Tag Archives: Xi Jinping
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China’s ex-security chief jailed for life after secret trial
11 June 2015 | Tom Hancock, Neil Connor
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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. ...
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Ship with over 450 on board sinks in China’s Yangtze
2 June 2015
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Chinese rescuers on Tuesday searched for hundreds missing after a passenger ship carrying more than 450 people capsized in the storm-hit Yangtze river, with several survivors reportedly confirmed trapped in the upturned hull. ...
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Modi sets a new China agenda, minus Panchsheel
16 May 2015 | Ananth Krishnan
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Beijing laid out a new agenda for India's ties with its biggest neighbour, calling on China to "reconsider its approach" on thorny issues such as the boundary question. ...
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Xi greets Modi in ancestral home town with eye to trade ties
14 May 2015 | Megha Rajagopalan
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Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his ancestral home town at the start of a three-day visit to China on Thursday as the two Asian giants work to boost economic ties despite decades of mistrust. ...
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Modi says China has ‘right’ to seek regional influence
7 May 2015
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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has played down fears over China's growing regional clout ahead of his landmark trip to Beijing, saying the rival Asian powerhouse has a "right" to seek greater influence. ...
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China offering Pakistan “huge” financing
18 April 2015
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Pakistan needs a "huge amount of financing" for infrastructure and energy projects and China is ready to announce help when President Xi Jinping visits next week, a foreign ministry official said Friday. ...
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China former security chief charged with bribery, abuse of power
3 April 2015
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China's former security chief Zhou Yongkang was charged on Friday with bribery, abuse of power and disclosing state secrets, authorities said, making him the most senior official prosecuted in decades. ...
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China to hold military parade to ‘frighten Japan’
27 January 2015
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China will this year hold its first large-scale military parade since 2009, reports said on Tuesday, with one key goal described as being to "frighten Japan". ...
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Dalai Lama says China hardliners hold back Xi on Tibet autonomy
18 December 2014 | Ben Blanchard
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Hardliners in the Chinese government are holding back President Xi Jinping from granting genuine autonomy to Tibet, the Himalayan region's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, told a French broadcaster. ...