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Xi Jinping starts third term as China’s president

Xi Jinping began an unprecedented third term as China’s president after he was endorsed by a unanimous vote from the 2,977-member National People’s Congress (NPC). Xi will head a hand-picked party and government team tasked with steering the world’s second-largest...

Chinese Economy Is In Real Trouble

As growth in major global economies slows as a result of high inflation, exacerbated by the Ukraine war, many economists are hoping that China will again come to the world's rescue. But this is not 2008, when China's then rapidly expanding economy...