On June 5, U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping. It marked the first direct ...

President Donald Trump said it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia “fight for a while” before pulling them apart and ...

This is an audio transcript of the Rachman Review podcast episode: ‘What drives China’s strongman leader?’ Gideon Rachman Hello, and welcome to the Rachman Review. I’m Gid ...

In 1968 Mao had decreed that millions of young people should ... first five years in office, Xi Jinping has built a personality cult. At its core is the image of a man of the people.

A new biography explores the life of Xi Zhongxun, father of China's current leader, Xi Jinping. It examines why Xi Jinping's ...

In the story a young man named Rakhme sleeps on a bed of nails ... forcing many to study “Xi Jinping Thought”. Such methods are justified, he thinks, because he sees himself as a man of ...

Since then, young Chinese have also been “retiring ... but to little avail. Meanwhile, Xi Jinping’s grip on the Communist Party may be weakening. Xi’s hatchet man in the military, General He Weidong, ...

To begin, I wanted to know where Xi Jinping came from and how his past shaped him into the man he is today ... high-ranking Communist Party official. Young Xi lived in a comfortable home and ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed support for the country ... the elderly can have good care services, and young people can have more development opportunities.” China’s economy ...

Xi Jinping himself talk a lot about his suffering when he was a young kid ... speaking Mandarin): >> (repeating): >> MAN: >> (repeat): >> SMITH: In the spring of 1989, pro-democracy demonstrations ...

“I’m 74 and I hope this helps me live a long time,” one man says after he finishes his ... Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to work with the incoming Trump administration, but he ...

The prospect of halting for a full week has made netizens anxious: “We must keep trading; we must cancel National Day,” one young investor ... agree on one point: Xi Jinping, China’s supreme ...