Scandal-plagued China football hit by new corruption probes

Scandal-plagued China football hit by new corruption probes

Chinese fans cheer during the quarterfinal match between Norway and China for the FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer tournament held at the Wuhan Sports Center Stadium in Wuhan. File | Photo Credit: AP China’s scandal-plagued football association has been rocked by new corruption probes into its chiefs of discipline and competition. The Sports Ministry on […]

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China, Philippines assess ties amid escalating sea disputes

China, Philippines assess ties amid escalating sea disputes

Philippines Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and ASEAN Affairs of the Department of Foreign Affairs Theresa Lazaro shake hands with China’s Vice-Foreign Minister Sun Weidong during the opening session of the Philippines-China Foreign Ministry consultation meeting at a hotel in Manila, Philippines, on March 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Senior Chinese and Filipino diplomats were […]

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Xi Jinping begins new term with turn to old allies

Xi Jinping begins new term with turn to old allies

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for Russia-China talks in an expanded format at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on March 21, 2023. Kremlin via REUTERS | Photo Credit: VIA REUTERS Arriving in Moscow on Monday on a visit laden with symbolism – the first of his third term as Chinese […]

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Oil prices slide on concerns over China’s demand

Oil prices slide on concerns over China’s demand

A flare to burn methane from oil production is seen on a well pad near Watford City, North Dakota, Aug. 26, 2021. | Photo Credit: AP Oil prices dropped in early trade on Tuesday, weighed down by concerns about slowing fuel demand in top crude importer China amid strict COVID-19 curbs. Brent crude futures fell […]

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Biden, Xi greet each other warmly as they meet for talks ahead of G20

Biden, Xi greet each other warmly as they meet for talks ahead of G20

U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they meet on the sidelines of the G20 leaders’ summit in Bali, Indonesia, on November 14, 2022. | Photo Credit: Reuters Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden met on November 14 for long-awaited talks that come as relations between their […]

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Key moments from Xi’s address to China’s Communist Party Congress

Key moments from Xi’s address to China’s Communist Party Congress

The speech gave Mr. Xi an opportunity to tout his government’s achievements to the conclave’s roughly 2,300 delegates The speech gave Mr. Xi an opportunity to tout his government’s achievements to the conclave’s roughly 2,300 delegates President Xi Jinping kicked off China’s five-yearly Communist Party Congress on October 16, 2022 with a wide-ranging speech defending […]

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Xi Jinping | The princeling’s next decade

Xi Jinping | The princeling’s next decade

Facing an existential crisis in 2012, the Communist Party of China turned to a ‘princeling’. A decade on, Xi Jinping has rewritten the Party rulebook and is laying the groundwork for years of continued dominance Facing an existential crisis in 2012, the Communist Party of China turned to a ‘princeling’. A decade on, Xi Jinping […]

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China’s “wolf warrior” era

China’s “wolf warrior” era

Xi Jinping’s worldview carries with it an inherent contradiction — that of a world that is simultaneously China’s to lead and one that is apparently full of external threats. This paradox, more than any other factor, has shaped China’s diplomacy in the past decade Xi Jinping’s worldview carries with it an inherent contradiction — that […]

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