Xi Jinping
- China’s Highest-Ranking General Removed as Xi’s Military Purge Reaches the Top - General Zhang Youxia had appeared to be President Xi Jinping’s trusted second-in-command. He has now joined the long list of generals and admirals under investigation.
- China investigating senior military officials Zhang Youxia, Liu Zhenli, says defence ministry - Jan 24 (Reuters) - China's Communist Party has decided to open an investigation into senior military officials Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli for suspected serious violations of discipline and law,
- China Wins as Trump Cedes Leadership of the Global Economy - The president used a keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to renounce the last vestiges of the liberal democratic order.
- Trump is going to Davos — here are the big names who aren't - A who's who of heads of state, top CEOs and tech pioneers are landing in Davos for the 2026 World Economic Forum meeting. But some big names aren't going.
- China’s Birthrate Plunges to Lowest Level Since 1949 - China’s population fell for a fourth straight year and its birthrate tumbled as policymakers failed to slow a demographic crisis.
- Canada Breaks With U.S. to Slash Tariffs on Some Chinese Electric Vehicles - China will in turn cut its own tariffs on Canadian canola products, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said in Beijing on Friday.
- Harvard Slips on a Global Ranking List, as Chinese Schools Surge Ahead - Harvard still dominates, though it fell to No. 3 on a list measuring academic output. Other American universities are falling farther behind their global peers.
- Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’ - On topic after topic, President Trump made clear that he would be the arbiter of any limits to his authorities, not international law or treaties.
- China Touts Hainan, Its Duty-Free Island, Amid $1 Trillion Trade Surplus - Policies meant to lure importers to Hainan, a resort island off China’s coast, signal an opening up, Beijing says. One expert calls it a “bait and switch.”
- How the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ Reinforces Xi’s Vision of Power in Asia - The U.S. assault on Venezuela points to a world where big powers seek to call the shots in their regions, an idea Beijing knows well.