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Court in China jails poet who called on President Xi to step down

Zhang Guiqi, 49, who is widely known by his penname Lu Yang, was sentenced to six years' imprisonment by the Liaocheng Intermediate People's Court, which found him guilty two years ago

Joe Biden, Xi Jinping to hold fifth talk of their presidencies Thursday

John Kirby, a U.S. national security spokesman, said Wednesday that it was important for Biden and Xi to regularly touch base.

Joe Biden, Xi Jinping to hold talks amid new tensions over Taiwan

Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping will speak Thursday, their first conversation in four months coming amid new tension between Washington and Beijing over China's claims on Taiwan

Joe Biden expects to speak with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this week

US President Joe Biden told reporters that he anticipates having a conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week

Xi congratulates Murmu; Says ready to work with her to deepen cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory message to Droupadi Murmu on her assuming office as the president of India, saying that he attaches great importance to China-India ties

Joe Biden may speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping in next 10 days

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) said that he is planning to speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the next ten days

President Xi Jinping's Beijing invite ignored by top Europe leaders

Chinese Foreign Ministry denies the reports

China's yield curve is steepest in two years as liquidity swells

Longer yields are being kept from falling due to expectations for economic recovery and the prospect of additional debt issuance

Islam in China must be Chinese in orientation: President Xi Jinping

Xi underlined the need to improve the governance capacity of religious affairs and realise the healthy development of religions.

China's Xi Jinping reaches Xinjiang, signals no change to Uyghur policy

Chinese leader Xi Jinping, on a visit this week to the Xinjiang region where his govt is widely accused of oppressing predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities, showed no signs of backing off policies

China leader Xi Jinping visits Xinjiang region amid human rights concerns

Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited the northwestern Xinjiang region this week amid concerns over China's detention of a million or more members of primarily Muslim ethnic native minorities

China's economy shrinks during Coronavirus shutdown in last three months

The economy shrank by 2.6 per cent, compared with the January-March period's already weak quarter-on-quarter rate of 1.4 per cent, official data showed Friday

A timeline of Hong Kong's history under 25 years of Chinese rule

China had promised the territory could retain its civil, economic and political liberties for 50 years under the one country, two systems" framework

Xi swears in new Hong Kong leader John Lee as city marks 25th anniversary

Lee, a former security official who oversaw the crackdown on dissent in the city since 2019 pro-democracy protests, pledged to uphold the city's mini-constitution

Hong Kong leaders attend flag-raising marking 25th anniversary under China

The several hundred attendees at the flag-raising ceremony included city leader Carrie Lam, former leaders Leung Chun-ying and Donald Tsang, and incoming leader John Lee

Hong Kong gears up to welcome Xi Jinping for handover anniversary

Xi, who has not left mainland China since the pandemic began 2 1/2 years ago, will attend a ceremony marking Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997

US ban on imports of Chinese products from Xinjiang upsets Xi's dreams

China's ambitious bid to be the hegemon and Hercules of the universe is going to be a pipe dream for now with a US ban on import of Chinese products made with forced labour in Xinjiang province

Attendance of Japan, S Korea at NATO Summit may stoke China's worst fears

For the first time, the leaders of Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand will all attend a 30-member NATO Summit

Chinese President Xi's presence at Hong Kong anniversary still unclear

Questions continue to circle over whether Chinese leader Xi Jinping will attend the 25th year anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from British to Chinese rule

China's Xi Jinping to visit Hong Kong for 25th handover anniversary

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will visit Hong Kong this week to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the former British colony's 1997 return to China, a state news agency said Saturday