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A conversation with Sidney Rittenberg — Part 2 of 3: The powerful Xi Jinping

October 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Wen Liu Special to Northwest Asian Weekly Many China watchers say that Xi Jinping now has become the most powerful leader since Deng, if not Mao. He is the Party chief, state president and chairman of the military, and head of the “overall reform” and “national security” leading groups. There is talk of his […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, China Bridge Club, Cultural Revolution, Hu Jintao, Northwest Asian Weekly, OK, PRC, Party Congress, Sidney Rittenberg Obviously, Sidney Rittenberg Part, Standing Committee, TV, Vol 34 No 41 | October 3 - October 9, Wen Jiabao, Wen Liu, Xi Jinping, Zhou Yongkang

China to investigate ex-President Hu’s top aide

January 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Didi Tang Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The top aide to former Chinese President Hu Jintao has been placed under investigation for unspecified disciplinary violations, the official Xinhua News Agency said Monday, in a sign that President Xi Jinping is removing his predecessor’s influences while consolidating his power. The evening announcement came two years […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Bo Xilai, China Policy Institute, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Chinese University, Communist Party, Hong Kong, Ling Jihua, Premier Li Keqiang, President Xi Jinping, Standing Committee, Steve Tsang, United Front Work Department, Willy Lam, Youth League

China drops death penalty for some economic crimes

March 3, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — China dropped the death penalty for more than a dozen nonviolent crimes Friday and banned capital punishment for offenders over the age of 75

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Beijing, China, Chinese, Criminal Law, Dui Hua Foundation, Joshua Rosenzweig, Lang Sheng, National People, Standing Committee, Vol 30 No 10 | March 5 - March 11, Xinhua News Agency

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