Tag Archives: Xi Jinping

• After India, Bhutan too likely to skip BRI Forum 14 April 2019 | Sachin Parashar This post has one comment

  While India has rejected China's invite for Belt and Road Forum meet, most of its neighbours including the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh have confirmed participation in the event ...

• China’s Xi meets top EU leaders to strengthen ties 27 March 2019 This post has no comments yet

  The leaders of China, France, Germany and the EU were set to meet in Paris on Tuesday for "unprecedented" talks on how to improve ties, despite growing jitters over Beijing's massive investm ...

• EU leaders call for end to ‘naivety’ in relations with China 23 March 2019 | Philip Blenkinsop and Robin Emmott This post has no comments yet

  European Union leaders called for an end to naivety on Friday in relations with Beijing and said China was a competitor whose markets were not sufficiently open, although they did not spell. ...

• Xi Jinping’s tough talk on Taiwan unification backfires, as Tsai Ing-wen’s support surges 1 February 2019 | Ralph Jennings and Johnson Lai This post has no comments yet

  Chinese President Xi Jinping sought to push Taiwanese closer to unification with a new year speech mixing carrots and sticks. ...

• China says Soros’ criticism of Xi is ‘meaningless’ 25 January 2019 | Michael Martina This post has one comment

  US billionaire George Soros’ criticism of Chinese President Xi Jinping was “meaningless”, China’s foreign ministry said on Friday, after the investor and philanthropist called Xi the world’s ...

• George Soros says Xi Jinping is ‘most dangerous enemy’ of freedom | Jitendra Joshi This post has no comments yet

  Billionaire investor George Soros on Thursday said Chinese President Xi Jinping was "the most dangerous enemy" of free societies for presiding over a high-tech surveillance regime. ...

• Taiwan president calls for international support to defend democracy 5 January 2019 | Yimou Lee This post has one comment

  Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on Saturday for international support to defend the self-ruled island’s democracy and way of life in the face of renewed threats from China. ...

• China’s Xi calls on army to be battle-ready | David Stanway This post has no comments yet

  China’s armed forces must strengthen their sense of urgency and do everything they can to prepare for battle, President Xi Jinping told a meeting of top brass on Friday. ...

• Taiwan president defiant after China calls for reunification 2 January 2019 | Yimou Lee This post has 3 comments

  Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday the island would not accept a "one country, two systems" political arrangement with China. ...

• China’s Xi threatens Taiwan with force but also seeks peaceful ‘reunification’ | Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee This post has 2 comments

  China reserves the right to use force to bring Taiwan under its control but will strive to achieve peaceful “reunification” with the self-ruled island that has a bright future. ...