Close Xi ally Li Qiang appointed China’s premier, will steer economic policy
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) talks to Li Qiang during the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday.…
China names Li Qiang as country’s next premier nominally in charge of economy
China has named Li Qiang, a close confidant of top leader Xi Jinping, as the country's next premier nominally in charge of the world's second-largest…
China’s parliament names Xi Jinping ally Li Qiang as new premier | Politics News
New premier Li Qiang, 63, a close confidant of Chinese leader Xi Jinping, faces the task of reviving China’s flagging economy. China has named Li…
China’s parliament backs Xi Jinping for third term as president | Xi Jinping News
Xi has sidelined potential challengers and filled the party’s top ranks with his supporters since taking power in 2012. Xi Jinping has secured a precedent-breaking…
Canada’s Trudeau orders probe of alleged China election dabbling | Politics News
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called for a review of foreign interference in his country’s elections and will appoint an independent special investigator to…
China sets economic growth target of 5% as parliament kicks off | Xi Jinping News
National People’s Congress also set to hand Xi Jinping a third term as president and implement biggest government shakeup in a decade. China’s National People’s…
All you need to know about China’s ‘Two Sessions’ | Politics News
EXPLAINERThe annual meetings of China’s parliament and political advisory body will see Xi Jinping installed as president for an unprecedented third term. Thousands of delegates…
Belarusian leader, a key Putin ally, plans state visit to China next week – POLITICO
Beijing announced on Saturday that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, will travel to China on a state visit…
Putin hails ‘new levels of cooperation’ with China – POLITICO
Vladimir Putin said “Russia and China are reaching new levels of cooperation” after meeting Beijing’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, in Moscow on Wednesday. The Russian…
Xi Jinping to visit Moscow for summit with Putin: Report | Russia-Ukraine war News
Top diplomat Wang Yi, who is currently in Moscow, has said ties between the two countries are ‘rock solid’. Chinese leader Xi Jinping is preparing…
China talks ‘peace,’ woos Europe and trashes Biden in Munich – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. MUNICH — China is trying to drive a fresh wedge between Europe and the…
How will Raisi’s Beijing visit affect Iran-China ties? | Xi Jinping News
Tehran, Iran – Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi was warmly welcomed by his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing, but the same issues that have hampered…
Balloon ‘panic’ intensifies push against China in Washington | Politics News
The fallout from the alleged Chinese “spy” balloon that flew over the United States has cemented a near bipartisan consensus in Washington over the need…
The intrigue over a mysterious Chinese balloon in the US has captured the public’s imagination and sparked wild theories
When Chase Doak of Billings, Montana, decided in 2021 to give up his journalistic career and become a healthcare data analyst little did he know…
What happens to Europe when the balloon goes up? – POLITICO
BERLIN — The saga of the Chinese spy balloon has plunged relations between Washington and Beijing into fresh crisis. For European governments, that spells all…
Blinken postpones visit to China because of balloon over US | Politics News
Official slams Chinese balloon in US airspace as ‘unacceptable’ but says top American diplomat still plans to visit China when conditions allow. Washington, DC –…