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BEIJING -- China on Saturday named Li Qiang, a close confidant of top leader Xi Jinping, as the country’s next premier nominally in charge of the world’s second-largest economy now facing some of its worst prospects in years. Li was nominated by Xi and appointed to the position at Saturday…

President Xi Jinping has cemented his position as China's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong. AFP/WANG Zhao Xi Jinping secured a precedent-breaking third term as China's president, solidifying his control and making him the longest-serving head of state of Communist China since its founding in 1949. The term was officially…

Chinese President Xi Jinping takes his oath after he is unanimously elected as President during a session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo / AP Chinese leader Xi Jinping was awarded a third five-year term as the nation’s president, putting…

By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) -Xi Jinping secured a precedent-breaking third term as president of China on Friday during a parliamentary session in which he tightened his control of the world’s second-largest economy as it emerges from a COVID slump and diplomatic challenges mount. Nearly 3,000 members of China’s…

The 66-year-old is seen as a trusted ally of President Xi Jinping and has years of experience in key party organs...Read More

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — With Chinese leader Xi Jinping receiving a norms-breaking third five-year term as president on Friday, the other six men who serve with him on the ruling Communist Party’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee are beginning to take up their new portfolios. All are party veterans with close…

Key PointsXi Jinping has been handed a third term as president.The appointment makes him China's most powerful leader in generations.He has already secured five more years as head of the Communist Party and the military.Xi Jinping has secured a precedent-breaking third five-year term as China's president, a largely ceremonial role,…

China's President Xi Jinping swears under oath after being re-elected as president for a third term during the third plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 10, 2023. NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images Xi Jinping has officially started…

BEIJING (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping has called for “more quickly elevating the armed forces to world-class standards,” in a speech just days after a top diplomat warned of the growing possibility of conflict with the U.S. unless Washington changes course. China must maximize its “national strategic capabilities” in…

Chinese dictator Xi Jinping told a panel of Communist Party officials on Monday that America and its Western allies were executing a conspiracy to ensure “all-round containment” of his country, which has resulted in “severe challenges.” Xi’s remarks, appearing in the Chinese-language version of the state-run Xinhua News Agency, reportedly…