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Who is Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s new President?

Nectar Gan, CNN — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 15:26:07 +0000

(CNN) — Lai Ching-te, a former doctor from a poor mining family, was propelled into politics by a military crisis in the Taiwan Strait 27 years ago. Now, the soft-spoken political veteran is tasked with preventing another one from happening as the newly elected leader of the self-ruled island that China’s Communist Party has vowed

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Six years on from cake at Mar-a-Lago, China’s Xi returns to a much warier US

Nectar Gan, CNN — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 12:30:24 +0000

Hong Kong (CNN) — When Xi Jinping last set foot in the United States, former US President Donald Trump welcomed the Chinese leader to his palm-tree-lined home at Mar-a-Lago. In the glow of warm candlelight, the two leaders bonded over the “most beautiful piece of chocolate cake” and a popular Chinese folk song serenaded by

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Turbulence in China’s top ranks raises questions about Xi Jinping’s rule

Nectar Gan, CNN — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:18:48 +0000

Hong Kong (CNN) — At the onset of his unprecedented third term, Xi Jinping stacked China’s top ranks with a slate of loyalists who he presumably hoped would smooth the paths to achieve his grand vision for China. Less than a year on, however, a storm of turbulence is roiling Xi’ s hand-picked ruling elite,

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Speculation grows over whereabouts of China’s Defense Minister Li Shangfu

Nectar Gan, CNN — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 06:17:35 +0000

(CNN) — China’s Foreign Ministry on Friday skirted questions on the whereabouts of the country’s defense minister, amid mounting speculation the recently promoted general has been placed under investigation. Li Shangfu, who was appointed defense minister in March, has been absent from public view for more than two weeks, fueling rumors about his fate after

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Beijing claims US citizen jailed for life in China was decorated spy who worked undetected for decades

Nectar Gan, CNN — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 11:16:36 +0000

Hong Kong (CNN) — Beijing claims an American citizen jailed for life in China earlier this year is a decorated spy who had worked for US intelligence for more than three decades, as it ramps up a campaign warning citizens to guard against foreign espionage. John Shing-Wan Leung, a 78-year-old US citizen who also holds

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Xi Jinping’s foreign minister has vanished from public view. His prolonged absence is driving intense speculation

Nectar Gan, CNN — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 13:19:24 +0000

Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang has not been seen in public for three weeks, an unusually long absence during a busy period of diplomatic activity in Beijing, sparking intense speculation in a country known for its political opaqueness. Qin, 57, a career diplomat and trusted aide of Chinese leader Xi Jinping,

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China throws support behind ‘strategic partner’ Russia after Wagner insurrection challenges Putin

Nectar Gan, CNN — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 11:01:26 +0000

Hong Kong (CNN) — China has voiced support for Russia after a short-lived insurrection posed the gravest challenge to the 23-year rule of Vladimir Putin, a close partner of Chinese leader Xi Jinping in his push for a new world order and strategic alignment against the US. A day after Wagner mercenary fighters turned back

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Xi Jinping tells China’s national security chiefs to prepare for ‘worst case’ scenarios

Nectar Gan, CNN — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:38:56 +0000

(CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called on his top national security officials to think about “worst case” scenarios and prepare for “stormy seas,” as the ruling Communist Party hardens efforts to counter any perceived internal and external threats. “The complexity and difficulty of the national security issues we now face have increased significantly,” Xi

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American jailed for spying by China is a veteran pro-Beijing advocate who rubbed shoulders with senior Chinese officials, CNN reporting shows

Nectar Gan, CNN — Wed, 17 May 2023 04:24:47 +0000

(CNN) — The elderly American citizen sentenced to life in prison by a Chinese court Monday on spying charges is a veteran leader of several pro-Beijing groups in the United States, who has rubbed shoulders for years with senior Chinese government officials, CNN reporting and research has found. The court in eastern China that sentenced John

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China sentences elderly US citizen to life in prison on spying charges

Nectar Gan, CNN — Tue, 16 May 2023 03:21:03 +0000

(CNN) — A 78-year-old American citizen has been sentenced to life in prison by a Chinese court on spying charges. John Shing-Wan Leung, who is also a Hong Kong permanent resident, was convicted of espionage and given a life sentence Monday by the Intermediate People’s Court in the eastern city of Suzhou, according to a statement

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