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| Xi Jinping
Party General |
Nov 28 | Xi met with United Nations Secretary-General designate Antonio Guterres.
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| Secretary; PRC President; Chairman of Central Military | Nov 26 | Xi sent a message of condolence to Cuban President Raul Castro after the death of former Cuban President Fidel Castro.
Full text of his message (in English).
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| Commission | Nov 25 | Xi returned to Beijing.
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| Nov 24 | Xi met with Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria in Gran Canaria, Spain.
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| Xi sent a written instruction regarding the rescue efforts after an accident at a construction sit in Fengcheng, Jiangxi.
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| Nov 23 | Xi expressed condolences in a message to Indian President Pranad Mukherjee after India’s deadliest train accident in 17 years.
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| Nov 22 | Xi arrived in Santiago, Chile.
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| Xi and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet held talks in Santiago, Chile.
The two leaders agreed to lift bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership. They also agreed to start negotiation on upgrading their Free Trade Agreement.
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| Xi and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet held a joint press conference in Santiago, Chile.
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| Xi attended the opening ceremony of the first China-Latin America Media Leaders Summit in Santiago, Chile.
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| Xi laid a wreath at the Bernardo O’Higgins Monument in Santiago, Chile.
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| Xi published a signed article in Chilean newspaper El Mercurio.
Full text of the article (in English).
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| Nov 21 | Xi held talks with Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in Lima, Peru.
Witnessed signing of cooperation documents, including an inter-governmental joint action plan for cooperation in 2016-2021, and deals in trade and economy, mining industry, industrial parks, information connectivity, economic technology, quality inspection, environment and other fields.
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| Xi met with President of Peruvian Congress Luz Salgado in Lima, Peru.
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| Xi addressed Peruvian Congress in Lima, Peru.
Full text of his remarks (in Chinese).
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| Xi, Peng Liyuan, Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and his wife Nancy Lange attended the closing ceremony of the China-Latin America and Caribbean 2016 Year of Culture Exchange in Lima, Peru.
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| Xi, Peng Liyuan, Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and his wife Nancy Lange viewed an exhibition of 121 selected pieces of Chinese treasures after the closing ceremony of the China-Latin America and Caribbean 2016 Year of Culture Exchange in Lima, Peru.
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| Nov 20 | Xi spoke at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Lima, Peru.
Full text of his speech (in Chinese).
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| Xi met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Lima, Peru.
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| Xi met with Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR Leung Chun-ying in Lima, Peru.
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| Xi sent a congratulatory message to the closing ceremony of the China-U.S. Tourism Year held in Washington, D.C., USA.
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| Li Keqiang
Premier |
Nov 28 | Li held talks with Prime Minister of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith.
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| Nov 26 | Li sent a message of condolences to Raul Castro, president of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers of Cuba, over the death of Fidel Castro.
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| Nov 24 | Li sent a written instruction regarding the rescue efforts after an accident at a construction sit in Fengcheng, Jiangxi.
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| Nov 23 | Li chaired an executive meeting of the State Council.
Meeting head reports on capacity reduction in steel and coal industries, decided to cancel another batch of vocational qualifications, and passed a revised draft of China’s Law Against Unfair Competition.
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| Li expressed condolences in a message to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after India’s deadliest train accident in 17 years.
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| Nov 21-22 | Li inspected the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone.
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| Nov 21 | Li addressed the opening ceremony of the Global Conference on Health Promotion in Shanghai, China.
Full text of his speech (in Chinese).
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| Li sent a message of congratulations on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization.
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| Li chaired a meeting on simplifying administrative procedure and delegating power in Shanghai, China.
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| Zhang Dejiang
Chair of the |
Nov 28 | Zhang met with Prime Minister of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith.
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| National People’s Congress | Nov 21-23 | Zhang went on an inspection tour in Sichuan.
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| Yu Zhengsheng
Chair of the |
Nov 28 | Yu met with representatives of the National Congress of Chinese Muslims. |
| Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference | Nov 24 | Yu chaired a biweekly consultation session of the CPPCC National Committee.
The session focused on the improvement of the nation’s food safety supervision and management system.
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| Nov 23 | Yu met with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
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| Yu met with a delegation of Taiwan lawmakers led by Yao Eng-chi.
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| Yu met with representatives of the third congress of the China Association for the Preservation and Development of Tibetan Culture.
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| Liu Yunshan
Head of Party Secretariat; Head of Propaganda |
Nov 28 | Liu met with a delegation from the Communist Party of Cuba. |
| Wang Qishan
Secretary of the Central |
Nov 25 | Wang spoke at a meeting after an inspecting three areas piloting the nation’s supervisory system reform centering on new supervision committees. |
| Commission for Discipline Inspection | It is reported that Wang recently completed inspection tours in Beijing, Shanxi and Zhejiang.
Inspecting supervisory system reform pilots. Wang is chair of new supervisory system reform leading small group.
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| Zhang Gaoli
Executive Vice Premier |
Nov 28 | Zhang met with Kazakhstan First Deputy Prime Minister Askar Mamin.
The two chaired a meeting of the China-Kazakhstan Cooperation Committee. Established in 2004, committee oversees bilateral cooperation on trade, transport, science and technology. |
| Nov 22 | Zhang attended a conference on the first census of national geographic conditions.
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| Zhang inspected the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation.
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