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Xi Jinping

Born in 1953 to a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader, Xi Jinping worked his way up the party ranks to become a major player in the Chinese Politburo. Xi Jinping was the son of Xi Zhongxun, who once served as deputy prime minister of China and was an early comrade-in-arms of Mao Zedong.

The elder Xi, however, was often out of favour with his party and government, especially before and during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76) and after he openly criticized the government’s actions during the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident.

In 1974, he was finally received into the party, beginning his political career as an aide to Geng Biao. Geng was a top leader of the ‘People’s Liberation Army’. Xi served three years as the party secretary in the Hebei province of China.

Xi to arrive in Macau for 25th anniversary of Chinese rule

MACAU, China: Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in Macau on Wednesday afternoon for a… Read More

1 week ago

Xi says he will work with Trump team as he meets Biden in Peru

LIMA: Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Saturday to work with the incoming U.S. administration… Read More

1 month ago

China desires to promote ties with Pakistan, President Xi tells PM Sharif

President of China Xi Jinping has expressed the desire to promote cooperation with Pakistan in… Read More

3 months ago

Xi calls on world powers to help Russia, Ukraine ‘resume direct dialogue’

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping told Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday that world… Read More

6 months ago

Xi tells leaders at SCO summit to ‘resist external interference’

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping told leaders at a Central Asia summit in the Kazakh… Read More

6 months ago

China’s Xi to visit Kazakhstan, Tajikistan July 2-6: foreign ministry

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a leaders' meeting and pay state visits to… Read More

6 months ago

China’s Xi calls for Middle East peace conference

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Thursday for a peace conference on the war… Read More

7 months ago

Putin arrives in China to deepen strategic ties with Xi

BEIJING: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing early on Thursday for talks with counterpart… Read More

7 months ago

China’s Xi Jinping in Hungary to discuss Ukraine, infrastructure

Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to meet Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday,… Read More

8 months ago

Xi due in France on May 6-7 for state visit

PARIS: Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to make a state visit to France on… Read More

8 months ago

Xi Jinping felicitates Asif Zardari on election as Pakistan’s president

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated Asif Ali Zardari on his election as the… Read More

10 months ago

China’s Xi says shocked by twin Iran blasts

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping offered his condolences Thursday over twin bomb blasts in Iran,… Read More

12 months ago

China ready to be ‘partner and friend’ of US: Xi

China is "ready to be a partner and friend of the United States," President Xi… Read More

1 year ago

China’s Xi in US for high-stakes Biden summit, APEC

Chinese President Xi Jinping began his first visit to the United States in six years… Read More

1 year ago

Xi says will work with Egypt to help stabilise Middle East

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping told Egypt's prime minister on Thursday that Beijing hoped to… Read More

1 year ago

Xi announces over $100 billion in new Belt and Road funding

BEIJING: Beijing will inject over $100 billion of new funding into its Belt and Road… Read More

1 year ago

Putin praises Xi, pitches Russia’s Northern Sea route

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday praised Chinese President Xi Jinping for the Belt and Road… Read More

1 year ago

Putin to visit China to deepen ‘no limits’ partnership with Xi

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Xi Jinping in China this week in a bid… Read More

1 year ago

China’s Xi calls for efforts to safeguard regional peace at SCO summit

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Tuesday for efforts to safeguard regional peace as… Read More

1 year ago

Bill Gates meets Xi Jinping in Beijing

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates met President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday, after… Read More

2 years ago