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Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping ‘appears in public’
China’s Vice President Xi Jinping has made a public appearance, state media said, following swirling speculation about the whereabouts of Beijing’s leader-in-waiting. Xi had not been seen in public since September 1 and cancelled meetings with four foreign dignitaries including US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, giving rise to intense…
China blocks Xi web searches after Bloomberg report
China blocked web searches on Saturday for the name of leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping, a day after cutting access to Bloomberg sites following the agency’s publication of a report on his family’s wealth. Financial newswire Bloomberg used publicly available records to compile a list of investments by Chinese Vice President Xi’s…
China’s Xi meets skeptical U.S. lawmakers
WASHINGTON — China’s leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping on Wednesday confronted US lawmakers skeptical about Beijing’s pledges to improve its rights record, ease its grip on the yuan and boost military cooperation. Xi, the vice president expected to assume the mantle of power next year in Beijing, made the rounds on Capitol…
U.S. lawmakers to meet China VP
China’s heir apparent Xi Jinping will meet US lawmakers critical ofBeijing on Wednesday before heading to the heartland state of Iowa for a reunion with ordinary Americans he met on a 1985 exchange. US concerns over trade policy and human rights could come to the fore as Xi meets top US legislators in an election…
Visiting China VP urges U.S. to ‘promote trust’
China’s Vice President Xi Jinping will meet US President Barack Obama on Tuesday in a key early test for Washington’s relations with the man on course to lead the Asian power for the next decade. Xi will start a week-long visit with a welcome at the White Houseand talks with Obama and other top US officials,…
Tibet protesters arrested in U.S. amid China visit
WASHINGTON — Police on Monday arrested activists who unfurled a banner reading, “Tibet Will be Free,” on a major Washington bridge during a closely watched visit by China’s leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping. Officers briefly took four people into custody after they rappelled down the Arlington Memorial Bridge, which connects Virginia with…
China’s vice president warns against U.S. military focus on Asia
China’s likely next leader Xi Jinping warned the United States against plans to boost its military strength in Asia as he prepared for a closely watched visit to Washington starting Monday. China’s vice president, who is tipped to rule the rising Asian power until 2023, called on the United States…
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