Pro-Trump spin in Beijing: Pushes beyond ‘own boundaries’ and ‘more honest’ than Obama

Pro-Trump spin in Beijing: Pushes beyond ‘own boundaries’ and ‘more honest’ than Obama

by WorldTribune Staff, November 9, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump has a “big ego” but he is “more honest” than former President Barack Obama, Beijing residents told the independently run South China Morning Post in a Nov. 8 feature. “As a 71-year-old man, he is spirited and energetic,” 64-year-old Li Dongsheng, a retired teacher at […]

Report: U.S. intelligence can’t match China’s on summit prep

Report: U.S. intelligence can’t match China’s on summit prep

by WorldTribune Staff, November 8, 2017 Analysts for a special intelligence unit of the Chinese government worked around the clock to compile information on U.S. President Donald Trump that can be used by Chinese President Xi Jinping during Trump’s first visit to China. The unit, code-named Skyheart, consists of some 350 officials who work at […]

China’s Xi in message to North Korea’s Kim calls for ‘sound and stable’ ties

China’s Xi in message to North Korea’s Kim calls for ‘sound and stable’ ties

by WorldTribune Staff, November 2, 2017 China, which has in recent months grown has shown signs of being annoyed with North Korea’s major provocations, said it will remain engaged with Pyongyang to ensure stable relations between the two nations. In a reciprocal message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, Chinese President Xi Jinping said “I […]

Storm clouds in the Far East: In China, a coronation; In Japan, an election

Storm clouds in the Far East: In China, a coronation; In Japan, an election

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — The political optics could not have been more contrasting as China selected its leader and Japan elected its Prime Minister. In a grandiose and stunning setting, draped in the trappings of crimson and gold, 2,300 Chinese Communist Party (CCP) grandees predictably anointed Xi Jinping as […]

Kim Jong-Un sends terse congratulatory message to China’s Xi Jinping

Kim Jong-Un sends terse congratulatory message to China’s Xi Jinping

by WorldTribune Staff, October 26, 2017 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un sent a brief message of congratulations to Xi Jinping on Oct. 25 after the Chinese leader was elected as general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China at the 19th party congress. The message “expressed the conviction that the relations […]

‘China dream’: Xi Jinping proclaims ‘new era’ after silencing U.S.-based billionaire dissident

‘China dream’: Xi Jinping proclaims ‘new era’ after silencing U.S.-based billionaire dissident

by WorldTribune Staff, October 18, 2017 Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the 19th Communist Party Conference on Oct. 18 by pledging to build a “modern socialist country” that will be a “mighty force” in the world. “Through a long period of hard work, socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, this is a […]

Trump’s North Korea strategy: Peace through (allies’) strength

Trump’s North Korea strategy: Peace through (allies’) strength

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, September 12, 2017 Since the mid-Twentieth Century, it has fallen to the United States of America to deal with apocalyptic and devastating crises around the world including the World Wars and the Cold War. The emergence on the world stage in 2017 of North Korea — a belligerent communist rogue state […]

China tightens Internet controls as 19th Communist Party Congress approaches

China tightens Internet controls as 19th Communist Party Congress approaches

by WorldTribune Staff, August 4, 2017 President Xi Jinping is stepping up China’s control of the Internet as he moves to consolidate power ahead of the 19th Communist Party Congress this fall. On Aug. 3, Beijing’s censors and the country’s Internet service providers held a drill to practice shutting down websites deemed harmful. Internet data […]

China answers new North Korean missile launch with … massive military parade?

China answers new North Korean missile launch with … massive military parade?

by WorldTribune Staff, July 30, 2017 Just hours after being warned by U.S. President Donald Trump over its continued inaction on North Korea, China on July 30 launched a massive military parade that included nuclear-ready H-6K bombers flying overhead and the display of a new nuclear-tipped ballistic missile. The parade came after a show of […]

Panda-hugging fine, but Chinese Communist Party censors Winnie the Pooh

Panda-hugging fine, but Chinese Communist Party censors Winnie the Pooh

by WorldTribune Staff, July 18, 2017 China’s maximum leader Xi Jin Ping has more titles than most of his predecessors. He is president of the People’s Republic of China, secretary general of the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman of the all-powerful Central Military Commission. None of this is to be taken lightly, and socialists of […]

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