Category: Xi Jinpig

Argentina Asks UK to Resume Negotiations Over Falklands Sovereignty

March 3, 2023
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Argentina has again asked the UK to restart negotiations over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, the Argentine Foreign Ministry has said. Argentina has continued to lay territorial claims to the British-run islands in the South Atlantic, over which the two countries fought a war in 1982, costing hundreds of lives. Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago…

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Hong Kong Stocks Head for Worst Slide Since 2008 as Xi’s Tighter Grip on Power Alarms Investors

October 24, 2022
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Stocks at the Hong Kong exchange suffered one of their worst days in a long time after the National People’s Congress of China confirmed Xi Jinping for a historic third five-year term as the party leader. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell by 6.3 percent on Monday, to its lowest level since April 2009. The…

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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Backfires on Xi Jinping

May 27, 2022
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Commentary Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created serious pressure on China and particularly on Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping, as evidenced by the recent spate of speculations about Xi losing power. Such speculations range from a “soft coup d’état” against Xi to a “voluntary abdication.” Furthermore, some China observers recently noted that Xi…

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