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China's Xi visits Saudi Arabia to cement Gulf Arab ties
Read full article: China's Xi visits Saudi Arabia to cement Gulf Arab tiesChinese leader Xi Jinping has arrived in Saudi Arabia to attend meetings with oil-rich Gulf Arab nations crucial to his countryās energy supplies as Beijing tries to revive an economy battered by strict coronavirus measures.
Late Chinese leader Jiang hailed in memorial service
Read full article: Late Chinese leader Jiang hailed in memorial serviceChina's leaders have eulogized the late Jiang Zemin as a loyal Marxist-Leninist who oversaw their country's rapid economic rise while maintaining rigid Communist Party control over society.
China security forces are well-prepared for quashing dissent
Read full article: China security forces are well-prepared for quashing dissentStreet protests that broke out in several Chinese cities over the weekend may have come as a surprise, but the ruling Communist Party has been preparing for this moment for years, decades even.
China eases virus controls amid effort to head off protests
Read full article: China eases virus controls amid effort to head off protestsMore Chinese cities are easing anti-virus restrictions and police are patrolling their streets as the government tries to defuse public anger over some of the worldās most stringent COVID measures.
China's Xi looks to 3rd 5-year term as Communist Party meets
Read full article: China's Xi looks to 3rd 5-year term as Communist Party meetsOn the eve of the opening of a key Chinese Communist Party congress, party leader, head of state and commander of the armed forces Xi Jinping has given no indication of stepping away from power or anointing a successor.