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Born
5 Dec 1955
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Secretary of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of China
China's population
China to cover childbirth costs for all in latest bid to avert population crisis
Aim is to achieve ‘no out-of-pocket expenses’ for baby deliveries, along with better coverage for prenatal check-ups and labour pain relief.
14 Dec 2025 - 5:00PM
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China’s Communist Party
Xi taps Hu Yaobang’s legacy to rally Communist Party to ‘crack hard nuts’
20 Nov 2025 - 9:32PM
China’s Communist Party
Communist Party discipline key to meeting China’s 5-year plan goals: Cai Qi
3 Nov 2025 - 5:22PM
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US-China relations
‘Amazing’ praise: Xi and Trump thaw summit ice with loads of warmth
Amid a bruising trade war, the two leaders rekindle friendly tone ahead of their first face-to-face encounter in six years.
30 Oct 2025 - 11:02PM
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Science
China bids farewell to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Chen-ning Yang
President Xi Jinping sends a wreath to commemorate the late professor, who died in Beijing at the age of 103 last week.
25 Oct 2025 - 5:17PM
China-North Korea relations
China, North Korea pledge ‘dynamic development’ as Li Qiang, Kim Jong-un meet
Trip to Pyongyang by Beijing’s No 2 official is the latest in a series of high-level exchanges between the two nations in recent weeks.
10 Oct 2025 - 5:03PM
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Xinjiang
China’s ethnic affairs chief hails Xinjiang policies in Xi’s ‘new era’
Speech in Urumqi comes at the end of the first trip by a Chinese president to the autonomous region for its anniversary.
26 Sep 2025 - 2:16AM
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Tibet
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Xi’s visit to Tibet heralds new era of China’s development
President’s remarks in Lhasa underline the high importance Beijing attaches to stability while firmly opposing any attempts at separatism.
26 Aug 2025 - 7:15AM
Tibet
China’s top political adviser hails party leadership in Tibet anniversary speech
President Xi Jinping watches on from podium as Wang Huning addresses ceremony attended by more than 20,000.
21 Aug 2025 - 7:53PM
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Tibet
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Tibet for landmark anniversary
Xi will attend events to mark 60 years since the establishment of the autonomous region.
21 Aug 2025 - 12:15AM
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China’s economic stimulus
What does the Beidaihe guest list tell us about China’s economic priorities?
The invitees to the Communist Party’s annual summer getaway offer clues about Beijing’s priorities ahead of a crucial October meeting.
13 Aug 2025 - 11:31PM
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China’s Communist Party
Beidaihe meeting signals start of summer break for China’s political elite
Xi Jinping’s chief of staff hosts dozens of Chinese academics and scientists in the coastal resort town.
4 Aug 2025 - 5:05PM
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China’s Communist Party
China names Zhejiang-born Ling Zhifeng to head the Special Service Bureau
Ling, 56, has been promoted to vice-minister overseeing an agency responsible for the security of senior officials.
23 Jul 2025 - 7:00PM
China’s Communist Party
New Communist Party rules hint Xi Jinping is delegating more power to deputies
New party rules aim to standardise policy coordination and strengthen decision-making at the top.
7 Jul 2025 - 3:44PM
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China consumption
China’s Xi Jinping puts domestic market at forefront in high-profile meeting
Excessive competition, external uncertainty and other factors make need for ‘unified national market’ even more apparent, president says.
1 Jul 2025 - 8:00PM
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Diplomacy
Xi boosts China ties in resource-rich Central Asia
A summit with five leaders from Central Asia offers President Xi Jinping the chance to snap up more raw materials for China’s economy in a region once viewed as Russia’s backyard.
17 Jun 2025 - 5:52PM
Central Asia
Xi Jinping heads to energy-rich Kazakhstan for China-Central Asia summit
Xi is looking to foster solidarity with his counterparts against unilateralism and protectionism.
17 Jun 2025 - 7:00PM
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China’s Communist Party
China is getting ready for a key meeting to discuss its next 5-year plan
President Xi Jinping says leadership is ‘organising the drafting of a proposal’, which will need to be endorsed at the fourth plenum.
25 May 2025 - 2:00PM
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US-China trade war
For US-China trade stand-off to ease, negotiators must be agreed upon: analysts
As Washington is said to favour Trump dealing directly with Xi and Beijing rejects the idea as too risky, possible envoys are being explored.
3 May 2025 - 7:02AM
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US-China relations
Xi’s chief of staff urges US executive to boost US-China ties at ‘crossroads’
Cai Qi, China’s No 5 official, holds rare meeting with influential American businessman John Thornton, who was granted unprecedented access to the country during Covid-19 era.
12 Apr 2024 - 9:00PM
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China’s Communist Party
Xi Jinping’s chief of staff is China’s new internet tsar, sources say
People familiar with the matter say Cai Qi has been appointed to head the Communist Party’s Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission.
28 Mar 2024 - 11:24PM
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China's economic recovery
Win-win: China rolls out red carpet for foreign firms with charm offensive
Nearly all of China’s top-level officials responsible for economic affairs have met or have plans to meet with multinational executives amid Beijing’s push to revive confidence and lure foreign investment.
27 Mar 2024 - 9:22AM
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China’s Communist Party
Reservations over China’s plan for private sector to kick-start economy
Despite top entrepreneurs’ chorus of support for 31-point action plan from Beijing, smaller business owners are ‘not sure it will make any difference’.
21 Aug 2023 - 1:50PM
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China’s Communist Party
China’s top leaders gather in Beidaihe, signalling start of summer break
Communist Party ideology chief Cai Qi gives speech in coastal resort while President Xi Jinping steps out of the spotlight, indicating top leaders have kicked off annual seaside retreat.
21 Aug 2023 - 1:50PM
Xi Jinping
Xi’s inner circle is getting ‘even tighter’ with powerful new chief of staff
Cai Qi is the most senior official in the job since the time of Mao Zedong, and the office he heads wields a great deal of influence.
21 Aug 2023 - 1:50PM
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China’s Communist Party
China’s No 5 official Cai Qi named President Xi Jinping’s new chief of staff
Cai Qi is the most senior official to become director of the General Office of the Central Committee since Mao Zedong’s time.
21 Mar 2023 - 6:26PM
China's leadership reshuffle 2017
The rise and rise of Xi’s new man in Beijing
21 Aug 2023 - 1:50PM
Beijing mayor Cai Qi officially named capital’s party boss
27 May 2017 - 11:47PM
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