Reading up on Xi Jinping
3 deep · digging since dec 31, 25
- Trump Was Flattering, Xi Was Resolute. The Difference Spoke Volumes.
Trump's conciliatory tone with Xi Jinping contrasted sharply with his anti-China rhetoric at home, revealing a significant diplomatic difference.
- China’s Russian Town Has Log Cabins and Cyrillic Signs, but No Russians - The New York Times
China's Enhe village, once populated by ethnic Russians, now preserves only tourist-oriented facades under Xi Jinping's assimilationist ethnic unity campaign.
- Inside China’s Six-Decade Campaign to Dominate Rare Earths - The New York Times
China's six-decade state-led investment in rare earth production, from Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping, secured its global dominance in a strategic but polluting industry.