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1. News - China

   China’s military pledges loyalty to new leader Xi

   Posted Nov 16th 2012, 06:00pm by Associated Press in Beijing

   ... on to it for two years as his predecessor, Jiang Zemin, did. The “military will absolutely take orders from the party centre, the military commission, and commission chairman Xi Jinping,” said an editorial ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1084036/chinas-military-pledges-loyalty-new-leader-xi
2. News - China - SOCIAL MEDIA

   Mysterious Xi Jinping blogger reveals himself: 'It is just me'

   Posted Feb 11th 2013, 10:01am by Associated Press in Beijing

   ... tech school graduate. Is Xi’s own team surreptitiously trying to humanise the leader in the guise of citizen journalism? Is this a crusader’s attempt to bring China’s leaders down a notch ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1146938/mysterious-china-blogger-comes-out
3. News - China

   China drafts name list of party central committee

   Posted Nov 13th 2012, 09:11pm by Associated Press in Beijing

   ... million-member People’s Liberation Army. While Xi and future Premier Li Keqiang were designated as successors five years ago, the jockeying for other positions is believed to be intense. Speculation also ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1081802/china-drafts-name-list-party-central-committee
4. News - China

   Hu urges firm party control, curbs on graft

   Posted Nov 08th 2012, 09:45am by Associated Press in Beijing

   ... transition in which Hu and most of the senior leadership in the 60s begin to relinquish office to Xi and his 50-something colleagues over the next five months. Scandal aside, the transition always ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1077696/hu-says-no-one-above-law
5. News - China - CORRUPTION

   Former university chief Zhou Wenbin expelled from national legislature

   Posted Jun 30th 2013, 01:14pm by Associated Press in Beijing

   ... China says it has expelled a member of the national legislature for “serious disciplinary violations” amid a crackdown on corruption ordered by President Xi Jinping. China says it has expelled a member of the national legislature for “serious disciplinary violations” amid a crackdown on corruption ordered by President Xi Jinping. No details were given, although the charge ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1272375/former-university-chief-zhou-wenbin-expelled-national-legislature
6. News - China

   Chinese ships depart for rare drills with US Navy

   Posted Aug 21st 2013, 11:06am by Associated Press in Beijing

   ... Barack Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a June summit in California. The ships’ departure came during a visit to the US by Chinese Defence Minister Chang Wanquan, during which he and US ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1298290/chinese-ships-depart-rare-drills-us-navy
7. News - China

   North Korean envoy delivers letter to China’s president

   Posted May 25th 2013, 02:50pm by Associated Press in Beijing

   ... delivered the handwritten letter from Kim to Xi at an afternoon meeting at the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing. It gave no details about the letter’s contents. North Korea is willing ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1245866/north-korean-envoy-delivers-letter-chinas-president
8. News - China - COURTS

   Relative of imprisoned Nobel winner gets 11 years

   Posted Jun 09th 2013, 10:55am by Associated Press in Beijing

   ... no improvements in China's human rights situation under the new leadership of Xi Jinping , who took over as party leader last autumn. "Judging from what has happened to my family and the type ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1256971/liu-xiaobos-brother-law-sentenced-11-years-prison
9. News - China

   New leaders face a myriad of challenges

   Posted Mar 15th 2013, 11:42am by Associated Press in Beijing

   ... while Xi Jinping (pronounced shee gin ping) is the son of a revolutionary veteran with backing among party elders. After Li’s selection was announced, he and Xi shook hands and smiled ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1191367/new-leaders-face-myriad-challenges
10. News - China

    China tones down the celebrations

    Posted Feb 09th 2013, 02:46pm by Associated Press in Beijing

    ... time.” Xi recently called for people to be more frugal and oppose waste following a “Clear the Plate” campaign by netizens calling on restaurants to cut down food waste. His words sparked off ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1146801/china-tones-down-celebrations

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