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Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with then-U.S Vice President Joe Biden inside the Great Hall of the People on December 4, 2013, in Beijing.

Biden tells China's Xi of the implications of assisting Russia in call, official says

Mar 18, 2022
A White House official declined to lay out the specifics of any potential U.S. response, but said that Biden was "detailed" and "direct" with the Chinese leader.
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Ukraine invasion — explained
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose during their meeting in Beijing on Feb. 4.

The battle for Ukraine could test the limits of closer ties between China and Russia

Mar 04, 2022
The Cold War rivals have grown much closer in recent years. But China's ties to Russia are now becoming a bigger liability than Beijing expected.
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Politics
President Biden speaks during a visit to the Port of Baltimore on Nov. 10. He has said the United States needs to invest in infrastructure to help catch up to China.

Biden and Xi will meet (virtually) on Monday. Here's what's at stake

Nov 12, 2021
It's been more than two years since leaders of the United States and China met face-to-face. This meeting will be virtual, not in person, and comes at a time of high tensions.
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Asia
Chinese leader Xi Jinping said on Saturday that reunification with Taiwan must happen and will happen peacefully.

China's Xi Jinping urges a 'peaceful reunification' with Taiwan

Oct 09, 2021
The Chinese leader says a "peaceful reunification," rather than one through military force, would benefit both China and Taiwan. Tensions between the two are the highest in decades.
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Asia
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech Thursday during the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China at Tiananmen Square in Beijing.

China Celebrates Its Communist Party's Centennial With Spectacle, Saber Rattling

Jun 30, 2021
In a fiery speech at Tiananmen Square, Communist Party Chairman Xi Jinping vowed to keep an iron grip on Hong Kong and to conquer Tiawan, and warned foreign forces against trying to bully China.
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World
According to Zhang Zhixiong's family, Juxin Mining Co. paid for several village infrastructure projects, including building new apartment complexes for local residents. The buildings were weeks away from completion before Zhang was arrested and now stand

How China's Massive Corruption Crackdown Snares Entrepreneurs Across The Country

Mar 04, 2021
Chinese officials boast their campaign against "evil" has busted over 50,000 supposed criminal organizations, but experts warn it has served another function: consolidating power.
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Biden Transition Updates
Then-Vice President Joe Biden gestures toward Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan during an arrival ceremony in Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Sept. 24, 2015.

China's Xi Jinping Congratulates Biden On Election Win, Urges Cooperation

Nov 25, 2020
He is one of the last major world leaders to wish Joe Biden congratulations.
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Business
Chinese President Xi Jinping and then Vice President Joe Biden attend an arrival ceremony in Andrews Air Force Base, Md., in 2015. Biden is under pressure from both the left and the right to continue taking a hard line on trade with China.

Trump Launched A Trade War Against China. Don't Look To Biden To Reverse It

Nov 18, 2020
The president-elect can undo many of Trump's tariffs with the stroke of a pen, but he's unlikely to do so now that the tenor of the U.S.-China relationship has changed.
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Live Updates: 2020 Election Results
Russian dolls with the likenesses of Russia's President Vladimir Putin, President Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at a gift shop in Russia. While many world leaders have congratulated President-elect Joe Biden, Russia and China have held off.

Russia And China Among Countries Holding Off On Congratulating Biden

Nov 09, 2020
Leaders in the Kremlin and Beijing, as well as in Mexico and Brazil, have conspicuously not congratulated the president-elect, instead waiting for legal challenges to be resolved.
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Elections
Russian President Vladimir Putin hands President Trump a World Cup soccer ball during a joint news conference after their July 2018 summit in Helsinki.

A Tougher Road With Biden: The World Leaders Who Banked On Trump

Nov 03, 2020
President Trump counts several world leaders as his fans, many of them authoritarians, nationalists or populists. Some may struggle to stay as friendly with the White House if he loses the election.
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Asia
Ren Zhiqiang seen at a business conference in Beijing in 2008. Ren was sentenced to 18 years in prison Tuesday for corruption following his public criticism of Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party.

Prominent Critic Of Xi Jinping And Communist Party Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison

Sep 22, 2020
Ren Zhiqiang made a fortune in real estate and was a member of the country's political elite. But his harsh criticism of the Communist Party and Xi's management of the pandemic led to his downfall.
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Asia

Prominent Critic Of China's Leadership Detained In Beijing

Jul 06, 2020
Xu Zhangrun, a constitutional scholar outspoken in his criticism of President Xi Jinping and the ruling Communist Party, has been particularly vocal about the regime's handling of the coronavirus.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
President Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed a preliminary trade agreement at the White House on Jan. 15. Since then, tensions between the two countries have grown.

