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China's Xi visiting Saudi Arabia amid bid to boost economy

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is attending a pair of regional summits in Saudi Arabia amid efforts to kick-start economic growth weighed down by strict anti-COVID-19 measures

The Independent UK

Xi is expected in Riyadh as the Middle East looks beyond America

Two months after snubbing U.S. President Joe Biden’s pleas for oil, Saudi Arabia is rolling out the red carpet for his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.

Tribune News Service

President Xi Jinping to attend summits in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from Dec 7-10

President Xi Jinping will attend the first China-Arab States Summit and the China-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from Dec. 7-10, said Hua Chunying, spokesperson at the foreign ministry, in a statement on Wednesday.

Reuters

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China’s Xi arrives in Saudi Arabia to ‘bolster ties’

Initial agreements worth $29bn will be signed at a Saudi Arabian-Chinese summit this week, official news agency says.

Al Jazeera

Chinese students protest as university locks down over one Covid case

Footage shows large protest at Nanjing Tech University, as rules persist despite steps to ease zero-Covid policy

The Guardian - UK

Eye of the storm: Taiwan at the centre of Sino-U.S. tensions

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan and met Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in August in defiance of Chinese warnings for the trip not to take place.

Reuters

Factbox-Saudi-China energy, trade and investment ties

Saudi Arabia and China signed a series of agreements during President Xi Jinping's visit to the kingdom, demonstrating deepening ties between the two countries that Riyadh's traditional ally the United States is warily watching.

Reuters

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Chinese President to Visit Saudi Arabia at King Salman's Invitation

Chinese President Xi Jinping will kick off an official visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday at the invitation of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Tuesday. King Salman and Xi will preside over a Saudi-Chinese summit with the participation of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China's Xi to arrive in Riyadh on Wednesday to meet Saudi and Arab leaders

Saudi Arabia aims to increase trade with Beijing and discuss regional security when China's president visits Riyadh this week, with the kingdom seeking to expand superpower ties beyond the increasingly fractious alliance with the United States.

Reuters

China Pays Its Respects to Late Leader Jiang Zemin

Sirens wailed out across China at the beginning of a public memorial service for former leader Jiang Zemin on Tuesday, who died last week at the age of 96. A nationwide three-minute silence was held as part of the formal memorial service. Chinese President Xi Jinping and other current and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Late Chinese leader Jiang hailed in memorial service

China's communist leaders have eulogized the late leader Jiang Zemin as a loyal Marxist-Leninist who oversaw their country's rapid economic rise while maintaining rigid party control over society

The Independent UK

Hu Jintao reappears as China comes to standstill for late leader Jiang Zemin

Former leader who was removed from a key meeting in October attended the memorial where Xi Jinping urged country to ‘turn grief into strength’

The Guardian - AU

China bids farewell to former leader Jiang Zemin

China comes to a standstill for Jiang Zemin, with sirens wailing as people gathered for three minutes of silence.

Al Jazeera

China's Xi thanks late leader Jiang Zemin for ensuring party's survival from 'storms'

Chinese President Xi Jinping paid tribute to former leader Jiang Zemin on Tuesday for ensuring the Communist Party's survival from "political storms" and reforming it to inject new vitality and modernise the country's economy.

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France 24

China comes to standstill in tribute to late leader Jiang Zemin

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other current and previous top officials paid their respects Monday to former leader Jiang Zemin, who died last week at age 96.

WEKU

Perspective: Jiang Zemin's passing marks the end of an era for China

As China holds a memorial service for its late leader Jiang Zemin, an NPR correspondent who met Jiang reflects on the figure and his transforming country.

Axios

U.S. and EU positions on China are converging, top official says

The goal is "not to be nasty, but not to be naive."

Tribune News Service

Elon Musk, Ron DeSantis among finalists for Time’s 2022 Person of the Year

The finalists for Time magazine’s 2022 Person of the Year include world leaders, Iranian protesters and last year’s selection, Elon Musk.

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The Independent UK

China party officials pay respects to former leader Jiang

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other current and previous top officials have paid their respects to former leader Jiang Zemin, who died last week at age 96

The Independent UK

China eases controls, gives no sign when 'zero COVID' ends

China is easing some of the world’s most stringent anti-COVID controls and authorities say new variants are weaker

Foreign Affairs

Xi’s Shattered Illusion of Control

Recent protests revive a long tradition of Chinese dissent.

The Guardian - AU

Covid is weakening, China state media claims, as major cities lift lockdowns

Unnamed expert tells state media outlet Yicai that Covid could be downgraded from a category A disease to category C

Al Jazeera

More Chinese cities ease COVID curbs but full reopening unlikely

Shanghai, Urumqi are the latest to ease COVID-19 curbs following last month’s unprecedented anti-government protests.

WEKU

Japan's Disney store sells merchandise of Winnie the Pooh supporting China's protests

The online store offers shirts, mugs and other products that can be customized with an image of Pooh holding up a blank white sheet of paper, the symbol of China's lockdown protests.

Reuters

Saudi prince seeks Mideast leadership, independence with Xi's visit

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hosts China's leader this week at a delicate moment in U.S.-Saudi ties, signalling Riyadh's resolve to navigate a polarised global order regardless of the wishes of its Western allies, analysts said.

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