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TopicPresident Xi Jinping

Topic: President Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping faces a threat: China’s millions of newly jobless people

The widespread struggle to earn cash risks turning into a big political problem for Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Trump and Jinping’s kung-fu & why Manmohan Singh feels ‘aatma santusht’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Covid-19 crisis revives worst-case scenario for US-China relationship

From supply chains and visas to cyberspace and Taiwan, the world’s two largest economies are escalating disputes across several fronts that never really fell silent.

Trump promises conclusive proof that Covid-19 has origins in China and Beijng misled world

While US President Trump reiterated his claim on the virus' origins, he declined to directly criticize President Xi Jinping, who he called a 'strong leader'.

China will never accept global inquiry into the source of Covid-19

China has started its own campaign to blame US for spread of coronavirus. Even Chinese researchers looking into the origin of the virus are facing extra scrutiny.

China didn’t spare the Uyghurs even in times of pandemic, pushed them to Covid frontlines

China has sent thousands of Uyghurs to its manufacturing powerhouses at Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangzi and Zhejiang to keep its factories after the lockdown.

Clashes at Hubei-Jiangxi border reveal cracks in China’s road to recovery after Covid-19

Among other issues, officials are under the pump to get migrant workers back to work as quickly as possible, after the lockdown drained them of cash and disrupted their lives.

Coronavirus toll jumps to 170 in China, over 1,700 new infections confirmed

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called the coronavirus a 'demon' to be brought under control, pledging that his govt will release information on the virus in a 'timely' manner.

China replaces top Hong Kong official in first big reshuffle since pro-democracy protests

Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his New Year's address, had expressed concern that the situation in Hong Kong posed a major challenge to the Communist party.

Violent protests escalate in Hong Kong as Beijing sends in army troops

A stand-off between the police and protesters at the Polytechnic University over the weekend, left over 500 people trapped on campus.

On Camera

How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.