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5 Dec 1955
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Secretary of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of China
China-Middle East relations
Boom goes the deal? China’s Iran investments under fire, but Middle East beckons
Mideast is crucial to China’s belt and road plan, but amid the Iran-Israel war, a question resurfaces: how safe are Chinese assets there?
28 Jun 2025 - 6:15AM
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Diplomacy
Xi boosts China ties in resource-rich Central Asia
17 Jun 2025 - 5:52PM
Central Asia
Xi Jinping heads to energy-rich Kazakhstan for China-Central Asia summit
17 Jun 2025 - 7:00PM
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China’s Communist Party
China is getting ready for a key meeting to discuss its next 5-year plan
President Xi Jinping says leadership is ‘organising the drafting of a proposal’, which will need to be endorsed at the fourth plenum.
25 May 2025 - 2:00PM
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US-China trade war
For US-China trade stand-off to ease, negotiators must be agreed upon: analysts
As Washington is said to favour Trump dealing directly with Xi and Beijing rejects the idea as too risky, possible envoys are being explored.
3 May 2025 - 7:02AM
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US-China relations
Xi’s chief of staff urges US executive to boost US-China ties at ‘crossroads’
Cai Qi, China’s No 5 official, holds rare meeting with influential American businessman John Thornton, who was granted unprecedented access to the country during Covid-19 era.
12 Apr 2024 - 9:00PM
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China’s Communist Party
Xi Jinping’s chief of staff is China’s new internet tsar, sources say
People familiar with the matter say Cai Qi has been appointed to head the Communist Party’s Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission.
28 Mar 2024 - 11:24PM
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China's economic recovery
Win-win: China rolls out red carpet for foreign firms with charm offensive
Nearly all of China’s top-level officials responsible for economic affairs have met or have plans to meet with multinational executives amid Beijing’s push to revive confidence and lure foreign investment.
27 Mar 2024 - 9:22AM
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China’s Communist Party
Reservations over China’s plan for private sector to kick-start economy
Despite top entrepreneurs’ chorus of support for 31-point action plan from Beijing, smaller business owners are ‘not sure it will make any difference’.
21 Aug 2023 - 1:50PM
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China’s Communist Party
China’s top leaders gather in Beidaihe, signalling start of summer break
Communist Party ideology chief Cai Qi gives speech in coastal resort while President Xi Jinping steps out of the spotlight, indicating top leaders have kicked off annual seaside retreat.
21 Aug 2023 - 1:50PM
Xi Jinping
Xi’s inner circle is getting ‘even tighter’ with powerful new chief of staff
Cai Qi is the most senior official in the job since the time of Mao Zedong, and the office he heads wields a great deal of influence.
21 Aug 2023 - 1:50PM
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China’s Communist Party
China’s No 5 official Cai Qi named President Xi Jinping’s new chief of staff
Cai Qi is the most senior official to become director of the General Office of the Central Committee since Mao Zedong’s time.
21 Mar 2023 - 6:26PM
China's leadership reshuffle 2017
The rise and rise of Xi’s new man in Beijing
21 Aug 2023 - 1:50PM
Beijing mayor Cai Qi officially named capital’s party boss
27 May 2017 - 11:47PM
China pollution
Beijing’s smog back after acting mayor vows pollution crackdown
16 Jan 2017 - 11:29PM
Xi Jinping ally Cai Qi to have senior role at National Security Commission
Cai Qi has stepped down as deputy governor of Zhejiang province and will likely become deputy head of the office administering the security body, according to sources.
28 Mar 2014 - 7:46AM
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