Speculation about Chinese President Xi Jinping’s grip on power intensified this week following a military shake up that saw nine Xi loyalists expelled from the party ahead of the Fourth Plenum, a four-day conclave that lays out the country’s economic agenda for the next five years.

After cancelling his planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump is now turning to China in hopes that President Xi Jinping can help persuade Moscow to end the ongoing war in Ukraine.

General He Weidong was a member of the ruling Politburo and a vice chairman of the Central Military Commission. He was also a longtime personal friend of Xi’s. He’s now joined dozens of other disgraced – and disempowered – military commanders caught up in a decade-long “anti-corruption” purge of the Communist Party’s ranks.

Xi Jinping seems to believe that only his continued rule can secure China’s rise. But as he ages, choosing a successor will become riskier and more difficult.

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping delivered a speech Monday on the opening day of a major meeting of the ruling Communist Party to approve a draft plan laying out its goals for the country over the next five years.

Powerful figures in China are disappearing at an alarming rate. Top generals and CEOs are being detained or purged. This trend spans both the military

Donald Trump said he planned to speak to Xi Jinping about China’s purchases of Russian oil when the two leaders meet next week in South Korea, after the US president on Wednesday announced fresh sanctions on top energy companies with ties to the Kremlin.

US President Donald Trump is set to embark on a major trip to Asia this week, with all eyes on an expected meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping that has huge implications for the global economy.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will not be attending the 4th Asean Summit here this weekend, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim confirmed today.China will

Trump’s uncertainty over a planned Xi Jinping meeting caused Bitcoin to drop before rebounding toward the $113,000 level.