The Latest Breaking News from Xi Jinping

Dizzy With Success: Xi Consolidates Repression in Xinjiang

An “inspection tour” signals Beijing’s odious grip on the region and determination to control people’s identity.

The News Lens · Jul 26, 2022

Growing number in GOP back Pelosi on possible Taiwan trip

An increasing number of Republican officials are defending House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her reported trip to Taiwan

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022

Biden still expects to speak with China's Xi this week

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that it is still his expectation that he will speak with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, this week.

Reuters · Jul 25, 2022

"The Site's Content Moderators Discovered 546 Nicknames, or 'Typos,' for Xi Jinping Over a Two-Month Period"

One of the many interesting items from today's post by Prof. Victor Mair (Language Log), quoting an article in China Digital Times: A crackdown on "typos" used to spread "illegal and harmful information"… have illustrated the further narrowing of online speech in China ahead of the upcoming 20th Party Congress…

Reason · Jul 22, 2022

Dinesh Gunawardena sworn in as Sri Lanka Prime Minister

Nine persons assaulted in military raid at Colombo’s agitation site

The Hindu · Jul 22, 2022

China’s Xi Jinping wishes Joe Biden ‘speedy recovery’ from Covid

The White House says the US president is ‘doing just fine’ and continues to have mild symptoms

Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2022

China's Xi offers Sri Lanka's new president support amid crisis

Chinese President Xi Jinping offered Sri Lanka's new president his support on Friday, state broadcaster CCTV reported, as the Indian Ocean island grapples with its worst economic crisis in decades.

Reuters · Jul 22, 2022

China Pushes to Quell Protests Over Billion-dollar Banking Scandal

The scandal has drawn national attention as Beijing is struggling to maintain economic growth in the face of President Xi Jinping's commitment to a zero-Covid policy that has prompted widespread lockdowns and a resulting economic slowdown.

The News Lens · Jul 22, 2022

China's Xi wishes Biden a speedy COVID recovery - state TV

Chinese President Xi Jinping wished his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden a speedy recovery from coronavirus in a message on Friday, state television said.

Reuters · Jul 22, 2022

Why the Human Rights Movement Is Losing

And How It Can Start Winning Again

Foreign Affairs · Jul 22, 2022