Xi Jinping

(BEIJING) — Warning that China’s virus epidemic is “still grim and complex,” President Xi Jinping called Sunday for more efforts to stop the outbreak, revive industry and prevent the disease from disrupting spring planting of crops. Xi defended the ruling Communist Party’s response as “timely and effective” in a video…

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has so far managed to keep the coronavirus outbreak from damaging his hard-won relationship with China. That’s getting even more difficult with each new case confirmed in Japan. Abe has taken a softer approach to China over the virus than the Trump administration, winning Tokyo praise…

(Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has so far managed to keep the coronavirus outbreak from damaging his hard-won relationship with China. That’s getting even more difficult with each new case confirmed in Japan.Abe has taken a softer approach to China over the virus than the Trump administration, winning Tokyo…

BEIJING: As the global concern over the coronavirus outbreak's impact on the Chinese economy mounted, President Xi Jinping on Thursday assured its 'all-weather ally' Pakistan that the epidemic will not undermine China's long-term development even as the death toll climbed to 2,118. It is perhaps unusual for Xi -- heading…

Democracy activist Leung Kwok-hung, wearing a mask, attends a vigil for Chinese doctor Li Wenliang in Hong Kong on February 7, 2020. Kin Cheung/AP Whistleblowers and citizen journalists in China are speaking out against the Chinese Communist Party and President Xi Jinping's handling of the coronavirus outbreak that originated in…

When President Xi Jinping made his first state visit this year to Myanmar and signed new infrastructure contracts, there was no indication of the obstacle about to trip up China's plan for railways, ports and highways around the world: the coronavirus. Travel restrictions to prevent the spread of the disease,…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Activities in Wuhan are being further restricted China has tightened restrictions on movement in Hubei province as it continues to battle the coronavirus.Sixty-million people have been told to stay at home unless there is an emergency, and the use of private cars has been…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Activities in Wuhan are being further restricted China has tightened restrictions on movement in Hubei province as it continues to battle the coronavirus.Sixty-million people have been told to stay at home unless there is an emergency, and the use of private cars has been…

In China, controversy has erupted over a speech by President Xi Jinping that indicates he and other leaders knew about the threat of the coronavirus outbreak weeks before it was revealed to the public. Al Jazeera's Adrian Brown is following the story from Hong Kong. Read More

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