China

2022 - 9 - 25

china news

Post cover — Image courtesy of "Reuters"

North Korea, China resume cross-border freight train operation ... (Reuters)

Cross-border freight train operations between North Korea and China have resumed after a five-month suspension, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on ...

The End of Senior Politics in China (The Diplomat)

Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, with former presidents Jiang Zemin, right, and Hu Jintao, left, attend the celebration to commemorate the 70th anniversary ...

Their influence in politics started in 1892 when the genro group picked a new prime minister following the sudden departure of Prime Minister Matsukata Masayoshi. They also forestalled any political deviation from reform and opening in the past 40 years. [threatened](http://cn3.uscnpm.org/model_item.html?action=view&table=article&id=28277) Jiang, saying that “whoever refused to reform will step down.” According to [Li Rui](http://157.7.135.42/books/%E6%94%BF%E6%B2%BB%C2%B7%E5%8E%86%E5%8F%B2/%E6%9D%8E%E9%94%90/%E6%9D%8E%E9%94%90%E5%8F%A3%E8%BF%B0%E5%BE%80%E4%BA%8B.pdf), who was closely connected to the power center, Deng was so worried about the trajectory of reform that he had even decided to depose Jiang. Xi’s constitutional amendment in 2018, paving the way for his incoming third term as CCP general secretary and China’s president, demonstrate that no senior figure can constrain Xi’s attempt to obstruct party norms. Thus, Deng believed that he must take action to stop Jiang and conservatives from reversing the “reform and opening up” process. The fall of Deng Liqun paved the way for Zhao Ziyang’s ascension. During the turbulent five years between 1987 and 1992, senior politics reached a new dimension: Seniors, especially Deng Xiaoping, played the role of kingmaker and king-breaker. [believed](https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140317/cc17wuwei/) that rather than suppressing the movement, the party leadership should address student concerns and pursue democratic reform. The first generation of seniors emerged during the 1980s. They have historically played a significant role in Chinese politics by mediating elite conflicts, forging factional consensus, and setting the direction of policy. They played a vital role in personnel affairs by promoting followers, designating successors, and even deposing the top leader. Since the Deng Xiaoping era, these norms have been constructed and guarded by senior figures in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), who are the main stabilizing force within the Party.

Weary WNBA MVP leads US to win over China (The West Australian)

WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson scored 20 points to help the US beat China 77-63 in the women's basketball World Cup in Sydney, while South Korea and Belgium also won.

The US have now won 25 consecutive world cup games since losing in the 2006 semi-finals to Russia. He was shown on the video board and received a huge ovation from the crowd. "Their support made a fun environment. This is what you want." I am exhausted, I'm not going to lie about it." "I don't know how I'm doing it," Wilson said.

China, India call for negotiated way out of Ukraine war (SBS)

China's foreign minister and his Indian counterpart have both urged Russia to end the war in speeches delivered at the United Nations General Assembly.

This comes as the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council meet to further condemn Russia's war on Ukraine. Russia enjoyed one rare voice of support Saturday at the General Assembly. Now the scope is grotesque," Mr Lavrov told the General Assembly. The pressing priority is to facilitate talks for peace," Mr Wang said. The United States, he said, since the end of the Cold War has acted as if it is "an envoy of God on Earth, with the sacred right to act with impunity wherever and wherever they want," Mr Lavrov said. "The fundamental solution is to address the legitimate security concerns of all parties and build a balanced, effective and sustainable security architecture."

China warns off Taiwan interlopers (South Coast Register)

"Only when China is fully reunified can there be true peace across the Taiwan Strait," Wang Yi, China's foreign minister, said at the UN General Assembly.

Taiwan is a core issue of the country's policy, and Wang's appearance -- instead of his boss, Chinese leader Xi Jinping -- was a signal that the speech was not a major one. The language, while forceful, was not out of the realm of the normal for China. China underscored its commitment to its claim to Taiwan, telling world leaders that anyone who gets in the way of its determination to reunify with the self-governing island would be "crushed by the wheels of history."

China will do all it can for world peaceful development: Chinese SC ... (Global Times)

Despite the world being in the phase of "turbulence and transformation," we have reasons for hope amid broadening cooperation and deepening economic ...

China would continue to work for the peaceful reunification, he said, adding that, to realize this goal it must combat secessionist activities with the firmest resolve and take the most forceful steps to oppose external interference. Turning to the Ukraine conflict, Wang expressed support for all efforts conducive to its peaceful resolution. As the biggest engine of world economic growth, China contributes about 30 percent to global growth every year," Wang said. China is making unremitting efforts to build a community for life between man and nature. As a permanent member of the UN Security Council and the world's largest developing country, China is committed to solidarity and cooperation with other countries. Noting that the world needs to embrace diverse civilizations, Wang emphasized that democracy and human rights should not be used as tools or weapons to achieve political ends.