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Anti-corruption is undoubtedly one of Xi Jinping’s most significant political legacies since he came to power in 2012. It began with the purge of Li Chuncheng, which led to the downfall of former Politburo Standing Committee member Zhou Yongkang. [1]

TAIPEI -- Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang on Saturday elected Cheng Li-wun as its next leader, picking an upstart over an old-guard favorite and sending a shock through the political class. [2]

AFP Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang, a reform-minded bureaucrat once tipped as the country’s future leader only to be eclipsed by President Xi Jinping, died Friday. He was 68. [3]

Chinese authorities have issued an arrest warrant for an official from the junta-backed Kokang Self-administered Zone who owns a scam compound where several Chinese nationals were killed last month. [4]

BEIJING — Chinese leaders will woo Burma’s opposition leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on her first visit to the country, a snub for the quasi-military government whose fighting with rebels along China’s border has angered Beijing. [5]

TAIPEI / HONG KONG — Ever since a civil war split the two sides more than 60 years ago, China has viewed Taiwan as a renegade province that needs to be absorbed into the mainland. [6]

SHANGHAI -- China's ruling Communist Party on Sunday appointed an ally of President Xi Jinping as the party's top official in Shanghai, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. [7]

Beijing DiaryBeijing Diary: On Hong Kong, Premier Li is a man of few words Nikkei's China bureau chief offers snapshots of the fight against coronavirus Chinese Premier Li Keqiang speaks to reporters by video conferencing at the end of the National P... [8]

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[1] TH thediplomat.com · 2025-03-27 · 50% match

How Local Corruption Evolved in China Under Xi Jinping

Anti-corruption is undoubtedly one of Xi Jinping’s most significant political legacies since he came to power in 2012. It began with the purge of Li Chuncheng, which led to the downfall of former Politburo Standing Committee member Zhou Yongkang.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-19 · 44% match

KMT picks upstart Cheng Li-wun as new leader, jolting Taiwan's old guard

TAIPEI -- Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang on Saturday elected Cheng Li-wun as its next leader, picking an upstart over an old-guard favorite and sending a shock through the political class.

[3] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2023-10-28 · 52% match

Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang dies at 68

AFP Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang, a reform-minded bureaucrat once tipped as the country’s future leader only to be eclipsed by President Xi Jinping, died Friday. He was 68.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2023-11-13 · 49% match

China Offers Bounty for Myanmar Junta’s Scam Kingpin in Kokang

Chinese authorities have issued an arrest warrant for an official from the junta-backed Kokang Self-administered Zone who owns a scam compound where several Chinese nationals were killed last month.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-06-10 · 48% match

Irritated with Burma, China Woos Suu Kyi

BEIJING — Chinese leaders will woo Burma’s opposition leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on her first visit to the country, a snub for the quasi-military government whose fighting with rebels along China’s border has angered Beijing.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-11-27 · 48% match

How China’s Shadowy Agency Is Working to Absorb Taiwan

TAIPEI / HONG KONG — Ever since a civil war split the two sides more than 60 years ago, China has viewed Taiwan as a renegade province that needs to be absorbed into the mainland.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-10-30 · 47% match

Xi loyalist picked as Shanghai boss

SHANGHAI -- China's ruling Communist Party on Sunday appointed an ally of President Xi Jinping as the party's top official in Shanghai, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-05-29 · 46% match

Beijing Diary: On Hong Kong, Premier Li is a man of few words

Beijing DiaryBeijing Diary: On Hong Kong, Premier Li is a man of few words Nikkei's China bureau chief offers snapshots of the fight against coronavirus Chinese Premier Li Keqiang speaks to reporters by video conferencing at the end of the National P

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2012-03-30 · 45% match

Lies, Dam Lies

A leading member of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has refuted allegations that the ethnic militia contacted a Chinese hydropower investor for kickbacks. Speaking to The Irrawaddy on Thursday, KIA Vice Chief of Staff Gen. S.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-10-27 · 45% match

Li Keqiang, a Communist Chinese leader with a 'human face'

HONG KONG -- In late 2014, less than two years into his job as China's premier, Li Keqiang flew to Bangkok to attend a summit on regional economic cooperation.

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