Xi Jinping
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (since November 2012), 7th president of the People’s Republic of China (since March 14, 2013), and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (since March 14, 2013)
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Nov- 2021 -23 NovemberAsia Pacific
US Warship Transits Taiwan Strait After Biden-Xi Summit
A US warship sailed through the strait separating Taiwan and China, the navy said.
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18 NovemberAsia Pacific
Taiwan Deploys First Advanced F-16V Fighter Squadron
Taiwan held a ceremony to commission the first squadron of its most advanced F-16 fighter.
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11 NovemberAsia Pacific
China’s Xi Warns of ‘Cold War-Era’ Tensions in Asia-Pacific
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against a return to Cold War-era tensions in the Asia-Pacific, urging greater cooperation on pandemic recovery and climate change.
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Oct- 2021 -22 OctoberAmericas
Biden Says US Would Defend Taiwan Against China Invasion
President Joe Biden said the United States would defend Taiwan if the island were attacked by China.
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5 OctoberAsia Pacific
China Sends 56 Jets Into Taiwan Defense Zone In Another Record Incursion
Taiwan urged Beijing to stop "irresponsible provocative actions" after 56 Chinese warplanes crossed into its air defense zone.
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Mar- 2021 -11 MarchSea
US Warship Transits Taiwan Strait After Admiral’s China Invasion Warning
A US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the American navy said Thursday, a day after a top US commander warned of the threat to Taiwan of a Chinese invasion within the next six years.
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Nov- 2020 -24 NovemberAsia Pacific
Taiwan Expanding Submarine Fleet as China Threat Grows
Taiwan began construction on a fleet of indigenous submarines on Tuesday, the latest move by the out-gunned island to bolster its defenses against increasingly bellicose threats from Beijing.
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Oct- 2020 -30 OctoberAsia Pacific
‘China Is Angry:’ Taiwan Anxiety Rises as Saber-Rattling Grows
The tank traps on the beaches of Kinmen Island are a stark reminder that Taiwan lives under the constant threat of a Chinese invasion -- and fears of a conflict breaking out are now at their highest in decades.
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23 OctoberAmericas
Xi Invokes Chinese Military Might With US in Mind
With tensions at their highest in decades between Beijing and Washington, China is making much of the 70th anniversary of its forces entering the fight, intended as much for domestic consumption as it is a warning to its superpower rivals.
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Sep- 2020 -18 SeptemberCommentary
China’s New Year of Assertiveness
If China’s first year of assertiveness in 2009 and 2010 inaugurated China’s foreign policy shift from soft power to hard power, China’s second year of assertiveness demonstrates how they plan to utilize that hard power.
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