Beijing, China | XINHUA | Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for acting on the people-centered philosophy and fully implementing crackdown, prevention, regulation and control measures to resolutely curb telecom and online fraud. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the …
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Beijing, China | XINHUA | On various occasions, Chinese President Xi Jinping has expounded on his insightful vision on safeguarding global peace and China’s role in advancing the cause of world peace. “As long as the idea of peace can strike deep roots and the sail of peace can be …
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▶ FULL SPEECH ✅ GDP just over $15.38 trillion in 2020 ✅ 100th anniversary of CPC in 2021 ✅ 832 counties, 100 million rural residents out of poverty Beijing, China | THE INDEPENDENT, CGTN & PD CHINA | Chinese President Xi Jinping has today delivered his annual New Year Address …
Read More »China’s Xi Jinping congratulates Joe Biden as US transition starts
Beijing, China | THE INDEPENDENT | Hours after US President Elect Joe Biden named key members of his new cabinet as the transition finally got into full gear, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent him a message to congratulate him on his election victory. “We hope the two sides will …
Read More »China urges U.S. to discard Cold-War mentality, ideological bias
Beijing, China | XINHUA | China on Thursday urged the United States to discard its Cold-War mentality and ideological bias, and work with China to move forward bilateral relations along the track of coordination, cooperation and stability. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the comment at a press briefing …
Read More »MUSEVENI: China are genuine friends
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has described the Chinese as genuine friends, and thanked them for supporting Africa’s development. ” I recently, signed an MoU with the Chinese president to intensify the relationship between Uganda and China as they are our genuine friends,” he said …
Read More »Xi Jinping warns that attempts to split China risk ‘smashed’ bodies
Beijing, China | AFP | President Xi Jinping has warned that any attempts to split China would result in “bodies smashed and bones ground to powder”, amid four months of anti-Beijing unrest in Hong Kong. Xi issued the dire message during a weekend visit to Nepal, according to a …
Read More »A bad year for Xi as Communist China celebrates 70th birthday
Beijing, China | AFP | It was meant to be an unabashed celebration of the triumph of Communism in China, and of President Xi Jinping’s authority as the country’s undisputed leader for years to come. But as the People’s Republic of China approaches its 70th anniversary on October 1st, …
Read More »China, Japan and the next world war
Why Trump and XI policies in the South China Sea could lead Japan to rearm ANALYSIS | Andrew M. Mwenda | As Uganda and Rwanda were preparing themselves for a possible military confrontation, I was in Japan talking to public officials, intellectuals and academics on the situation in the Sea …
Read More »Xi makes his day: Kim boosted by China talks, say analysts
Seoul, South Korea | AFP | North Korean leader Kim Jong Un came away from his fourth meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping with his hand strengthened in nuclear talks with the US, analysts say, even as Seoul urged him to do more. Beijing is Pyongyang’s sole major ally and …
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