a jet ski. In remarks on Wednesday, a human rights campaigner confirmed the man in question was anti-communist dissident Kwon Pyong, who served an 18-year prison sentence in 2017 for…

Chinese President Xi Jinping has asked that the BRICS grouping of emerging economies be expanded to build a more just and equitable international order.  BRICS is currently made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – which represents about 40 per cent of the world’s population and more…

South Africans should not expect to see the end of electricity blackouts soon despite an offer of a R500m grant made by Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday to help the country deal with the energy crisis. This is according to analysts who spoke to Sowetan following the announcement of the…