Xi Jinping

BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday launched the main module of its first permanent space station that will host astronauts long term, the latest success for a program that has realized a number of its growing ambitions in recent years. The Tianhe, or “Heavenly Harmony," module blasted into space atop…

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang attends the signing ceremony of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement after the fourth RCEP Summit, held via video link on Nov. 15, 2020. Chinese Commerce Minister Zhong Shan signed the agreement on behalf of China. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty…

The White House is still putting the finishing touches on its plan to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, ahead of a summit this week with world leaders including Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping. President Joe Biden's administration has been pressing other countries to make ambitious targets…

BEIJING - China's President Xi Jinping will attend a U.S.-led climate change summit on Thursday at the invitation of President Joe Biden, in the first meeting between the two leaders since the advent of the new U.S. administration. Biden has invited dozens of world leaders to join the two-day virtual…

US President Joe Biden.White House accuses China of genocide but reached a joint pledge to cooperate on climate. At the same time, US President Joe Biden´s administration's  is also working to arrange a summit with Russia, despite imposing harsh new sanctions. Biden´s strategy is not about easing tensions, so often the…

In a special episode on the crisis in Xinjiang region of China, the staff writer Raffi Khatchadourian investigates Xi Jinping’s government’s severe repression of Muslim minorities, principally Uyghurs and Kazakhs. Accounts from a camp survivor and a woman who fled detainment show how, even outside the camps, life in the…

April 16, 20211:40 PM UTC Reuters 1 minute read German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a session of the lower house of parliament Bundestag debating the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) measures, in Berlin, Germany, April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi The leaders of Germany and France welcomed Beijing's aim to reach climate…

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It quickly became obvious in Anchorage, Alaska, last month that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s diplomatic envoys hadn’t come carrying olive branches. Instead they brought a new world view. As Biden administration officials expected in their first meeting with Chinese counterparts, Yang Jiechi, Mr. Xi’s top foreign-policy aide, and Foreign Minister…

Chinese President Xi Jinping hoped to make China a global leader in soccer, his favorite sport. After years of massive government support, that dream has so far fallen short. The big picture: China's soccer dream isn't ending, but the initial investment frenzy seems to have slowed. Soccer is a hugely…