Tag Archives: Xi Jinping

  • Obama to host China’s President Xi amid simmering tensions 25 September 2015 | Matt Spetalnick and Michael Martina This post has no comments yet

    President Barack Obama will host Chinese President Xi Jinping for his first US state visit on Friday, but the pomp and pageantry will not be enough to mask tensions over alleged Chinese cyber spying. ...

  • Undercurrent of tension on China state dinner menu 23 September 2015 | Nancy Benac This post has no comments yet

    When Chinese President Xi Jinping and wife Peng Liyuan visit Washington later this week, President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, face the daunting task of trying to throw a warm and inviting dinner party. ...

  • Tibetan Youth Congress urge UN, US President to speak for Tibet 22 September 2015 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 3 comments

    Members of the Tibetan Youth Congress have urged the United Nations and US President Barack Obama to speak for Tibet, as three members continue with their hunger strike in Delhi. ...

  • President Xi to show rising China’s global role in US state visit 21 September 2015 | Kelly Olsen This post has no comments yet

    President Xi Jinping will demonstrate China's increasing global influence on his first state visit to the United States next week for a closely watched summit with Barack Obama. ...

  • Xi stresses unity for Tibet, vows fight against separatism 26 August 2015 This post has no comments yet

    President Xi Jinping has underlined national and ethnic unity as the key plans for Tibet, vowing a focus on long-term, comprehensive stability and an unswerving anti-separatism battle. ...

  • Xi Jinping vows unceasing fight against Tibet separatism | Ben Blanchard This post has no comments yet

    China will wage an unceasing fight against separatism in its restive mountainous region of Tibet, President Xi Jinping said, as the government repeated it would never accept the Dalai Lama's genuine autonomy proposals. ...

  • US alarmed over human rights in China 15 August 2015 This post has no comments yet

    A US official has signalled increasing alarm in the country over deterioration of human rights in China, saying the topic will be central in an upcoming visit by the Chinese president to Washington. ...

  • Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to Russia with a high-power team 8 July 2015 This post has no comments yet

    Chinese President Xi Jinping today left for Russia with a high-power team to attend the BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summits, on the sidelines of which he is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ...

  • China’s Panchen Lama meets Xi, calls for ‘national unity’ 11 June 2015 This post has no comments yet

    A man Beijing has named as one of the most senior figures in Tibetan Buddhism met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, state media said on Thursday, as Communist authorities seek to win support for their policies in the region. ...

  • China’s ex-security chief jailed for life after secret trial | Tom Hancock, Neil Connor This post has no comments yet

    China's former security chief Zhou Yongkang was jailed for life Thursday after a secret trial, state-media said, the highest ranking ex-official prosecuted by Beijing for corruption in decades. ...