Trump and China’s Xi Hold Phone Call, Xinhua News Reports

Trump and China’s Xi Hold Phone Call, Xinhua News Reports

US President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by telephone on Friday, China’s official Xinhua reportedBloomberg Terminal, a pre-inauguration conversation that could set the tone for relations between the world’s two largest economies and main geopolitical rivals. The report by the state-run news agency didn’t provide details. Trump’s transition team didn’t immediately respond…

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China’s Xi Says Nation Faces ‘Arduous’ Reform, Stability Tasks

China’s Xi Says Nation Faces ‘Arduous’ Reform, Stability Tasks

Chinese President Xi Jinping said the nation faces “very arduous” reform, development and stability tasks next year, after having “smoothly” achieved economic and social targets for 2024. Xi urged officials at all levels to identify people’s most urgent needs and solve their most pressing issues, state broadcaster China Central Television reported Friday, citing a Politburo…

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Xi Says ‘Inevitable’ for Ruling Party to Have Internal Conflicts

Xi Says ‘Inevitable’ for Ruling Party to Have Internal Conflicts

Chinese President Xi Jinping dismissed internal divisions within the ruling Communist Party as unavoidable, while calling for greater efforts to instill discipline, according to newly disclosed remarks he made at an anti-graft meeting in January. “Changes in the external environment and in the party membership will inevitably lead to various conflicts and problems within the…

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