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Xi Jinping 141 stories · 24 sources · updated every week
Xi Jinping consolidated power by purging 33 Central Committee members, including 16 military officials, and elevating loyalist Zhang Shengmin to the Politburo on October 30. Watch for continued diplomatic pressure on Germany and Japan to align with Beijing's foreign policy.
☆ Watch this file Timeline Nov 02 China Hosts Iran, Oman in Push for Middle East Dialogue Al Jazeera
Nov 02 China Pushes Diplomacy as Oman Backs a Larger Role The Hindu
Nov 02 China pushes Mideast peace in Iran, Saudi, Oman talks Channel News Asia
Nov 02 Xi Hosts Oman’s Sultan, Warns on Great-Power Rivalry Google News World
Nov 02 China's Soybean Stockpiles Last Months, Not Years Foreign Affairs
Nov 02 China pushes Mideast peace in talks with Iran, Saudi officials Straits Times Asia
Nov 02 Xi: Middle East must not be great-power battleground Channel News Asia
Nov 01 The US-China trade war seems to have subsided – but the sense of calm is misleading The Guardian World
Oct 31 US, South Korea, Japan renew denuclearisation pledge Straits Times Asia
Oct 30 Taiwan Should Resist Surrender Despite China Pressure Asia Times
Oct 30 Xi Calls for New Chapter in China-Germany Ties Google News World
Oct 30 Xi Elevates Military Purge Leader to Politburo Google News World
Oct 30 Record number of purges as Xi emphasises 'party discipline' at China political gathering BBC World
Oct 30 China mourns an ‘old friend’ in ex-PM Yasuo Fukuda, with Japan’s foreign policy at a crossroads Straits Times Asia
Oct 30 China expels a record number from Communist party amid Xi’s intensified purges of top officials The Guardian World
Oct 30 China expels 33 officials in biggest purge under Xi Channel News Asia
Oct 30 China trade accord with Swiss bucks wider trend towards protectionism Straits Times Asia
Oct 30 China's Communist Party conclave on toughening discipline sees record expulsions, absences Straits Times Asia
Oct 30 China elevates Gen. Zhang to Politburo amid party purge NPR News
Oct 30 Russia’s Tuna Role Adds Sanctions Risk, Not Leverage Lowy Institute
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