By Greg Torode and Martin Quin Pollard – Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Beijing – The disappearance of China’s defence minister, the latest in a string of upheavals in the country’s top ranks, is stoking uncertainty about President Xi Jinping’s rule as an internal security clampdown trumps international engagement. The growing unpredictability could affect
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Xi did not shake hands with Prayut ‘because of Covid measures’
GOVERNMENT spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri stepped in to explain that Chinese President Xi Jinping did not shake hands with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha because he is avoiding doing so as part of strict Chinese Covid measures, Sanook.com said this afternoon (Nov. 18). Chinese officials had added that Xi is also avoiding handing over gifts and
Read moreBiden warns Xi about ‘coercive’ Taiwan actions in three hour meeting
By Reuters and published by The Business Standard Nusa Dua, Indonesia – US President Joe Biden today (Nov. 14) told Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping they were both responsible for preventing their superpower competition from turning into conflict, in rare talks aimed at thawing ties that are at their worst in decades. Ahead of their first
Read moreBiden to meet China’s Xi on Monday for Taiwan, Russia talks
By AP and published by US News & World Report Washington – US President Joe Biden will meet on Monday with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of next week’s Group of 20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, a face-to-face meeting that comes amid increasingly strained US-China relations, the White House announced on Thursday.
Read moreXi Jinping to undergo surgery due to worsening intracranial aneurysm
By Followcn.com THE supreme leader of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping will undergo surgery due to a worsening intracranial aneurysm, reported by Mr. Lude during his evening YouTube live show, the Lude Show, on Dec. 27. The health condition of the Chinese Communist leader is a top-secret due to the totalitarian nature of the
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