President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, in October 2013. Photo: AFP

As Trump retreats, Xi Jinping moves to upgrade China’s global power play

Beijing planning One Belt, One Road summit in China that could dwarf G20

Published: 2:00pm, 1 Dec, 2016

Updated: 12:41am, 2 Dec, 2016

President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, in October 2013. Photo: AFP

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Frank Tang joined the SCMP in 2016 after a decade of China economy coverage and government policy analysis.

Catherine Wong is a reporter with the South China Morning Post in Beijing, where she focuses on China’s diplomacy and defence policy.