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Tag: Xi Jinping

Sun Zhengcai: Former top Chinese official jailed for life
WORLD

Sun Zhengcai: Former top Chinese official jailed for life

A former Chinese Communist Party official once tipped for a top leadership position has been sentenced to life in prison…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/05/2018
Xi Jinping tells parliament China must not be complacent
WORLD

Xi Jinping tells parliament China must not be complacent

Chinese President Xi Jinping has told the National People’s Congress (NPC) that China must not become complacent about its development.…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/03/2018
Cesored! China bans letter N (briefly) from internet as Xi Jinping extends grip on power
WORLD

Cesored! China bans letter N (briefly) from internet as Xi Jinping extends grip on power

Amid fallout from the decision to allow Xi to be president for life, censors also crack down on letters, phrases…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/02/2018
China proposes to let Xi Jinping extend presidency beyond 2023
WORLD

China proposes to let Xi Jinping extend presidency beyond 2023

China’s governing Communist Party has proposed removing a clause in the constitution which limits presidencies to two five-year terms. The…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/02/2018
Sweden summons Chinese ambassador over ‘kidnapping’ of Gui Minhai
WORLD

Sweden summons Chinese ambassador over ‘kidnapping’ of Gui Minhai

 Sweden’s foreign minister says the situation has worsened since the bookseller was taken by police while travelling on a train…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/01/2018
Govt. hands over Hambantota Port reins to China Merchant Group
BUSINESSMain Story

Govt. hands over Hambantota Port reins to China Merchant Group

By Ashwin Hemmathagama – Our Lobby Correspondent The ceremonial handover of the Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port took place on Saturday…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/12/201711/12/2017
Sri Lanka President inaugurates construction of largest kidney hospital in Asia with Chinese aid
LOCALMain Story

Sri Lanka President inaugurates construction of largest kidney hospital in Asia with Chinese aid

Maithripala Sirisena Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the National Nephrology Specialized Hospital in Polonnaruwa. The largest kidney hospital in…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/12/2017
Sri Lanka Speaker lauds China’s ‘One Belt One Road’ initiative
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka Speaker lauds China’s ‘One Belt One Road’ initiative

Sri Lanka’s Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya commending China’s ‘One Belt One Road’ initiative said the modern day development project…

byFaraz Shauketaly03/12/2017

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