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Xi has absolute control over China’s military. Now he wants more

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s decision to place the country’s top-ranking general under investigation is a stunning move that leaves Xi virtually alone at the top of the military hierarchy – raising dee...

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Xi Jinping’s purge of top general sends China’s military into uncharted waters

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Xi Jinping has dismissed two of China’s most senior generals. What does this mean?

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Starmer to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing as UK seeks to reset ties with China

Starmer - who is travelling with around 60 British business and cultural leaders - will meet President Xi Jinping, and develop trade ties

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Britain's Starmer arrives in China as Western alliances face strain

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What to know about UK-China relations as Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits Beijing

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Britain's Starmer to meet China's Xi in bid to reset strained ties

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday for talks he hopes will deepen their economic relationship, signalling a breakthrough in ties after years of dist...

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Starmer heads to China to defend 'pragmatic' partnership

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'Pivot to China' gathers pace as Starmer lands in Beijing

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UK's Starmer heads to China to repair ties as he navigates tensions with US

Since being elected in 2024, Starmer has made it one of his priorities to reset ties with China following a deterioration in relations under previous governments because of rows over Beijing's crackdo...

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UK can't ignore China, says Starmer ahead of Beijing trip

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UK's Starmer arrives in China, encourages firms to seize opportunities

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'Bombshell': What top general's fall means for China's military

China has purged top generals before, but the announcement that Zhang Youxia, the vice-chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), is being investigated for corruption shocked defence observers.

The Economist

Xi Jinping is immensely powerful. Why can’t he stamp out corruption?

When Mr Xi talks of promoting the “Yan’an spirit”, he is not suggesting a need for similar bloodletting—Mao’s orgy of violence does not feature in official mythology about the place. But it is intended as a call for ideological purity,

Xi Jinping calls AI ‘epoch-making’ as China’s focus tightens on domestic tech — likens change to Industrial Revolution or the dawn of the internet

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has emphasized the importance of advancing AI in his first formal meeting of 2026 with ministers.

In Xi’s China, Even the Mightiest General Can Fall

A combat veteran, Zhang Youxia was once seen as the most trusted man in Xi Jinping’s military. Now he has been accused of disloyalty to Mr. Xi.