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CHRIS BUCKLEY
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After Xi’s Coronation, a Roar of Discontent Against His Hard-Line Politics
Protests in China have roused a tradition of dissent that had seemed spent after 10 years under Xi Jinping. The effects may far outlast the…
Xi Jinping Faces Another Dilemma: How to Mourn Jiang Zemin
The former president’s death drew tributes from Chinese people at a fraught moment for the current leader, Xi Jinping, who faces widespread criticism of his…
China Regroups to Snuff Out a Wave of Covid Protests
Officials are using the ruling Communist Party’s decades-old policy of repression and surveillance to quash the most widespread protests in decades. But Xi Jinping is…
Protests Erupt in Shanghai and Other Chinese Cities Over Covid Controls
In Shanghai, a crowd chanted calls for China’s leader, Xi Jinping, to step down, a rare act of political defiance reflecting growing public frustration with…
Xi Scolds Trudeau Over Private Conversation Gone Public
The exchange, in which China’s leader accused the Canadian leader of leaking details of a brief conversation they had, happened at the end of a…
Xi Scolds Trudeau Over ‘Leaked’ Conversation in 40-Second Exchange
The exchange happened at the end of a summit where Mr. Xi has sought to steady China’s relations with the United States, Australia and other…
Beijing Signals Optimism for U.S. Ties After Biden-Xi Meeting
An upbeat photo in China’s main newspaper and comments by the foreign minister suggested that Beijing believes its relationship with Washington could improve.
Taiwan is a ‘red line’ not to be crossed, China says.
The future of the island remains the issue most likely to plunge U.S.-China relations into crisis, even war.
China Hangs on Xi’s Every Word. His Silence Also Speaks Volumes.
At the important Communist Party congress this week, the Chinese leader didn’t mention two long-repeated maxims. To many, it’s a warning of the turbulent times…
Xi Jinping, China’s Leader, Embodies His Authoritarian Era
Xi Jinping was first cast as a firm but genial leader with a common touch. Approaching a second decade in power, he looms over China…