What the Floods Say About Xi Jinping

Last week, after floodwaters caused by a collapsing glacier tore through the Himalayas between Nepal and China, leaving more than 1,100 people dead and thousands more missing, the party’s current general secretary,

Trump Xi Summit Sets Stage For Energy & Minerals Confrontation

The upcoming summit between Xi and Trump in DC has an ambitious agenda, but modest hopes. If there is one area of possible negotiation, it's critical minerals.

Xi visits Egypt as China seeks deeper influence across the Mideast

Chinese leader Xi Jinping aims to present China as a stabilizer in the region and contrast it with the regional military entanglements of the U.S., including the war with Iran.

Xi’s Personnel Reshuffle Picks Up Pace as New Faces Emerge

China has named a former vice finance minister as acting mayor of Shanghai, the latest in a string of appointments ahead of a key congress for the ruling Communist Party next year.

In Egypt, Xi Challenges America’s Influence in the Middle East

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is seeking to deepen ties with a longtime U.S. security partner and to project a larger role for Beijing in a region rocked by war.
Forbes

China’s Xi Finally Speaks On Trump’s Iran War—Says Strait Hormuz Must Reopen

China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday called for an immediate ceasefire in the Iran War and said the Strait of Hormuz should be reopened for shipping traffic, in his first public remarks calling for the critical waterway to be opened just weeks before ...
The Diplomat

Kevin Rudd on Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping has transformed China, and China’s transformation has in turn changed the world. Since Xi took charge in 2012, China has grown enormously in geopolitical power, with its global influence finally catching up to its eye-watering growth in the ...

In rare flurry of trips, Xi pitches China as stable alternative to U.S. under Trump

Ahead of a state dinner with President Donald Trump, China's Xi Jinping is courting global influence.
Time

In Trump-Xi Face-Off, a Clash of Personalities

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China's Xi lands in Egypt as Iran war reshapes Middle East alliances

CAIRO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt on Tuesday, his first visit to the Arab world's most populous nation in a decade, as countries across the Middle East reassess security and economic ties amid the fallout of the Iran war.

Xi, Putin pledge closer ties with North Korea in anniversary messages

Chinese President XI Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to strengthen ties with North Korea in congratulatory letters sent to leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported Wednesday.