Xi Jinping
Our coverage of China’s president, Xi Jinping, including his economic policy and relationship with the world
International
The 19th century is a terrible guide to modern statecraft
A world carved up between Presidents Trump, Xi and Putin would be unstable and unsafe
Finance & economics
Xi Jinping wages war on price wars
Unfortunately for China’s leader, his own policies are often to blame for them
China
Xi Jinping’s plan to overtake America in AI
China’s leaders believe they can outwit American cash and utopianism
China
Xi Jinping has Vladimir Putin over a barrel
Despite a show of comradely solidarity in Moscow, the two are not equal partners
China
Xi Jinping glorifies hard work, but the young are not so sure
Cynicism at home is becoming a problem
The Americas
Xi Jinping tries to press China’s advantage in South America
New polling suggests locals are warming to China
China
Amid a trade war, Xi Jinping may be purging China’s armed forces
Why the tariff confrontation is not the only thing on his mind
International
Xi Jinping’s Trump-sized puzzle
For all its strength and swagger, China is struggling to handle an impulsive America
Asia
Xi Jinping may try to woo the victims of Donald Trump’s tariffs
America’s chaos is a chance for China to wield influence in the region
China
Why China hates the Panama Canal deal, but still may not block it
Xi Jinping might need to lose some to win some
Asia
Asian allies fear being dumped by Trump
America’s friends in the Indo-Pacific live in dread of being abandoned like Ukraine
China
This week is a moment of truth for Xi Jinping on deflation
The budget will show how the Party plans to tackle the dangers China faces