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Xi Jinping

President of China · China

Portrait of Xi Jinping.
Archive portrait · Photo: Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street, OGL 3.0 / CC BY 4.0 · Image credits

In short

The White House confirmed that Trump, Xi and Putin will hold a trilateral summit in China next week, in Shenzhen, on the sidelines of the APEC summit.123456 According to the White House, the talks are expected to focus on the war with Iran rather than Ukraine.78 Outlets also highlight tensions between Washington and Beijing over semiconductors and espionage, which will shape the Trump-Xi meeting.9 Before the summit, the first US-China Board of Trade meeting was held, while Sheinbaum downplayed dumping accusations against China.1011 Kast is set to meet Xi Jinping, as Beijing voices displeasure over Chile's bid for the High Seas Treaty.12 TASS reported that Xi will chair the APEC leaders' meeting.13

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Defence

Office

  • President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission since 10 Mar 2023 · Source

    As Chairman of the Central Military Commission he directs all the armed forces (PRC Constitution, art. 93); as head of state he proclaims a state of war and mobilisation on the National People's Congress's decision (art. 80).

Positions and proposals

  • Defence spending

    «Advance the reform of military budget management, balance the supply and demand of military spending, strengthen control and performance assessment of how funds are used, and spend every cent where it matters most.»

    Original in Chinese: 要推进军费预算管理改革,搞好军费供需动态平衡,强化经费使用全链条管控和绩效评估,把每一分钱都用在刀刃上。

    To the People's Liberation Army delegation at the National People's Congress session, per the official (Xinhua) account; on the military budget and the fight against corruption in the armed forces.

    Speech · 7 Mar 2026 · Source

  • Wars and conflicts

    «The Taiwan question is the most important issue in China-U.S. relations. Taiwan is China's territory. China must safeguard its own sovereignty and territorial integrity, and will never allow Taiwan to be separated. The U.S. must handle the issue of arms sales to Taiwan with prudence.»

    Original in Chinese: 台湾问题是中美关系中最重要的问题。台湾是中国的领土,中方必须捍卫国家主权和领土完整,永远不可能让台湾分裂出去。美方务必慎重处理对台军售问题。

    Chinese Foreign Ministry's official readout of the call with Trump, in reported speech; on Taiwan and US arms sales.

    Official statement · 4 Feb 2026 · Source · Archived copy

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