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As the top official in China's commercial hub and its most populous city, Li's position as Shanghai party chief has traditionally been a stepping stone towards a top-two role in China's power structure - including for Xi Jinping himself. "It's near impossible for Li, who owes his political career largely to Xi, to even consider doing anything to undermine Xi. KEY CONFIDANTA native of Zhejiang province, Li, 63, was Xi's chief of staff - a role for the most trusted confidants - from 2004 to 2007 when Xi was party chief of Zhejiang. In Seattle with Xi, Li gave a speech calling for more cooperation between Zhejiang and U.S. firms. Making his rounds, he reiterated the COVID party line: "We must resolutely implement the spirit of the important instructions by Party Secretary Xi Jinping and steadfastly persist in the dynamic-zero approach".

☆ Hu Chunhua: From rural roots to candidate for China premiership
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Dominique Patton | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"For his policy record, I would pick Hu," said Yu Jie, senior research fellow on China at Chatham House. Hu is depicted in state media as a man of action, sometimes shown checking on planting progress in far-flung provinces. YOUTH LEAGUE ROOTS, POVERTY FIGHTERHu got his start in the party training ground of the Communist Youth League. Despite his Youth League roots - the faction was seen to be a rival to Xi's - Hu has proved his loyalty to Xi, promoting many of his initiatives in rural areas, including the campaign to eradicate poverty. Hu also wrote a paean to Xi's "historic achievements" on rural issues published in the party's official People's Daily in July.

☆ China's top leaders are set for a reshuffle. Here are the names to watch
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

China's top leadership team around President Xi Jinping is set to change this month at a twice-a-decade congress. One of the most closely watched changes in the political reshuffle is the future of Premier Li Keqiang, who turned 67 this year. However, he could remain a standing committee member, JPMorgan analysts said, pointing to a precedent at the 15th party congress. Huang Kunming — Politburo member and head of China's propaganda department, who worked closely with Xi in the provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang, the report said. Yang Jiechi, a 72-year-old Politburo member and director of the party's central committee foreign affairs office, is widely expected to retire.

☆ China’s Xi reemerges after trip abroad quashing unfounded ‘coup’ rumors
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hong Kong CNN —Chinese leader Xi Jinping has made his first public appearance since returning from a trip to Central Asia, quashing unfounded rumors of a “coup” that sparked a frenzy of speculation ahead of a key Communist Party meeting. Xi on Tuesday visited an exhibition in Beijing showcasing China’s achievements over his decade in power, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Xi had not been seen in public since returning to Beijing from a regional summit in Uzbekistan on September 16. The visit was his first foreign trip in nearly 1,000 days since the beginning of the pandemic. As a result, the power of party factions and elders is believed to have been significantly weakened.

☆ European business group warns of loss of confidence in China
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Josh Horwitz | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Aly SongSHANGHAI, Sept 21 (Reuters) - A top European industry group warned on Wednesday that firms were losing confidence in China and that its standing as an investment destination was being eroded, citing its "inflexible and inconsistently implemented" COVID policy as a key factor. The European Chamber of Commerce published the warnings in a paper it said had input from 1,800 member companies, which also contained 967 recommendations for China, the European Union and European companies related to doing business in the country. The report, which touched on issues from Taiwan to trade, said, for example, that China should refrain from "erratic policy shifts", deepen cooperation with the European Union and increase international flights. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe European Union should proactively engage with China and reject calls for disengagement, it added. China says its policy is needed to prevent its health system from being overwhelmed as well as an unacceptable loss of life.

☆ 1 in 5 of China's urban youth are unemployed. That's a huge headache for Xi Jinping
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Laura He | Cnn Business | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The youth unemployment rate has repeatedly hit new highs this year , rising from 15.3% in March to a record 18.2% in April. In the past few months, mass layoffs have engulfed once booming Chinese industries ranging from private tutoring to real estate. Xi is seeking a historic third term when the Communist Party hold its congress next month. But youth unemployment will constitute a "major threat" to China's economic and political stability in the long run, he added. But the government seems unwilling to tackle the main reason behind China's economic slowdown this year — the zero Covid policy .

☆ China a lansat primul modul din noua sa stație spațială
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-29 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

China a lansat primul modul din noua sa stație spațială, care ar urma să devină operațională în 2022, după alte aproximativ 10 misiuni menite să transporte pe orbită și să asambleze restul componentelor, informează Digi24. După câteva minute, modulul Tianhe a fost eliberat în spațiu, el având inscripționat pe învelișul exterior mesajul "China Manned Space". Odată terminată, stația spațială chineză va rămâne pe orbita Pământului, la aproximativ 400-450 de kilometri înălțime, timp de 15 ani. Cel puțin 12 astronauți se antrenează pentru a ajunge și a trăi pe stația spațială, inclusiv veterani care au participat și la alte misiuni spațiale chineze. China a lansat laboratorul Tiangong-1, un prototip de modul menit pregătească dezvoltarea stației permanente, în septembrie 2011.

Persons: Marte, Li Keqiang Organizations: Long, Televiziunea, veterani, Stația Spațială Internațională, ISS, China Locations: China, Beijing, Hainan, Rusiei, Statelor Unite

☆ Angela Merkel vrea să colaboreze cu China în privința producției și aprobării reciproce de vaccinuri anti-COVID
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-28 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Cancelarul german Angela Merkel a propus o colaborare cu China în privința producției și aprobării reciproce a vaccinurilor anti-COVID, pentru contracararea pandemiei de coronavirus, informează Agerpres. „Nu putem stăpâni această pandemie decât în comun”, a declarat Merkel la Berlin, în cadrul unei conferințe online cu premierul chinez Li Keqiang. La rândul său, prim-ministrul chinez Li Keqiang a recunoscut diferenţe de puncte de vedere în relaţiile cu Germania, în timpul discuţiilor online cu cancelarul Angela Merkel. „China şi Germania au opinii diferite cu privire la anumite chestiuni. Acesta este un fapt obiectiv”, a declarat Li la începutul discuţiilor online între cele două ţări.

Persons: Angela Merkel, Merkel, Li Keqiang, chinez Li Keqiang, Angela Merkel . Organizations: Agerpres, Li Locations: China, Berlin, Germania, chinez, relaţiile

☆ The world's largest trade deal could be signed in 2020 — and the US isn't in it
▼ + stars: | 2019-11-12 | by ( Yen Nee Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Manan Vatsyayana | AFP | Getty ImagesAfter more than six years of negotiations, more than a dozen countries in Asia Pacific are now aiming to sign what would be the world's largest trade agreement in 2020. All 16 countries started negotiating RCEP in 2013, when talks for another major trade pact — the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP — were underway. Given China's absence in the then U.S.-led TPP, which was slated to be the world's largest trade deal, many observers considered RCEP a way for Beijing to counter American influence in the region. The final text with details of the trade agreement will go through legal reviews before being signed and released. Deborah Elms, executive director at consultancy Asian Trade Centre, told Reuters that would help Asian producers to sell more of their products to the rest of the region.

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