Trump travels to Asia and a meeting with China’s Xi
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Nearly one in six officials who had Central Committee seats were absent from a major conclave, many of them now disgraced.
Xi Jinping seems to believe that only his continued rule can secure China’s rise. But as he ages, choosing a successor will become riskier and more difficult.
With a military purge in Beijing before a major political meeting this week some analysts ask: whom can leader Xi Jinping trust?
Chinese leader Xi Jinping delivered a speech Monday on the opening day of a major meeting of the ruling Communist Party to approve a draft plan laying out its goals for the country over the next five years.
A recently-concluded conclave of top Communist Party officials saw its lowest attendance rate since the years of the Cultural Revolution more than half a century ago, suggesting President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption could be wider than publicly known.
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Trump to jet off to Asia as North Korea fires ballistic missiles and China trade questions loom
Trump's Asia summit tour includes meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other regional leaders as trade tensions with Beijing escalate.
China's top leaders have pledged to boost the country's self-reliance in advanced technologies and spur stronger domestic demand over the next five years.