Xi Jinping - report

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012

Xi Jinping is a Chinese politician who has served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and thus as the paramount leader of China, since 2012. Xi has also served as the president of the People's Republic of China (PRC) since 2013.

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Significant news events for Xi Jinping

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Xi will visit Saudi Arabia from Dec. 7-9, when he will take part in a regional summit. He oversaw the handover of Hong Kong from British rule in 1997. China is the world's biggest importer of crude, purchasing roughly a quarter of Saudi shipments.
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Protesters have poured into the streets in eight cities, calling for Xi to "step down" China commentator Matthew Henderson warned the uprising against the regime could be "the beginning of the end for Xi" Goldman Sachs warns that China’s exit from COVID-zero may be ‘forced and disorderly’
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Protesters blame Xi's zero-Covid approach, centring on mass testing, quarantines and snap lockdowns. The lockdown of blocks of flats has been blamed for deaths in the fire. Protests broke out in cities and at universities across China on Saturday and early Sunday morning.
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Xi Jinping took a stern tone with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G-20 world meeting in Indonesia. Xi complained of "inappropriate" leaks to the press. Trudeau pushed back at the criticism, telling the Chinese leader, "We believe in free and open and frank dialogue"
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China's Communist Party on Sunday formally reelected Xi Jinping the party's general secretary for another five years. Party faithful endorsed his "core" position in leadership, and approved changes to the constitution. Xi's reelection for a third term marked an "epochal milestone" for China and its population.
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The gathering of roughly 2,300 delegates from around the country began in the vast Great Hall of the People on the west side of Tiananmen Square. He praised the party, saying it was upholding social stability, preserving national security, defending lives. Xi is set to be reconfirmed as the party general secretary, China's most powerful position.
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Biden and Xi will speak by phone, scheduled for 9 a.m. Eastern time (1300 GMT) China has drawn international ire for its refusal to condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin's deadly and illegal invasion of Ukraine. Onshore yuan dipped to as low as 6.3595 per dollar in morning trade.