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Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping was elected General Secretary of the Chinese Communisty Party and Chairman of the Central Military Commission in18th Party Congress in 2012, replacing Hu Jintao as the top leader as the Communist Party. Xi was elected China's president in March 2013. Born in 1953, Xi is son of Xi Zhongxun, a veteran leader of the Party. He graduated from Tsinghua University in 1979 with a degree in engineering.

Xi Jinping

3 Oct 2012

General Secretary of the Communist Party Central Committee, Vice President of the PRC, Chairman of the Central Military Commission

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China's Communist Party expands self-criticism drive

1 Oct 2013

More regional governments have held "criticism and self-criticism" meetings following Xi Jinping's call for the sessions, but some analysts question whether the campaign will bolster discipline in...

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Be more tolerant of traditional faiths, Xi Jinping urges Communist Party

30 Sep 2013

President Xi Jinping believes China is losing its moral compass and he wants the ruling Communist Party to be more tolerant of traditional faiths in the hope these will help fill a vacuum created...

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Sweating and on the verge of tears: Chinese officials carry out self-criticism on TV

28 Sep 2013

The "democratic life meetings" were spread over four half-days in Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei this week.

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Xi Jinping's 'criticism campaign' triggers online parody and sex jokes

27 Sep 2013

Chinese president Xi Jinping’s recent "criticism and self-criticism" campaign might have brought a few soul-searching Hebei cadres to the brink of shedding shameful tears, yet it has failed...

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Nickel smelter deals expected during Xi Jinping's Jakarta trip

27 Sep 2013

At least four Chinese-backed Indonesian nickel smelter projects, including one worth at least US$3 billion, are expected to be announced during President Xi Jinping's state visit to Jakarta next...

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Opinion

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Success of Shanghai free-trade zone can usher in next era of reform

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Party organ's lurch left may say little of Xi's plans

A tale of "one party, two publications" is how some observers are describing the ongoing ideological wrangle between two leading Communist Party publications -the Peoples Daily, the party organ,...

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Xi Jinping oversees self-criticism sessions in Hebei

President and Communist Party chief Xi Jinping has taken his "criticism and self-criticism" campaign on the road, attending a series of meetings where provincial cadres were made to admit...

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Xi outlines off-base conduct rules in bid to clean up military

Two orders governing soldiers' off-duty behaviour and how the military promotes Communist Party cadres represent the latest push in President Xi Jinping's effort to professionalise the People's...

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Is China's top leader Xi Jinping a reformer or a conservative?

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ANALYSIS

Xi Jinping goes back to the future to strengthen party control

From his "Chinese dream" to his "mass line rectification" and his recent call to "win the ideological war", President and Communist Party chief Xi Jinping is fighting to consolidate his grip on...

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China plays a key role in Central Asia

Peace and prosperity are in short supply across much of Central Asia. Afghanistan's ailments have a grave effect, as do misgovernance, poverty and border disputes. But China's growing influence...

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