Tag: Xi Jinping
Triumph of the Rogue States: Anne Applebaum’s eye-opening book about the axis of autocrats – politics
The blessings of democracy will prevail, it was once thought. Today the opposite is the case: an “axis of autocrats” is setting out to destroy the free West. If you…
The end of a Homeric battle, won by Russia, on the 952nd day of the conflict
Did you miss the latest events on the war in Ukraine? 20 Minutes takes stock for you every evening. Between the strong declarations, the advances on the front and the…
Real estate, employment, growth… Beijing admits economic “problems”
It’s not every day that the Chinese Communist Party admits a flaw in its system. At a meeting of the party’s Politburo on Thursday, leaders including President Xi Jinping acknowledged…
(Almost) the entire original cast is reunited in a new clip by Hélène Rollès
While some will mock its kitsch side, some forty-somethings brought up on AB Productions sitcoms may shed a tear when they discover the new video clip of Hélène Rollès, the…
Image of China’s President Xi Jinping: Between Mao and Emperor – Culture
The guards make no effort to be inconspicuous. There are five of them, one in plain clothes in a grey T-shirt, two in police trousers and black T-shirts, and two…
Italy and China: Meloni tries to create a good atmosphere in Beijing – Politics
There was no shortage of firm words during Giorgia Meloni’s visit to China. “There is a growing uncertainty at the international level and I think China is inevitably a very…
kyiv strikes in Crimea, talks with China on 881st day of war
Did you miss the latest developments on the war in Ukraine? 20 minutes gives you an update every evening. Between strong statements, advances on the front and the results of…
China: Little new at the meeting of reformers
Every five years, the top cadres of the Communist Party meet to debate economic policy. No major leaps seem to have come out of it – but there is a…
Can Hungary be stripped of its EU Council Presidency?
Status: 13.07.2024 05:34 a.m. Hungary’s Prime Minister Orban is causing tension in the EU with his travel activities. The EU Parliament had already warned against Hungary’s EU Council Presidency a…
Criticism of Orban’s “peace mission” for Ukraine in Beijing
Status: 08.07.2024 15:02 After Moscow and Kiev, now Beijing: Hungary’s Prime Minister Orban sees himself on “peace mission 3.0” for Ukraine. The German government was irritated. Orban does not speak…