Tag: Xi Jinping
China 2017: Year in Review
2017 was Xi Jinping’s year. At the end of his first term, he swept away any opposition from within the Communist Party of China and successfully sealed his legacy by enshrining his ‘Xi Jinping thought’ into party canon. He also...
Trump and Xi Need to Create a Stronger Framework for US-China Relations
Leaders of the world’s two most powerful economies will sit down together for the first time tomorrow. The list of topics to cover could be long. But this meeting is more about the relationship that will be established between President...
Obama Tests China’s Xi on South China Sea
U.S. President Barack Obama will host China’s President Xi Jinping for a special bilateral meeting on March 31. This signifies at once the general and increasing importance of relations between Washington and Beijing, but also the specific need to address...
China, Australia Sign Free Trade Agreement
By Lauren Dodillet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott met last week in Canberra to sign a landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between their two countries. A decade in the making, the deal gives China the...
US, China Take Action on Climate Change
By Lauren Dodillet US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a US-China agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions last Wednesday, wrapping up two days of bilateral meetings after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. The deal pledges...
China Forms Infrastructure Bank Despite US Opposition
By Lauren Dodillet Representatives from China, India, and 19 other Asian nations gathered in Beijing last Friday to sign a memorandum of understanding to establish the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). China, which proposed the project last year, hopes the...
China’s Crackdown on Corruption and Government Spending: A Timeline
President Xi’s campaign against corruption and extravagant spending may be improving the public’s perception of the government, but it’s also affecting the global luxury goods market. By Tim Donovan Describing corruption as a “disease that calls for powerful drugs,” Chinese...
China’s Charm Offensive
China is taking steps to exert more cultural influence on the international stage. How should this be interpreted by those doing business with the emerging superpower? By St. John Moore and Ilse Schache The press coverage of China’s first lady,...
As New Leader, Summit Offers Chance for Xi to Define His Image
By Christina Nelson Officials hope the informal summit between US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Friday will help develop a relationship between the two leaders that could benefit US-China relations over the long...
China’s Great Communicator
What can students of effective communications techniques learn from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent trip to Europe? By Bill Black US President Ronald Reagan was famously known as “the Great Communicator.” Because he was an actor for many years before...