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Chinese leader Xi Jinping said on Saturday that reunification with Taiwan must happen and will happen peacefully.

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China's Xi Jinping urges a 'peaceful reunification' with Taiwan

10:11am October 09, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

The Chinese leader says a "peaceful reunification," rather than one through military force, would benefit both China and Taiwan. Tensions between the two are the highest in decades.

President Trump speaks in a prerecorded message played Tuesday during the 75th session of the U.N. General Assembly.

In U.N. Speech, Trump Blasts China And WHO, Blaming Them For Spread Of COVID-19

1:55pm September 22, 2020

by Scott Neuman

In a speech to the U.N. General Assembly, the president once again sought to blame China for the COVID-19 pandemic and called on Beijing to be punished for its handling of the disease.

Prominent Chinese rights advocate Xu Zhiyong speaks during a meeting in Beijing in a handout photo from 2013. Xu has been detained in southern China.

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Rights Activist Xu Zhiyong Arrested In China Amid Crackdown On Dissent

6:39am February 17, 2020

by Emily Feng

Friends of Xu tell NPR that the prominent legal and civil rights activist was arrested on Feb. 15 in southern China. Xu had managed to evade authorities tracking him for nearly two months.

A photo of the late ophthalmologist Li Wenliang at a hospital in Wuhan, China, on Friday. Li, who is being hailed for his efforts to alert the medical profession to the new virus, died Friday after becoming infected.

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China To Investigate After Whistleblower Doctor Dies From Coronavirus

4:38pm February 07, 2020

Dr. Li Wenliang, an ophthalmologist working in Wuhan, died Friday, weeks after he sought to warn his colleagues of the outbreak and then became infected himself.

A notice advising all staff and visitors to wear protective masks stands outside the closed Ocean Park in Hong Kong, on Monday.

Hong Kong Reports Its 1st Coronavirus Death

7:58pm February 04, 2020

A 39-year-old man is only the second person to have died from the infection outside of China. Hong Kong health workers are striking to demand the border with mainland China be sealed.

A woman walks past a television in New Taipei City showing China's leader Xi Jinping making a speech commemorating the 40th anniversary of a message sent to Taiwan in 1979. In his speech, Xi Jinping said Taiwan's unification with the mainland is "inevitab

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Xi Urges Peaceful Unification Of China And Taiwan, But Won't Rule Out Using Force

9:48am January 02, 2019

by Ashley Westerman

Independence of Taiwan is "a dead end," China President Xi Jinping said Wednesday during a speech marking the 40th anniversary of when Beijing sent a message to Taiwan calling for unification.

Sheng Hong is director of the Beijing-based Unirule Institute of Economics. He's one of a growing number of critics within elite circles in China who are criticizing China's handling of the trade war.

Amid Trade War With U.S., There Are Signs Of Dissent Among China's Economists

6:27pm November 30, 2018

by Rob Schmitz

Sheng Hong of the Beijing-based Unirule Institute of Economics is one who has dared to speak up. Now authorities have shut down his think tank and he's been prevented from traveling abroad.

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President Donald Trump signed the USMCA trade deal on Friday, alongside Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexico's President Enrique Peña Nieto in Buenos Aires.

USMCA: Trump Signs New Trade Agreement With Mexico And Canada To Replace NAFTA

11:07am November 30, 2018

by Bill Chappell

"This has been a battle, and battles sometimes make great friendships," President Trump said as he signed the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement alongside America's closest neighbors.

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President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping made a joint statement to the media at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday in Beijing.

Trump Touts 'Great Chemistry' With China's Xi As Leaders Agree To Closer Ties

10:02am November 09, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Despite the president's harsh words on China in the past, the leaders appear friendly and say they will cooperate on North Korea and work toward a balanced trade relationship.

New members of the Politburo Standing Committee (from left) Han Zheng, Wang Huning, Li Zhanshu, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Wang Yang and Zhao Leji stand together at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Wednesday.

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In Break With Precedent, No Heir Apparent For China's Xi Jinping

12:11pm October 25, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Normally at this stage in a Chinese president's tenure, a successor would be obvious. But not for President Xi Jinping. That has led to speculation he might want to hold on to power past 2022.