China's Xi Jinping makes rare reference to recent military purge

Zhang Youxia, widely seen as Xi's closest military ally, was in January removed from his post.
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In a video-link call broadcast on Russian state television, Putin said the Moscow-Beijing relationship was an important stabilizing factor at a time of growing global turbulence.
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Xi: China to scrap tariffs for most of Africa in May

Beijing’s scrapping of tariffs for all but one African country will start May 1, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday, according to state media.

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Xi Jinping’s purge of top Chinese generals has cost Western governments a key contact and deepened fears that the People’s Liberation Army is becoming even more walled-off from contact.

China's Xi makes rare public reference to recent military purges

China's military has grown stronger in the past year in its fight against corruption, President Xi Jinping told the Chinese armed forces on Wednesday, making a rare public

Xi Jinping is losing control of China's military | Opinion

The purges in China are intensifying, indicating that the Chinese military is in disarray.
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The world is moving back closer to China, and unlike during its ascension to the World Trade Organization, this time it is a move away from the United States.

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Trump confirms that China's Xi will visit US toward the end of the year in bid to repair trade war rift

Trump has said he will host Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House this year, as the world's top two economies look to reset ties marred by a trade war.