4 h. ago Video: Xi Jinping Launches China’s Biggest Military Purge Since Mao

Video: Xi Jinping Launches China’s Biggest Military Purge Since Mao  Bloomberg.com

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15 h. ago Chinese leader Xi holds talks with North Korea’s Kim in Beijing

President Xi Jinping is holding talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Beijing, state media reported, in their first sit-down in six years. Thursday’s meeting came a day after Kim appeared with Xi, alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Tiananmen Square for a Victory Day military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. It was the first time that the three leaders had gathered in the same place, in what was viewed as a rare show of unity against the West and...

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15 h. ago China stands firm on strategic ties with North Korea, Xi tells Kim

Beijing is willing to deepen strategic coordination with Pyongyang in regional and international affairs to safeguard “mutual interests”, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday in his first sit-down with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in six years. “The Chinese Communist Party and government attach great importance to the traditional friendship between China and North Korea and are willing to maintain, consolidate, and develop China-North Korea relations,” he said, according to state...

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16 h. ago Xi’s diplomatic blitz casts new light on China’s foreign policy

In less than a week, Chinese President Xi Jinping has held bilateral talks with leaders from more than 20 countries during two high-profile events – the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in the northern port city of Tianjin and the Victory Day commemoration in Beijing. The themes of the talks have shed more light on China’s engagement with partners as Beijing casts itself as a champion of a multipolar global order and forges closer economic cooperation. Multilateralism: a keyword...

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32 h. ago What Xi Jinping hosting Modi and Putin reveals about China’s plans for a new world order

What Xi Jinping hosting Modi and Putin reveals about China’s plans for a new world order  The Conversation

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35 h. ago Xi Jinping hails 'unstoppable' China as Trump accuses Beijing of conspiring against US

Xi Jinping hails 'unstoppable' China as Trump accuses Beijing of conspiring against US  Fox News

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35 h. ago What weapons China showed off in its military parade as Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un watched

What weapons China showed off in its military parade as Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un watched  CBS News

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36 h. ago Venezuelan president shows off phone from China’s Xi Jinping

Venezuelan president shows off phone from China’s Xi Jinping  CNN

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42 h. ago Xi Jinping leads Beijing parade displaying China’s military power

Xi Jinping leads Beijing parade displaying China’s military power  Al Jazeera

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46 h. ago China parade as it happened: Xi Jinping presides over show of military might attended by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un

China parade as it happened: Xi Jinping presides over show of military might attended by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un  Financial Times

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47 h. ago China’s victory day live: Trump criticises parade as Xi Jinping appears alongside Putin and Kim Jong

China’s victory day live: Trump criticises parade as Xi Jinping appears alongside Putin and Kim Jong-un  The Guardian

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48 h. ago Xi stresses nonstop efforts to fight undesirable work styles

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, stressed that the fight against undesirable work styles should not be stopped.

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48 h. ago Putin, Kim accompany Xi to Tiananmen Gate for Victory Day military parade

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing with a special discount during our summer sale, available for a limited time and to new subscribers only. Today, China will host a massive military parade along Changan Avenue in central Beijing, showcasing the country’s latest and most advanced weapons to commemorate the 80th anniversary of China’s victory over Japan in World War II. President Xi Jinping...

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48 h. ago New ICBM, ‘loyal wingman’ drone, China’s Himars, latest tanks on show at parade

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing with a special discount during our summer sale, available for a limited time and to new subscribers only. Today, China will host a massive military parade along Changan Avenue in central Beijing, showcasing the country’s latest and most advanced weapons to commemorate the 80th anniversary of China’s victory over Japan in World War II. President Xi Jinping...

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48 h. ago China’s advanced weapons roll through Beijing in ‘credible’ show of deterrence

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing with a special discount during our summer sale, available for a limited time and to new subscribers only. China has hosted a massive military parade along Changan Avenue in central Beijing, showcasing the country’s latest and most advanced weapons to commemorate the 80th anniversary of China’s victory over Japan in World War II. President Xi Jinping delivered...

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48 h. ago China parades new weapons in show of ‘strategic ace’ deterrence – as it happened

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing with a special discount during our summer sale, available for a limited time and to new subscribers only. China has hosted a massive military parade along Changan Avenue in central Beijing, showcasing the country’s latest and most advanced weapons to commemorate the 80th anniversary of China’s victory over Japan in World War II. President Xi Jinping delivered...

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48 h. ago China’s military parade, as it happened: new weapons debut in show of deterrence

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing with a special discount during our summer sale, available for a limited time and to new subscribers only. China has hosted a massive military parade along Changan Avenue in central Beijing, showcasing the country’s latest and most advanced weapons to commemorate the 80th anniversary of China’s victory over Japan in World War II. President Xi Jinping...

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49 h. ago Massive China military parade: Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin join Xi Jinping; signal West defiance

Massive China military parade: Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin join Xi Jinping; signal West defiance  The Times of India

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50 h. ago Xi Jinping hails ‘unstoppable’ China at landmark military parade

Xi Jinping hails ‘unstoppable’ China at landmark military parade  Financial Times

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55 h. ago Indonesia’s Prabowo visits China after initially cancelling trip over protests

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will visit China for a military parade commemorating 80 years since the end of World War II on Wednesday, a minister said, after earlier cancelling his trip over deadly protests last week stoked by the death of a young delivery driver. “Tonight, President Prabowo Subianto departed for Beijing, China, at the invitation of President Xi Jinping. He monitored the situation and received reports from all relevant officials that public life was gradually returning...

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