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China's Xi congratulates Biden on US election victory

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 25 11:44 PM

China's President Xi Jinping hoped the two countries could promote the healthy and stable development of bilateral relations, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Read more »

China’s interest in Pacific trade deal sets stage for new US showdown after Xi ups the ante

Finbarr Bermingham, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 25 12:48 PM

Xi Jinping’s statement of intent on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has caught the eye of member states. Analysts say Joe Biden’s election sparked firming up of Beijing’s interest, but uncertainty remains as to the US direction of travel under the new administration. Read more »

Xi Jinping calls for Germany, Europe to ‘remain open to Chinese companies’

Stuart Lau, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 25 12:40 PM

China’s leader also vowed to conclude investment deal with the EU this year during his conversation with the German chancellor. Angela Merkel said she hoped to ‘put in more efforts’ to reach agreement, and to boost cooperation on trade, new energy vehicles, according to Xinhua. Read more »

China ready to work with other countries for global cyberspace community, Xi Jinping says

Yujie Xue in Wuzhen and Minghe Hu in Wuzhen, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 23 05:05 PM

In a letter read at the opening ceremony of the 7th World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Xi emphasized the importance of digital technology amid the pandemic. China is ready to work with other countries to build a shared cyberspace community and ‘create an even better future for mankind’, he says. Read more »

Xi Jinping calls for coordinated approach on ‘rule of law’ to safeguard China’s interests

Jun Mai in Beijing, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 19 03:14 PM

The Chinese president tells top Communist Party leaders that it must be promoted ‘at home and in matters involving foreign parties’. Legal experts say Xi's speech suggests Beijing may be more willing to engage on issues involving international law. Read more »

China to cut tariffs, boost imports of high-quality goods and services

Kevin Yao and Lusha Zhang, Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 02:26 PM

China will continue to cut its tariffs and expand imports of high-quality goods and services, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday, while vowing to push reforms and promote an innovation-driven growth model. Read more »

Xi Jinping tells BRICS leaders ‘we’re all in the same boat’ as he takes veiled swipe at US

Echo Xie, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 19 12:20 PM

The Chinese president calls on emerging economies to uphold multilateralism and ‘oppose unilateral sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction’. He also says the five nations should work together to fight the pandemic and to implement the Paris climate agreement. Read more »

China puts focus on development agenda amid ‘new challenges and conflicts’

William Zheng, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 04 12:59 PM

State media releases full text of five-year development proposal and report delivered by Xi Jinping at a plenary meeting last week. Both stress that Beijing must keep a clear mind as the world faces ‘most profound changes in a century’. Read more »

China’s leaders start charting course for next five years

William Zheng and Echo Xie, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Oct 27 12:40 PM

The Communist Party’s fifth plenum started in Beijing with an address by Xi Jinping outlining his major policy objectives. The new five-year plan is expected to include measures to simulate domestic economy as country braces for further confrontation with US. Read more »

China to set five-year plan for steering economy through choppy waters

Kevin Yao, Reuters
Posted at Oct 26 08:44 AM

China's top leaders will chart the country's economic course for 2021-2025 at a key meeting starting on Monday, seeking to balance growth and reforms to avoid stagnation amid an uncertain global outlook and deepening tensions with the United States. Read more »

Football: Hosting Asian Cup will boost China's global standing: CFA's Du

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 23 03:37 PM

HONG KONG - Staging the 2023 Asian Cup finals in China will give the country the expertise needed to pursue President Xi Jinping’s dream of hosting the World Cup and other global tournaments, the Chinese Football Association’s Du Zhaocai has said. Read more »

China is the threat of the century, says Trump's security adviser

Tim Hepher, Reuters
Posted at Oct 22 05:48 AM

ABOARD HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH - President Donald Trump's national security adviser accused China on Wednesday of trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine research from the West, casting it as a malign rival that was seeking to monopolize every important industry of the 21st Century. Read more »

Is China trying to displace US as top global power? Two analysts differ

Robert Delaney, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 21 06:52 PM

One analyst cites Xi Jinping’s global ambitions and belt and road projects. The counterpoint: the goal of being world’s only superpower is a misreading of intentions. Webinar panellists are in unison in condemning the trade war Donald Trump started with China. Read more »

Oil exploration in West PH Sea 'an exercise of sovereign rights' - Energy chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 19 05:54 PM

The government's decision to lift a 6-year-old moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea is "an exercise of our sovereign rights" that "in no way" weakens Manila's maritime claims against China, an official said Monday. Read more »

Taiwan says Chinese diplomats assaulted official in Fiji

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 19 02:03 PM

TAIPEI - Taiwan on Monday accused two Chinese diplomats of gatecrashing a hotel function hosted by its de facto embassy in Fiji and assaulting an employee. Read more »

Palace cites 'very close' ties with China for resuming West PH Sea energy projects

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 01:08 PM

Malacañang on Friday cited a "very close friendship" with Beijing following President Rodrigo Duterte's move to lift a moratorium on petroleum exploration in the West Philippine Sea, paving the way for 3 projects to resume, including a possible joint venture with China.    Read more »

In city where China welcomed the world, Xi prepares for a colder one

Chris Buckley, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 15 07:39 AM

China is striving to revive its economy and repair its international standing amid the coronavirus pandemic, which began late last year in the central city of Wuhan. The pandemic has driven negative views of China to new heights in the United States and other wealthy democracies, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center that was published last week. Read more »

In city where China welcomed the world, Xi prepares for a colder one

Chris Buckley, The New York Times
Updated as of Oct 15 12:34 AM

When China first opened to overseas investors, the country was desperate for foreign technology to revive its growth. Now, as China faces rising global barriers, its leader, Xi Jinping, is urging greater domestic innovation. Read more »

The politics behind Xi's big green promise for China

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 04 10:40 AM

Xi Jinping's vow to snuff out emissions by 2060 completes a diplomatic pirouette that moves China to the heart of the global green agenda, wrong-foots the US and cuddles up to Europe's climate advocates in one nimble step.   Read more »

China’s Xi, North Korea’s Kim wish Trump recovery from COVID-19

Reuters
Posted at Oct 03 08:50 PM

Xi Jinping sent a message to Trump and wife Melania Saturday, wishing them a speedy recovery from the coronavirus, Chinese state television reported. Read more »