This article was first published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. It is the second of two parts. Read part 1. In July 2018, President Donald Trump met at his New Jersey golf club with a Chinese businessman who should never have gotten anywhere near the most powerful man in the world. Tao Liu […]Continue Reading
BEIJING: Li Qiang, who oversaw Shanghai’s grinding two-month COVID-19 lockdown this year as party boss of China’s commercial hub, is on track to become China’s next premier after President Xi Jinping unveiled a new governing body packed with loyalists. Li, a close ally of the newly re-appointed Chinese leader, was elevatedContinue Reading
China did not want another Mao, but the party did little to stop the rise of a more powerful leader.Continue Reading
The Chinese Community Party also endorsed Xi Jinping’s “core position” on the Central Committee and enshrined its opposition to Taiwan’s independence in the constitution.Continue Reading
This “showcases to everyone that loyalty rather than popularity is the key for your promotion”, tweeted Yang Zhang, an assistant professor at American University in Washington. “The disaster of Shanghai Lockdown did not stop Li’s elevation precisely because he followed Xi’s order despite all criticism.” Li is viewed as oneContinue Reading
BEIJING: Xi Jinping unveiled a new lineup of top Communist Party officials as he secures a historic third term as China’s leader on Sunday (Oct 23), state media reported, after a Communist Party Congress in which he cemented his position as the nation’s most influential leader since founder Mao Zedong. TheContinue Reading
TOKYO: Japan’s promised economic stimulus must be big enough to exceed the economy’s output gap of about 15 trillion yen (US$100 billion), a senior ruling party official said on Sunday (Oct 23). “The gap in Japan’s gross domestic product (GDP) is now around 15 trillion yen. It’s not enough toContinue Reading
The Artist’s House along Bang Luang canal has breathed life into a once-declining community.Continue Reading
VATICAN CITY: The Vatican said Saturday (Oct 22) it had renewed a secretive 2018 deal with Beijing allowing China to choose bishops on the mainland and then have Rome approve them. It said the deal had, as widely expected, been renewed for two years. “After appropriate consultation and assessment, theContinue Reading
China’s Communist Party has endorsed President Xi Jinping’s “core position” on the Party Central Committee.Continue Reading