We tracked the education of Xi Jinping and how he ascended from farm hand to chemical engineering student and later one of the world's most powerful leaders.

Back in 2000, the world’s power players were a varied lot in age, steering their nations through a pre-9/11 fog. George W. Bush would soon be US President at 54 years old. Jiang Zemin, 74, led China.

In this backdrop, President Xi Jinping's visit to Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia sends a positive signal that China will ...

The early decades of the 21st Century have already seen a rapid shifting of global power, and today one could view the ...

This shift became particularly evident after 2016, when then-President Donald Trump adopted an aggressive stance on China. As ...

(AP Photo/Heng Sinith) Chineses people wait to welcome their President Xi Jingping’s arrival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith) In this photo released by Agence ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping, with Vietnam’s President Luong Cuong Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that protectionism "leads nowhere" and that a trade war would have "no winners", state ...

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Editor's note: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Hanoi on Monday to pay a state visit to Vietnam. The visit, which marks his first overseas trip of the year, is aimed at renewing friendship ...

China president called for stronger trade ties after he arrived in Hanoi on Monday to meet Vietnam’s top leader, To Lam. He also signed dozens of cooperation agreements, including on enhancing ...

At 4:00 PM today, a state-level welcoming ceremony for General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping was solemnly held, chaired by General Secretary To Lam. This visit comes at a meaningful time ...

Vietnam’s General Secretary of the Communist Party, To Lam (center), and Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) review the guard of honor during a ceremonial welcome at the Presidential Palace in ...