Xi Jinping: News

19 Jun 2018

Donald Trump

Trump threatens to impose 10% tariff on additional $200bn-worth Chinese-goods

US President Donald Trump escalated a trade war with China today, asking his administration to identify a new list of $200bn worth of Chinese goods to be penalized with 10% tariff.

09 Jun 2018

India

Modi lands in China for SCO Summit, meets President Jinping

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Qingdao, China to attend the two-day 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit.

23 May 2018

North Korea

Summit with North-Korea's Kim may not happen next month: Trump

US President Donald Trump said there's a "very substantial chance" that his planned summit with North Korea's Kim Jong-un may not happen next month and speculated Chinese President Xi Jinping may be behind Pyongyang's new hard line.

20 May 2018

Narendra Modi

China begins large-scale mining at Arunachal Pradesh border

China has begun large-scale mining operations on its side of the border with Arunachal Pradesh where a huge trove of gold, silver, and other precious minerals valued at about $60 billion has been found, said a media report.

15 May 2018

Donald Trump

Trump defends his decision to help Chinese telecom giant ZTE

US President Donald Trump today defended his decision to offer an olive branch to Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE.

14 May 2018

India

Chinese state-run bank ICBC launches first India-dedicated investment fund

A state-run bank in China launched the country's first India-dedicated publicly offered investment fund, saying the Indian market offers the best opportunity due to prospects of double-digit growth.

09 May 2018

Narendra Modi

Forbes most powerful: Modi ahead of French and UK counterparts

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is once again among Forbes top 10 most powerful leaders of the world.

28 Apr 2018

India

India, China to undertake a joint economic project in Afghanistan

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping's two-day informal summit in the city of Wuhan has been historic for more reasons than one.

28 Apr 2018

Aamir Khan

Loved Bollywood, want more Bollywood movies in China: Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi-Jinping has seen a number of Indian films, including Hindi and regional, and believes it would be a good idea that Bollywood movies come to China and vice-versa.

28 Apr 2018

Narendra Modi

Modi-Xi talks enter final day: Here's what's going on

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping began their final and most "informal" round of talks on Saturday in Wuhan.

27 Apr 2018

Narendra Modi

TOI's viral "Modi, Xi will mate 6-times" headline is fake

The Times of India was made fun of for a headline in its 27 April print edition that read: "Modi, Xi will mate 6 times in 24 hours."

27 Apr 2018

India

Modi in China for informal-talks with Jinping, 'trust' on agenda

Indian PM Narendra Modi reached Wuhan yesterday for "informal" talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the outcome of which could impact a third of the global population.

24 Apr 2018

Narendra Modi

Modi-Xi summit will look at big picture of Sino-Indian ties

The summit between PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Wuhan from April 27-28 will mostly be one-on-one where they will devote most of the time to discuss big picture of Sino-Indian relations rather than specific issues, an official said.

23 Apr 2018

Narendra Modi

MEA Sushma Swaraj meets Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today called on Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan to discuss bilateral ties.

22 Apr 2018

Narendra Modi

Sushma Swaraj meets Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, discusses bilateral ties

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Sunday and discussed a host of bilateral issues and ways to step up the pace of high-level interactions to improve the relationship.

22 Apr 2018

Narendra Modi

PM Modi visiting China to hold talks with President Xi

PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a summit meeting in Wuhan city China April from April 27-28 to improve bilateral relations, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced today.

28 Mar 2018

North Korea

Kim pledges to denuclearize Korean-peninsula in meeting with China's Xi

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made his first known trip abroad since 2011 with an 'unofficial' visit to Beijing.

20 Mar 2018

South China Sea

China will not concede "a single inch of land": Xi

Soon after being re-elected for a second five-year term with prospects of continuing as the President of China for life, Xi Jinping asserted that his country will not concede "a single inch of land" and guard its sovereignty.

19 Mar 2018

Narendra Modi

China cabinet reshuffle: Former missile commander appointed as Defense Minister

China has appointed former missile unit commander as its new Defense Minister, whose first guest of honor could be his Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman.

19 Mar 2018

Wang Yi

China unveils drastic cabinet reshuffle plan

China on Monday appointed a whole new set of top officials, including a Defense Minister, to head a revamped government, days after President Xi Jinping began his second five-year tenure following the removal of the two-term limit.

