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Chinese leaders, including President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Qiang, on Sunday, August 17, 2025, extended their congratulations to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on the occasion of Indonesia’s 80th Independence Day.
President Xi Jinping relies on legions of local officials to govern China’s 1.4 billion people. A rare protest over the brutal attack of a schoolgirl has inflamed concerns over their credibility.
BEIJING, Aug 17 (APP): The first and second volumes of a compilation of discourses by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on adhering to deepening reform comprehensively have been published.
President Xi Jinping will probably leave Beijing next week and join senior officials at the beach resort of Beidaihe, about three hours east of the capital, for a summer retreat. Communist Party grandees have gathered in its villas since the days of Mao Zedong.
Markets hit new highs, stablecoins reshape global finance, and China stimulus lifts stocks as U.S. earnings continue to beat expectations.
China's top leadership has recently pledged to curb "involutionary" competition amid intense price wars in the country.
Chinese leaders including President Xi Jinping and PM Li Qiang conveyed their congratulations to President Prabowo on the 80th Independence Day of Indonesia on Sunday, .
According to the SIPRI database, some of Pakistan’s major orders in the last five years include the country’s first spy ship, Rizwan; more than 600 VT-4 battle tanks and 36 J-10CE 4.5-generation fighter jets. China sent the first batch of multi-purpose J-10CE fighter jets to the Pakistani Air Force in 2022.