The ideology behind Xi Jinping’s China

How Marxist-Leninist theory still shapes policy in Beijing

World - Financial Times - 22 hours ago

Biden to meet with China's Xi Jinping at APEC summit

President Biden is heading to South America Thursday with his first stop coming at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit where he'll meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. CBS News chief White ...

Why Xi Jinping changed his mind on China’s fiscal stimulus

After resisting calls to intervene, Beijing has made a sudden U-turn. But will the package be enough to get the economy back on track?

Business - Financial Times - October 22

Xi Jinping’s meeting with Narendra Modi signals China-India thaw

Formal encounter at Brics summit is leaders’ first in five years and follows deal on patrols along disputed border

Business - Financial Times - October 23

Trump: China's Xi Jinping would handle Harris 'like a baby'

Former President Trump in a Thursday interview challenged Vice President Harris’s ability to oversee foreign relations with China if elected president. During an appearance on the conservative ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

FirstFT: Republicans complete Congress sweep

Also in today’s newsletter, France boycotts COP29 and renowned conservative lawyer dies

World - Financial Times - 16 hours ago

Behind Biden's meetings with China's Xi, Trump

President Biden is at the APEC summit in Lima, Peru, where he will meet with China's Xi Jinping. CBS News' Natalie Brand has the latest on the significance of the meeting and more details on ...

Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi meet, 2 days after a China-India border deal

World - Yahoo News - October 24

SUV Driver Plows Into Crowd in China, Killing 35; Attack Draws Response From Xi Jinping

The attack is the latest in a string of violent acts. President Xi Jinping called on authorities to “promptly resolve conflicts and disputes.”

World - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago

Xi faces heat over failure to protect Chinese workers overseas

Bomb attack by Pakistan separatists adds to pressure on Beijing to secure interests

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

What Biden is expecting from his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

President Biden will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South America. During the visit, he will meet with allies and Chinese President Xi Jinping. CBS News' Natalie Brand has ...

Xi tightens stranglehold on China’s academia

Scholars fired or disappeared as Beijing clamps down on discussion of sensitive topics including economy

World - Financial Times - October 23

Chinese state television lionises Xi Jinping’s father in 39-part serialised drama

The historical series, Time in the Northwest, chronicles the life of Xi Zhongxun from peasant roots to Communist revolutionary in China. Xi Jinping’s father is the subject of a rousing new ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

China's Xi lands in Kazan for the BRICS summit

World - Yahoo News - October 22

Indonesia’s president seeks closer ties to Xi and China

First foreign trip in office signals Beijing’s importance for investment but will be followed by US visit

World - Financial Times - November 8

A Modi-Xi Meeting Could Signal a Thaw Between India and China

A meeting between the two leaders comes just two days after they settled a tense border dispute in the Himalayas. But experts said their long-term geopolitical rivalry would persist.

World - The New York Times - October 24

With Pressures at Home and Abroad, China's Xi and India's Modi Thaw Ties

The two leaders held their first formal meeting in five years as they seek to ease tensions and focus on other geopolitical and economic challenges.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 23

A Xi Enforcer Is Revving Up China's Spy Machine---and Alarming the West

The intelligence agency accused of steering cyberattacks on the U.S. has grown more powerful with a trusted protégé of the Chinese leader at the helm.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 5 days ago

A diminished Biden heads to APEC summit in Peru, overshadowed by China's Xi

If things had gone differently last week, U.S. President Joe Biden could have arrived at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru on Thursday projecting confidence and pledging his ...

World - ABC News - Yesterday

Behind the Mysterious Downfall of China's Missing Foreign Minister

A three-part podcast series digs into why Qin Gang vanished from view in June 2023.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 18

China tightens export controls for tech and goods with military use, ahead of Xi's trip to Russia

China unveiled a set of regulations on export control of goods and technologies that could be used for military purposes.

Business - CNBC - October 21

China and Russia's 'profound' ties will not change despite 'turbulent' geopolitical landscape, Xi tells Putin

Putin called the partnership "one of the main stabilizing factors in the international arena."

Business - CNBC - October 23

China and India should manage their differences, Xi tells Modi in first formal talks in 5 years

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to boost cooperation between their countries and resolve conflicts to help improve ties.

As the West watches Xi-Putin meetings, China touts crackdown on military goods to Russia

Beijing has walked a diplomatic tightrope throughout the Russia-Ukraine war.

Business - CNBC - October 25

China's space station gets new crew as Beijing advances Xi's "space dream"

A new crew of three Chinese astronauts, including the country's only woman spaceflight engineer, entered the Tiangong space station following an early morning launch into orbit.

Europe falls behind China in playing host to clinical drug trials

Pharmaceutical companies turn to jurisdictions with simpler regulatory regimes

Business - Financial Times - October 21

Biden and Xi to meet in Peru this weekend

Senior administration officials expect it will be the last in-person meeting between the two leaders of Biden's presidency.

Trump looks to woo — and divide — Putin, Xi and Kim

President-elect Trump is expected to deploy his trademark mix of belligerent threats and friendly relations with some of the world's dictators as he seeks to break up the deepening partnerships ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Biden to meet Xi this week on sidelines of economic summit

President Biden is planning to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru, the White House announced Wednesday. The ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Xi Visits Province Across From Taiwan After Military Drills

World - Yahoo News - October 16

Putin Welcomes Xi and Other World Leaders to Russia for BRICS Summit

The Russian leader wants to cast himself as a global statesman, even as the U.S. and its Western allies try to isolate him.

World - The New York Times - October 22

Putin and Xi discuss Ukraine war at BRICS summit, says Kremlin

World - Yahoo News - October 22

Xi, Modi talk, underscore need for better handling of disputes

World - Yahoo News - October 23

Olmo nets two, 'wants more' in return to Barca XI

Dani Olmo said he wants "more" after scoring a brace in his first start since September as Barcelona beat Espanyol 3-1 in Sunday's Catalan derby at the Olympic Stadium.

Sports - ESPN - November 4

Behind the scenes of "The Diplomat"

Keri Russell, who played a Russian spy in "The Americans," is now on the frontlines of geopolitics in the Netflix series "The Diplomat," starring as Kate Wyler, the U.S. Ambassador to the United ...

What's behind America's misinformation crisis

The Federal Emergency Management Agency pushed back on false claims that it pulled out of areas in North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helene after facing threats. The Atlantic writer Charlie ...

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