Nearly 3,000 members of China's parliament, the National People's Congress voted unanimously for Xi to be president, for his third five-year term, in an election with no other candidate.
Italy's foreign minister Antonio Tajani Friday, citing Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said the premier will deliver a peace speech on the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
China will likely plant less than 1% of its corn fields with genetically modified varieties this year, using fields in certain counties of Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Hebei & Yunnan provinces.
China relies excessively on the PLA to fulfil its ‘global ambitions’, the report says, adding, the growing capabilities of the PLA enhances China’s capacity to ‘fight and win wars’ against a strong enemy.
The talks in Bali were blunt, especially over Chinese-claimed Taiwan, but the US said the leaders agreed 'to deepen constructive efforts' on climate change & global food security.
According to Xinhua news agency, Xi has ordered the PLA to devote all its energy in maintaining combat readiness to win wars & aim to become a world-class armed force by 2027.
Xi securing a third term was a forgone conclusion, but the 20th Party Congress is far more pivotal as his consolidation of power isn’t some speculative op-ed.
The viral video shows Hu Jintao speaking to President Xi Jinping while leaving as others look on. No explanation has yet been given for his mysterious, seemingly forced, exit.
The conclave of 2,300 party representatives held every five years began last Sunday at the vast Great Hall of the People on Beijing's Tiananmen Square, with most proceedings behind closed doors.
Years are quietly being stripped off my lifespan, and somehow that doesn’t ruin my day. But getting scolded for one careless word in an email? That can send me spiralling.
ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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