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China's Xi visiting Saudi Arabia amid bid to boost economy
Read full article: China's Xi visiting Saudi Arabia amid bid to boost economyChinese 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.
Late Chinese leader Jiang hailed in memorial service
Read full article: Late Chinese leader Jiang hailed in memorial serviceChina's leaders have eulogized the late Jiang Zemin as a loyal Marxist-Leninist who oversaw their country's rapid economic rise while maintaining rigid Communist Party control over society.
China security forces are well-prepared for quashing dissent
Read full article: China security forces are well-prepared for quashing dissentStreet protests that broke out in several Chinese cities over the weekend may have come as a surprise, but the ruling Communist Party has been preparing for this moment for years, decades even.
China eases virus controls amid effort to head off protests
Read full article: China eases virus controls amid effort to head off protestsMore Chinese cities are easing anti-virus restrictions and police are patrolling their streets as the government tries to defuse public anger over some of the world’s most stringent COVID measures.
China's Xi looks to 3rd 5-year term as Communist Party meets
Read full article: China's Xi looks to 3rd 5-year term as Communist Party meetsOn the eve of the opening of a key Chinese Communist Party congress, party leader, head of state and commander of the armed forces Xi Jinping has given no indication of stepping away from power or anointing a successor.