17 Mar 2018

India

Chinese Parliament unanimously re-elects President Xi Jinping for second term

Xi Jinping has been re-elected as the President of China for a second five-year tenure by the country's rubber-stamp parliament, National People's Congress (NPC), days after it scrapped the two-term rule for the Presidency, allowing him to have a life-long tenure.

12 Mar 2018

Wang Yi

China welcomes India's positive response on bilateral ties

China on Monday welcomed as "positive" India's willingness to deal with differences with Beijing on the basis of mutual respect and sensitivity to each other's interests.

11 Mar 2018

Donald Trump

Trump publicly calls for death penalty for drug dealers

During a campaign rally in Pennsylvania for a struggling Republican candidate, US President Donald Trump publicly praised countries that execute drug dealers.

11 Mar 2018

China

China scraps two-term limit, makes Xi President for life

In a landmark vote, the Chinese parliament on Sunday abolished the two-term limit for its President and Vice-President after the country's parliament vote for a constitutional amendment in this regard.

11 Mar 2018

North Korea

Trump expects "tremendous success" in North Korea talks

US President Donald Trump on Saturday predicted "tremendous success" in his upcoming groundbreaking talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and said he believes Pyongyang would honor its commitment not to conduct missile tests before their meeting.

10 Mar 2018

South Korea

Trump calls Xi Jinping to brief him on North Korea-developments

US President Donald Trump has spoken with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and briefed him on developments in ties with North Korea, the White House said.

05 Mar 2018

India

China ups defense spending to 8.1%, fueling global concerns

For the second year, China's economic growth forecast for 2018 (6.5%) stood at the lowest since 1992.

China keeps 2018 GDP target unchanged at around 6.5%

China on Monday set its economy growth rate for 2018 at around 6.5%, which is the same as last year, as the country started its annual parliament session.

03 Feb 2018

Pakistan News

Why is China building an army base in Afghanistan?

China is quietly negotiating with war-torn Afghanistan to construct a military base in its remote and mountainous Wakhan Corridor.

12 Jan 2018

India

Gallup International Survey: Modi ranked 3rd; ahead of Trump, Putin

PM Modi adds another feather to his cap. Gallup International's annual survey "Opinion of Global Leaders" has put him at number three among world leaders.

02 Jan 2018

Beijing

Xi's new year message: Beijing will actively push for OBOR

Chinese President Xi Jinping laid out Beijing's priorities to realize the "Chinese dream" in his new years message.

27 Dec 2017

Donald Trump

Trump breaks tradition, doesn't host state visit for foreign leaders

The Trump administration will soon complete a year in office.

01 Dec 2017

Barack Obama

All smiles as "veteran cadres" Obama and Xi reunite

Former US President Barack Obama met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, weeks serving American President Donald Trump's maiden state visit to China.

30 Nov 2017

North Korea

US warns North Korea will be "utterly destroyed" in war

North Korea's leadership would be "utterly destroyed" in the event of a war, US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley warned at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.

29 Nov 2017

India

China following India's path? President Xi orders 'toilet revolution'

China may be taking a cue from India's Swacch Bharat Mission and formulating one of a similar kind.

12 Nov 2017

North Korea

Won't call Kim 'short, fat': Trump on Kim's 'old' comment

After North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called Donald Trump "old", it was the American president's turn.

10 Nov 2017

North Korea

Trump softens stance on China during visit to Beijing

US President Donald Trump lavished praise on his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during his visit to Beijing.

09 Nov 2017

Donald Trump

Xi Jinping rolls out red carpet for Trump's "state visit-plus"

President Xi Jinping has rolled out the red carpet for Donald Trump at Beijing's Forbidden City in what's being billed as the US president's "state visit-plus."

06 Nov 2017

India

China objects to Nirmala Sitharaman's visit to Arunachal military posts

Beijing has objected to Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, which it claims is Southern Tibet, a Chinese territory.

31 Oct 2017

India China Border

Xi asks Tibetan herders along Arunachal border to safeguard territory

President Xi Jinping has told herdsmen from a Tibetan settlement bordering Arunachal Pradesh to "set down roots" and protect China's territorial integrity.