Xi Jinping

(BEIJING) — China announced Monday it has postponed its most important political meetings of the year because of the outbreak of the new virus, a significant step for an authoritarian government that has always kept tight control over its political calendar. The decision indicates the importance that President Xi Jinping…

SEOUL, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF -- The new virus took aim at a broadening swath of the globe Monday, with officials in Europe and the Middle East scrambling to limit the spread of an outbreak that showed signs of stabilizing at its Chinese epicenter but posed new threats far beyond. In…

Washington (CNN)White House officials are expected to ask Congress for emergency funding this week to battle the coronavirus amid growing fears of a larger outbreak in the US, two officials familiar with the forthcoming request said.Government aides worked throughout the weekend on the supplemental request, which is still not final…

Chinese President Xi Jinping gestures near a heart shape sign and the slogan 'Race against time, Fight the Virus' during an inspection of the center for disease control and prevention of Chaoyang District in Beijing on Feb. 10, 2020. Liu Bin/The Associated Press Warning that China’s virus epidemic is “still…

(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,…