The New York Times26d
Is Xi’s Sudden Embrace of Business for Real? China Is Left Guessing.
Image The Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, at a symposium on private enterprises in Beijing, with tech chief executives, this month.Credit...Shen Hong/Xinhua, via Associated Press Mr. Xu, who is ...
Business Insider8d
Xi Jinping used 'a human Chinese wall' of soldiers to block eye contact between him and Mark Zuckerberg, new book says
An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Mark Zuckerberg was hoping to meet China's leader, Xi Jinping, at the sidelines of the APEC summit held in Lima, Peru back in 2016.
The New York Times9d
What Slowdown? Xi Says China Must Win the Global Tech Race.
Xi Jinping wants China to surpass rivals as a tech superpower, undeterred by economic woes or trade wars. Critics ask if this focus neglects struggling citizens. By Chris Buckley Throughout China ...
The Hill23d
The Trump funding cuts will backfire if they are not stopped
One of the casualties of suspending funding for USAID programs and threatening to shut the agency down has been FEWS NET, the global Famine Early Warning System, which I helped create 40 years ago ...
Al Jazeera English23d
Aid freezes and withdrawals leave Sudan’s needy battling famine alone
Famine, according to the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has already taken hold in more than 10 areas, with a further 17 reported to be on the brink of famine. Nevertheless, despite the rapidly ...
Wall Street Journal10d
‘How to Feed the World’ Review: Feast or Famine
Instead, he cites reams of evidence to show that famine is not imminent. He also points out that Malthus became less pessimistic after a few years and cheekily observes that “Malthus was not a ...
The Hill23d
Xi says China, Russia true friends as Trump pursues Putin talks
Chinese leader Xi Jinping says China and Russia are true friends after speaking on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Xi reportedly said history and reality show the two countries ...
Reuters3d
Foreign CEOs to flock to China for key summit, Xi meeting, sources say
A spokesperson for pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca declined to comment on whether the CEO was attending and meeting Xi. BMW's China chief Sean Green will also attend, according to people familiar ...
Wall Street Journal27d
Xi Is Trying to Secure the Devotion of China’s Military
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has purged dozens of military commanders in his latest bid to wipe out corruption and disloyalty—a scourge he blames on a weakening of ideological zeal and moral rectitude.
Reuters6d
China approaches top global CEOs for potential meeting with Xi Jinping, FT reports
March 14 (Reuters) - China has been approaching the CEOs of top global companies about a meeting with President Xi Jinping later this month, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Authorities in ...
The Globe and Mail12d
Ireland’s Great Famine occurred almost two centuries ago. But it remains a modern disaster
His latest book is Rot: An Imperial History of the Irish Famine. From 1845 to 1851, Irish potato crops were destroyed by a novel pathogen, the fungus-like organism Phytophthora infestans.
scmp.com26d
Meet Wang Xingxing, the young Chinese robotics star from Unitree at Xi Jinping’s symposium
Wang Xingxing, the robotics aficionado who founded China’s industry-leading Unitree Robotics, made headlines when the 35-year-old was seated in the front row at President Xi Jinping’s high ...