A bill introduced in the US Congress would ban US government documents from referring to Xi Jinping, shown at a ceremony last month in Beijing for the BeiDou navigational satellite system, as China’s president. Photo: Xinhua
President no more? A US bill would ban the title for China’s leader
- Under the Name the Enemy Act, Xi Jinping would no longer be called China’s president in any US government document
- While it follows remarks by US officials calling Xi general secretary, the legislation is not likely to come up for a vote this session
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A bill introduced in the US Congress would ban US government documents from referring to Xi Jinping, shown at a ceremony last month in Beijing for the BeiDou navigational satellite system, as China’s president. Photo: Xinhua