China’s Xi Jinping calls for political loyalty amid military purge and anti-corruption probe

China’s President Xi Jinping on Saturday said political loyalty in the military must be ensured and called for resolutely pushing forward the fight against corruption as a military purge widened. “There must be no one in the military who harbors disloyalty to the (ruling Communist) Party,” Xi said in remarks published by the official Xinhua … Read more

Trump’s China summit with Xi Jinping just got a lot more complicated

BEIJING — President Donald Trump’s looming meeting with China’s Xi Jinping will face new tensions after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran that killed its China-friendly supreme leader. It’s the second time in two months that the United States has taken military action against one of China’s key economic partners, after its surprise capture in January of … Read more