Xi Jinping

Yunus leaves for China on first bilateral visit

He left Dhaka at 1:00pm on a special China Southern Airlines flight, the Chief Adviser's Press Wing confirmed
26 March 2025, 07:20 AM

Yunus-Xi talks on March 28

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus is set to hold bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on March 28, said the foreign ministry yesterday.
13 March 2025, 18:00 PM

US, China must 'get along', Xi tells Trump

In a "congratulatory message" to Trump, Xi "pointed out that history has shown that China and the United States benefit from cooperation and suffer from confrontation", state broadcaster CCTV said.
7 November 2024, 03:36 AM

China admits economy facing new 'problems', vows to fix property sector

China's top leaders, including President Xi Jinping, admitted Thursday that the economy was facing new "problems" and vowed to resolve a long-running housing sector crisis, state media said
26 September 2024, 06:50 AM

Xi Jinping assures continued Chinese support for Bangladesh’s development

Chinese President Xi Jinping today assured Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of continued support for Bangladesh’s journey towards development
10 July 2024, 11:54 AM

China's Xi vows intensified crackdown on corruption

Xi, who began his second decade as China's top leader in 2022 in a break with longstanding political norms, has waged a fierce campaign against corruption since taking power.
9 January 2024, 04:58 AM

US, China agree to work toward an expected Biden-Xi summit

Wang's meetings with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US national security advisor Jake Sullivan spanning over two days totaled nine hours, US officials said, describing these interactions as "candid and in-depth".
28 October 2023, 03:51 AM

Hasina Meets Chinese President: Xi calls for stepping up cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping during his meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called on China and Bangladesh to push for high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and give full play to their economic complementarity.
23 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Xi Jinping’s Idea of World Order

While the United States is betting on a polarised world, China is doing everything it can to advance a more fragmented one.
3 April 2023, 11:00 AM

India’s long infatuation with Russia must end

Against the backdrop of China-Russia ties growing stronger, India must urgently review its geopolitical options.
19 September 2022, 14:00 PM

Facebook says technical error caused vulgar translation of Chinese leader's name

Facebook Inc blames a technical error for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s name appearing as “Mr Shithole” in posts on its platform when translated into English from Burmese, apologising for any offence caused.
19 January 2020, 04:46 AM

Reminding the world of the importance of multilateralism

The 10th BRICS summit (July 25-27, 2018) has just concluded in Johannesburg, South Africa. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa hosted China's President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Michel Temer.
30 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Xi set for long rule

China's ruling Communist Party yesterday set the stage for President Xi Jinping to stay in office indefinitely, with a proposal to remove a constitutional clause limiting presidential service to just two terms in office.
25 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Xi Jinping bores party into submission, takes over world

Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, has recently been bandied about by serial exaggerators like The Economist, Foreign Affairs and Foreign Policy as the most powerful man in the world.
2 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Hong Kong's missing booksellers and 'banned' Xi Jinping book

A Chinese writer has told the BBC he is the co-author of a provocative book about China's leader Xi Jinping, that some believe sparked the disappearance of five Hong Kong booksellers.
5 February 2016, 07:43 AM

Presidents of China, Taiwan to hold historic meeting

Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Singapore this weekend, the two sides said, in what will be the first meeting between leaders from the rivals since the end of a civil war in 1949.
4 November 2015, 05:10 AM

Xi Jinping to sign Hinkley Point nuclear power deal in UK

China's leader Xi Jinping is expected to put the seal later on its contribution to what will be the first UK nuclear power plant to be built in a generation.
21 October 2015, 05:27 AM

China pledges $2bn for developing world

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledges to establish a $2bn (£1.3bn) fund to assist developing countries and to significantly increase investment.
27 September 2015, 05:15 AM

A long agenda for Xi and Obama

When Presidents Xi Jinping and Barack Obama meet in the United States in a few days time, they will not be short of things to talk about.
22 September 2015, 05:55 AM

Emphasis on economic relations

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited China from 14-16 May 2015. Modi has been to China before as Chief Minister of Gujarat.
24 May 2015, 18:00 PM