“From the top to the bottom [of the Party], the retired cadres are dissatisfied with Xi Jinping,” Chen Pokong, a U.S.-based Chinese political commentator, told The Epoch Times.

–China Tensions Rise Amid Iran War | Analysis Xi Jinping Paranoid Over U.S. Sanctions: Newsham Rare Earths Give China Edge in U.S.

The sanctions are being imposed during a strained ceasefire with Iran while a final deal has yet to be reached, and only days before President Donald Trump’s planned trip to China to meet with regime leader Xi Jinping.

The United States is squeezing Iran's lifeline—and just days before President Donald Trump meets China’s Xi Jinping in Beijing.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping continues to find ways to consolidate his power within the Party. His latest move is to clean up house in Shanghai, one of the hotbeds for his political enemies.

Amid an escalating crisis within Chinese telecom firm ZTE, Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke at a conference for Chinese state scientists and engineers about the country’s need to become technologically self-reliant.

President Donald Trump has said he will speak to Chinese leader Xi Jinping about releasing Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai during his upcoming visit to China.

The call came as the two governments prepare for a summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, set for May 14 in Beijing.

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“The United States sanctions Hengli as a way of confronting Xi Jinping about the role the Chinese regime plays in the Iran issue,“ she told The Epoch Times. ”Will Beijing continue to enable Iran, and what price is it willing to pay for that role?

There’s a reason that Chinese leader Xi Jinping complains about "blocs."

President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed that Iran must not develop nuclear weapons and that the Strait of Hormuz should remain open to global shipping.

President Donald Trump will visit Beijing on May 14 and May 15 for meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Rubio is expected to accompany him.

President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping next week. "China, let's see them step up with some diplomacy and get the Iranians to open the strait," Bessent said on Fox News’ "America's Newsroom" program on May 4.

People watch a TV news report about the meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea on May 8, 2018.

President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to convene a summit in Beijing. U.S.

–China rivalry, national security tensions, economic negotiations, espionage concerns, and the political calculations of Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Still, “not positive” should not be mistaken for hopeless.

Such reactions underscore a broader erosion of public trust, Wu said, particularly as the changes come after more than a decade of high-profile anti-corruption efforts under Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

The visit comes ahead of an expected summit later this month between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, as Washington presses Beijing to use its ties with Tehran to help stabilize shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Chen regularly attended elite regime functions and met personally with CCP leader Xi Jinping. “[Sun] served as Chen’s right-hand man in the United States for decades,” prosecutors said.

Trump is scheduled to meet Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping in two weeks. Officials ramp up talks—here's what they’re saying. A new film, "China’s Stealth Invasion: Collapsing the U.S. From Within."

The planned May 14 to May 15 summit in Beijing between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping is expected to be a significant test of relations between the two countries, raising several sensitive issues, including rare-earth exports, trade, Taiwan, Iran

(Etienne Oliveau/Getty Images) Xi and his supporters appear to be angling to have his “New Era” adopted as an element of the party constitution as “Xi Jinping Thought.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) takes part in a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 20, 2026.

At an investors conference held in New York City on July 19, White House top economic adviser Larry Kudlow said he believed Chinese leader Xi Jinping is blocking progress on a deal to end dueling U.S. and Chinese tariffs.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has continued to expand purges of senior officials under his anti-corruption campaign since taking power in 2012, with recent cases suggesting the crackdown has reached the Party's top echelons.

“It’s a clear signal that Xi Jinping is reshaping the system and preparing a new governing structure.” Hu Ying contributed to this report. 

The Chinese communist regime confirmed on May 10 that Trump will visit China from May 13 through May 15 for a state visit and talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Bessent added that he looks forward to “a productive summit” between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has ordered authorities to investigate the cause of the incident as soon as possible, according to Xinhua.