Xi Jinping

This photo taken on Oct 22, 2022 shows the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China. The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China held its closing session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Saturday. BEIJING -- Xi Jinping presided over…

Chinese President Xi Jinping locked in support for a historic third term in power at the Communist Party's Congress on Saturday, but the dramatic removal of his predecessor from the event stole the headlines.  At the end of the week-long gathering in Beijing, China's ruling party approved a sweeping reshuffle…

This emphasis on combating vulnerability clearly reflects Xi and other senior party members’ belief that China is facing unprecedented challenges, both at home and from abroad. Those emanating from within include a destabilizing reliance on debt and investment to drive growth, an aging population that needs to be supported by…

President Xi Jinping cut a universally admired figure as he opened a major political event to thunderous applause on Sunday. But the widely expected extension of his rule over China belies a faceless protest emerging from Beijing. On October 13, three days before the Chinese Communist Party's twice-a-decade national congress,…

Read this in The Manila Times digital edition. ASK ANYTHING United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken answers questions from the media at Stanford University in Stanford, California on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022 (October 18 in Manila). AFP PHOTO SAN FRANCISCO, California: Beijing wants to seize Taiwan "on a much…

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BEIJING, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Here are some initial reactions to President Xi Jinping's speech on Sunday opening the 20th congress of China's ruling Communist Party, a week-long event where he is widely expected to win a third leadership term and cement his place as the country's most powerful ruler…

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for accelerating the building of a world-class military as he kicked off a Communist Party Congress by touting the country's “zero-Covid” strategy and reiterating policy priorities. Xi, 69, is widely expected to win a third leadership term at the conclusion of the week-long congress that…

China President Xi Jinping. (Photo: Bloomberg) As he is all set for a record 3rd five-year term in power and perhaps for life, President Xi Jinping on Sunday warned that China will not renounce the use of force to unify Taiwan with the mainland and vowed to advance the modernisation…

China will never renounce the right to use force over Taiwan, President Xi Jinping has declared at the opening of a major party meeting. China views democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory, but the island's government has strong objections and believes sovereignty should be claimed by its people. Speaking…