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Analysis: The Politics Of National Humiliation In The Trump-Xi Meeting

9:15am June 25, 2019

by Pallavi Gogoi

Under the Communist Party's ideological reeducation of China's population, humiliation by foreign powers forms an emotional underpinning of the country's national identity.

A man waits for a taxi in Beijing as news footage of Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) being greeted in Pyongyang by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is shown on a large screen outside a shopping mall.

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China's Xi Visits Kim In Pyongyang, With An Eye Toward Talks With Trump

4:58pm June 20, 2019

by Anthony Kuhn

The two countries are marking the 70th anniversary of their establishment of diplomatic relations. But some experts believe Xi Jinping's trip has another purpose.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Beijing in January. The two leaders plan to meet this week in North Korea, according to state news agencies of both countries.

Chinese President Xi Jinping To Visit North Korea This Week

1:30pm June 17, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The leaders are scheduled to meet on Thursday, according to Chinese and North Korean news agencies. The visit comes after stalled negotiations with President Trump.

A worker in China shifts soil containing rare earth minerals intended for export in 2010. Rare earths are used in important technologies, and a commentary in China's People's Daily newspaper on Wednesday said the U.S. endangers its supply from China by wa

'Plenty Of Cards To Play': Chinese Media Suggest Cutting Rare Earth Exports To U.S.

5:11pm May 29, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Rare earths are used in communications, health care and national security. China blocked rare earths to Japan in 2010, but analysts say the threat — regardless of the trade war — may be hollow.

Anne-Marie Brady says she is the victim of a year-long campaign of intimidation in her home country after publishing research critical of China.

China Scholars Demand Protection For Threatened New Zealand Academic

11:13pm December 07, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

Anne-Marie Brady is a professor at the University of Canterbury, and says she has been the victim of a campaign of intimidation in her home country after publishing research critical of China.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) shakes hands with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte after a guest book signing at the Malacañang presidential palace in Manila on Tuesday. Duterte called Xi's visit to longtime U.S. ally the Philippines a "milestone

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Will Political Strains Pull The China-Philippines Cozy Relationship Off Course?

10:12pm November 22, 2018

by Julie McCarthy

China's leader seeks to bring an old U.S. ally into his sphere. But the Philipine people are sceptical that China will deliver on its promise of billions of dollars in aid.

The front page of the Communist Party's flagship newspaper the People's Daily (center) and other papers are seen one day after the unveiling of the new Politburo Standing Committee in Beijing last year.

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Chinese Leaders Leverage Media To Shape How The World Perceives China

1:31am October 05, 2018

by Anthony Kuhn

Under President Xi Jinping, China has devoted massive resources to burnish its global image and focus overwhelming media attention on its leader. Now, "Xi Jinping is the message," observes one expert.

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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his opening speech at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference in Boao in south China's Hainan province, on Tuesday.

Xi Says China To Lower Trade Barriers As Beijing Files WTO Complaint Against U.S.

7:18am April 10, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The Chinese president told a group of investors and regional leaders gathered in Hainan that his country would "significantly" lower tariffs on imported automobiles and other products.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in Beijing, in this photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency in Beijing. Kim was making his first known trip to a foreign country since he took power in 2011.

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Kim Jong Un Talks Nukes On Secret Trip To China

1:24pm March 28, 2018

by Anthony Kuhn

The visit to Beijing was Kim Jong Un's first foreign trip since taking power in 2011, and it follows North Korea's recent agreement to hold talks with the leaders of South Korea and the United States.

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Kim Jong Un Visits China In First Known Departure From North Korea Since 2011

9:15pm March 27, 2018

by Anthony Kuhn

The visit, kept tightly under wraps, comes just ahead of a planned summit between Kim and President Trump. Both Kim and Chinese leader Xi Jinping affirmed commitment to North Korea's denuclearization.

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