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Sunday, April 28, 2024
TopicChinese President Xi Jinping

Topic: Chinese President Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping races to secure third term, jails corrupt officials, clamps down on social media

With no clear successor to Xi, securing the next term is likely to be successful. Meanwhile, a mysterious foreigner has fallen from the sky in Anghui.

Wang Yi’s India visit was China trying to return to diplomatic status quo, says MIT prof Fravel

M. Taylor Fravel, China expert at MIT, says Beijing is now trying to establish 'common ground' with India as New Delhi has not called out Moscow over its Ukraine invasion.

Chinese state-media leaves Russia-Ukraine war off front pages as President Xi stays silent

People’s Daily, Communist Party's mouthpiece, put the war on bottom of page 3 today, carrying a small piece on FM Wang Yi’s call with his Russian counterpart.

Putin talks closer ties with Beijing, slams US’ Winter Olympics boycott in Chinese media column

Russian President Vladimir Putin's op-ed for Chinese state-owned Xinhua News Agency comes ahead of his visit to Beijing for the Winter Olympics.

Chinese are talking about inequality again just a year after Xi said poverty ended

Chinascope — The Week Behind The Wall is everything you need to know about what’s happening in China this week.

Biden hits out at Xi, says China made ‘mistake’ by skipping G20, COP26 summits

The US President's remarks in Glasgow prompted the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman to say that the world needed action, not 'empty rhetoric'.

Pakistan President is a Xi Jinping fan, his TV interview shows

The Chinese State media has given extensive coverage to the Pakistani President’s interview praising Xi Jinping.

On Camera

America’s out-of-control militarised police forces are a threat to democracy

The world watched aghast as police armed with tasers, tear-gas masks—and in one case backed up by snipers—arrested hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters at universities across the United States.

Asia’s growth outlook remains positive despite external uncertainties, says ADB

The Asian Development Outlook 2024 report suggests that policymakers in the region should monitor a number of risks. These include escalating conflicts and geopolitical tensions.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.