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China will never renounce right to use force over Taiwan, Xi says

It is up to the Chinese people to resolve the Taiwan issue and China will never renounce the right to use force but will strive for a peaceful resolution, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday at the opening of a major party meeting.

Reuters

China will accelerate building of world-class military, strong strategic deterrent - Xi

China will accelerate the building of a world-class military and strengthen its ability to build a strategic deterrent capability, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday at the opening of the once-in-five-year Communist Party Congress in Beijing.

Reuters

China: Xi Jinping Opens 20th Communist Party Congress

Chinese leader Xi Jinping opened the ruling Communist Party's twice-a-decade National Congress on Sunday, state media said. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Xi says China will unwaveringly support private economy

China will unwaveringly support the private economy and let the market play decisive role in resource allocation, President Xi Jinping said in a speech on Sunday at the opening of the once-in-five-year Communist Party Congress in Beijing.

Reuters

Xi opens historic China Party Congress that's expected to cement his rule

Xi is expected to be selected for a precedent-defying third term.

Axios

China's Xi says full control over Hong Kong achieved, determined on Taiwan

China has achieved comprehensive control over Hong Kong, turning it from chaos to governance, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a speech on Sunday at the opening of the once-in-five-year Communist Party congress in Beijing.

Reuters

China party meets to grant Xi Jinping 5 more years in office

China has opened a twice-a-decade Communist Party conference at which leader Xi Jinping is expected to receive a third five-year term that breaks with recent precedent and establishes him as arguably the most powerful Chinese politician since Mao Zedong

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China Congress: Economic trends to watch as Xi consolidates power

China’s economy is facing some of the worst headwinds in decades as the ruling Communist Party holds key congress.

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What you need to know about China’s 20th Communist Party Congress

China’s Communist Party is holding a historic Congress at which Xi Jinping is set to clinch an unprecedented third term.

Al Jazeera

China's Xi talks up security, reiterates COVID stance as congress opens

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for accelerating the building of a world-class military while touting the fight against COVID-19 as he kicked off a Communist Party Congress by focussing on security and reiterating policy priorities.

Reuters

NATO-China tension over Ukraine flares at conference in Iceland

A senior NATO official confronted a Chinese diplomat over China’s failure to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, injecting tension over the war into an international conference about the Arctic.

Tribune News Service

Dog owner sparks outrage by dying his puppy bright pink to show him off on social media

You can still see hints of his formerly golden fur, around his eyes and nose, but the puppy looks distinctly unimpressed as most of his fur has been turned bright pinkish red

Daily Mirror

The relentless rise of Xi Jinping: From an exiled prince to China's potentially permanent ruler

From the son of a respected China reformer to the permanent leader of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping has reshaped China's domestic politics and international orders in the past decade, with experts predicting a more dominating and aggressive China in the next five years.

ABC News

Communist Party's 20th Congress gets under way, offering clues to China’s future

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress kicked off in Beijing on Sunday, an event expected to confirm Xi Jinping as China’s first leader since Mao Zedong to serve three successive terms. Decisions unveiled at the congress – especially the fate of Prime Minister Li Keqiang – will indicate whether Xi…

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The most powerful man in China since Mao: Xi Jinping is on the brink of total power

The Communist party will this week confirm Xi as China’s most powerful leader since Mao. What will his extended term of office mean for the country and for its neighbour Taiwan?

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Musk has a 'super app' plan for Twitter. It's super vague

For months, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO has expressed interest in creating his own version of China’s WeChat — a “super app” that does video chats, messaging, streaming and payments — for the rest of the world

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IMF meetings have exposed the fragmentation of the global economy

Countries have responded to a series of shocks by looking out for themselves, which could increase volatility and uncertainty

The Guardian - UK

BMW to axe UK production of electric Mini and relocate to China

Cowley factory on outskirts of Oxford not up to challenge of creating electric vehicles, says Mini boss

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Chinese congress expected to cement power of Xi Jinping

Constitutional changes likely to enshrine leader as ‘core’ of ruling Communist party

Reuters

Zambia in touch with China, other creditors, finance minister says

Zambia remains in touch with China and all its other creditors as it continues to negotiate a debt restructuring, finance minister Situmbeko Musokotwane said at an International Monetary Fund press conference on Saturday.

Manchester Evening News

Manchester's iconic Chinatown pagoda could be replaced with new structure in redesign plans

Council bosses have launched a survey and want to hear the public's views

The Independent UK

China expected to grant Xi 5 more years, no major changes

China is opening a twice-a-decade party conference at which leader Xi Jinping is expected to receive a third five-year term that breaks with recent precedent and establishes himself as possibly the most powerful Chinese politician since Mao Zedong

Reuters

China says it reserves right to use force over Taiwan

China reserves the right to use force over Taiwan as a last resort in compelling circumstances, though peaceful reunification is its first choice, a Communist Party spokesman said on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

BMW moving electric Mini production to China

LONDON: BMW will stop manufacturing its electric Minis in the United Kingdom and move production to factories in China, dealing yet another blow to Britain’s ambitions in battery-powered vehicles, the Times has reported.

Axios

What China looks like after a decade of Xi Jinping's rule

Xi is expected to be selected for a precedent-defying third term at this year's 20th Party congress.

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