U.S.-China Tensions Were Already High. Pandemic And Hong Kong Have Made Things Worse

May 28, 2020
Relations between the economic giants have gone downhill fast since they signed a preliminary trade pact four months ago. The latest tussles over the coronavirus and Hong Kong add to the friction.
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Coronavirus Live Updates

Critic Of China's Coronavirus Response Is Under Investigation, Beijing Says

Apr 07, 2020
Retired businessman Ren Zhiqiang, who criticized Chinese leader Xi Jinping, went missing in mid-March. The Communist Party says Ren is under "disciplinary review and supervision and investigation."
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Coronavirus Live Updates
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the G-20 Extraordinary Virtual Leaders' Summit on COVID-19 via video link in Beijing.

In Phone Call, Trump And China's President Discuss Coronavirus Pandemic

Mar 27, 2020
The leaders spoke after a virtual G-20 meeting. President Trump called it a "very good conversation," and China state TV said Xi Jinping offered to help the U.S. respond to the spread of the virus.
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Asia
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a gesture of solidarity Monday in Beijing.

Hong Kong's Carrie Lam Shores Up Beijing's Backing During 'Exceptional Times'

Dec 16, 2019
During months of protests, the territory's chief executive has suffered setbacks in the streets and at the ballot box. But she still enjoys support from China, where she's paying a visit Monday.
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Politics
It's unclear whether President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping can come to a trade deal. A new bill supporting Hong Kong protesters could complicate talks.

President Trump Waffles On Hong Kong Democracy Bill Amid China Trade Talks

Nov 22, 2019
President Trump says he stands with democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong. But he stopped short of pledging support for a pro-Hong Kong bill, saying it could complicate trade talks with China.
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Asia
China's President Xi Jinping and President Trump chat as they pose for the group photo at the beginning of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, in June. Trump has offered to meet with Xi about resolving protests in Hong Kong.

Trump Offers Meeting With China's Xi To Resolve 'Hong Kong Problem'

Aug 15, 2019
In a Wednesday evening tweet, the president offered a personal meeting with Xi Jinping in hopes the two could "humanely solve" the unrest over pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
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World
People pass a store in Beijing on Monday. The government's figures show that China's pace of economic growth in the second quarter was at its slowest in nearly three decades.

China's Economy Falters; Slowest Growth In Nearly 3 Decades

Jul 15, 2019
The pace of growth in the second quarter was its slowest since 1992. The National Bureau of Statistics attributed the change to a complicated international environment.
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Business
President Trump is due to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Japan this weekend, raising hopes the two leaders might call a truce in their trade war. The White House has downplayed expectations of a deal.

Deal Or No Deal? The Stakes Are High For Trump-Xi Trade Talks

Jun 26, 2019
President Trump is due to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this weekend, raising hopes the two leaders might call a truce in their trade war. The White House has downplayed expectations of a deal.
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World
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a business leaders event in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2017. The two leaders are expected to discuss trade at this week's Group of 20 summit in Japan.

Analysis: The Politics Of National Humiliation In The Trump-Xi Meeting

Jun 25, 2019
Under the Communist Party's ideological reeducation of China's population, humiliation by foreign powers forms an emotional underpinning of the country's national identity.
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Asia
A man waits for a taxi in Beijing as news footage of Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) being greeted in Pyongyang by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is shown on a large screen outside a shopping mall.

China's Xi Visits Kim In Pyongyang, With An Eye Toward Talks With Trump

Jun 20, 2019
The two countries are marking the 70th anniversary of their establishment of diplomatic relations. But some experts believe Xi Jinping's trip has another purpose.
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World
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Beijing in January. The two leaders plan to meet this week in North Korea, according to state news agencies of both countries.

Chinese President Xi Jinping To Visit North Korea This Week

Jun 17, 2019
The leaders are scheduled to meet on Thursday, according to Chinese and North Korean news agencies. The visit comes after stalled negotiations with President Trump.
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World
A worker in China shifts soil containing rare earth minerals intended for export in 2010. Rare earths are used in important technologies, and a <a href="http://en.people.cn/n3/2019/0529/c90000-9582572.html">commentary in China's People's Daily newspaper<

'Plenty Of Cards To Play': Chinese Media Suggest Cutting Rare Earth Exports To U.S.

May 29, 2019
Rare earths are used in communications, health care and national security. China blocked rare earths to Japan in 2010, but analysts say the threat — regardless of the trade war — may be hollow.
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Asia
Anne-Marie Brady says she is the victim of a year-long campaign of intimidation in her home country after publishing research critical of China.

China Scholars Demand Protection For Threatened New Zealand Academic

Dec 07, 2018
Anne-Marie Brady is a professor at the University of Canterbury, and says she has been the victim of a campaign of intimidation in her home country after publishing research critical of China.

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