China, Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping gave China's big tech companies a personal stamp of approval
At the Monday meeting, Xi urged the executives to "show their talent" and pledged to support private businesses.
China’s unspoken question: who will succeed Xi Jinping?
The Chinese leader enjoys complete domination of party and state. But to maintain stability, he also needs to signal a succession process is in place.
Has Xi Jinping brought China’s private sector back into the fold?
Who was invited to Xi’s business symposium, which industries were represented, what the president said, when it was held – why it all matters.
Xi Jinping’s U-turn on tech
Diane Brady on Xi Jinping’s turn toward the tech sector. The big story: U.S. and Russia in talks on Ukraine. The markets: Treading water. Analyst notes from Goldman Sachs (on the U.S. economy), Apollo (on GDP),
Why Xi Jinping is making nice with China’s tech billionaires
China’s Communist Party has a history of purging then welcoming back senior officials. Deng Xiaoping was purged three times before leading the country out of Maoism in the late 1970s. Some cadres are welcomed back years after their death.
Why China Investors Finally Believe Xi’s Tech Crackdown Is Over
Even before President Xi Jinping met with leading Chinese entrepreneurs on Feb. 17, investors began piling into technology shares, betting that a years-long crackdown on the private sector was at an end.

China, Alibaba and Jack Ma

Can China become the world’s top tech leader?
China is rapidly advancing in AI, electric vehicles, and renewable energy, challenging Western tech dominance while ...
Xi Jinping’s graft crackdown is fight without end
It’s 12 years since Xi Jinping launched his crackdown on graft with a promise to catch “flies” as well as “tigers”. Since ...
President Xi Jinping Meets China’s Top Tycoons In Rare Show Of Support
President Xi Jinping met some of China’s most prominent tycoons, sending what analysts say is the strongest signal of support ...
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As Trump pulls aid plug, can China step into the void in Africa?
While President Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze and broader shift in US foreign policy offers China an opportunity to ...
China's Xi holds rare meet with business leaders amid US tech rivalry
President Xi Jinping held a rare meeting on Monday with some of the biggest names in China's technology sector, such as ...
Xi’s Embrace of China Tech CEOs Spurs Hope of Big Economic Shift
President Xi Jinping’s embrace of Chinese tech bosses in a rare public meeting is fueling hope Beijing is shifting its stance ...
China’s DeepSeek has taken the world by storm. Here are the brains powering the AI sensation
DeepSeek founder Liang has received the lion's share of media attention in recent weeks as his AI assistant ascended to the ...
Trump’s eldest son says US should avoid ‘poking the dragon’ in China-focused commentary
The younger Trump pushes support for the president’s Pentagon policy nominee – a China hawk, who is also open to talks with ...