The gifts, Chosun notes, violate United Nations sanctions on North Korea. The sanctions forbid the sale or gifting of jewelry generally and “tableware of porcelain or bone china (valued greater than $100).” The sanctions on luxury goods are meant to pressure the Kim regime into dismantling its illegal nuclear weapons program, which Kim has insisted is necessary due to the ongoing Korean War (while hostilities ceased, the United States and North Korea never signed a peace treaty). … [Read more...] about Report: Xi Jinping Gave Kim Jong-Un Nearly $400,000 in Gifts During China Visit
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Xi Jinping Urges Dialogue, Not Confrontation, After Trump Seeks Tariffs
Mr. Xi traveled to Davos for the first time last year to call for global leadership on climate on the eve of the inauguration of Mr. Trump, who has publicly questioned the science behind climate change. Chinese officials were also front and center at the most recent Davos gathering, in January, where they cited China’s progress and called for more international cooperation on several fronts. … [Read more...] about Xi Jinping Urges Dialogue, Not Confrontation, After Trump Seeks Tariffs
Japan Offers China Help With President Xi Jinping’s ‘Toilet Revolution’
Since it was announced, Beijing has stepped up the initiative. Over the past three years, China’s tourism industry has renovated or built over 68,000 toilets, a figure that only constitutes 19 percent of the total amount it wishes to cover. Last year, China’s National Tourism Administration said it will renovate 64,000 lavatories between 2018 and 2020. … [Read more...] about Japan Offers China Help With President Xi Jinping’s ‘Toilet Revolution’
Report: Xi Jinping Plans First Official Visit to Pyongyang
South Korea’s Yonhap News on Wednesday cited “diplomatic observers” who have long predicted that Xi would pay a visit to North Korea after the Trump-Kim summit. South Korean President Moon Jae-in is scheduled to meet with Kim on April 27th, … [Read more...] about Report: Xi Jinping Plans First Official Visit to Pyongyang
Xi Jinping: China ‘Has Finally Grabbed the Upper Hand’ on National Security
China has also heavily targeted religion, taking measures to diminish the influence of Islam in its western border regions and branding Christianity a “national security threat” last year. Xi has personally rallied the country around the idea of “Sinicizing” (making Chinese) all religions, which in practice requires religions to submit to the rule of the Communist Party and promote communism in their services. … [Read more...] about Xi Jinping: China ‘Has Finally Grabbed the Upper Hand’ on National Security
