Xi Jinping

Putin made the remarks on Monday in response to China's "plan settle ongoing Ukraine crisis". The plan aimed to "end the Russia-Ukraine war" was released by China in February. However, the US has warned it could be a "stalling tactic", the BBC reported.

The trip will last until Wednesday. Xi will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss "aspects of further development of comprehensive partnership," according to a statement from the Kremlin. There will also be a discussion of the international agenda and cooperation between the two nations in world affairs.

Upon nomination by Premier Li Qiang, vice premiers, state councillors, ministers, governor of the central bank, auditor-general, and secretary-general of the State Council were endorsed by lawmakers at the fifth plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), Xinhua News Agency reported. Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a presidential order to appoint these officials.

"We are ready to engage with the PRC government based on equality and friendship to seek a mutually beneficial and lasting solution. Moreover, we urge the PRC government to immediately stop its flawed policy of eradicating the Tibetan identity," the CTA said here on the 64th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day.

He was also elected as chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), reports Xinhua news agency.Nearly 3,000 members of the (NPC) voted unanimously at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing for Xi to be President in an election where there was no other candidate.Following the election, the 69-year-old President also made a public pledge of allegiance.

Beijing has doubled down on the need to shift away from imports for sectors perceived as vital to national security, such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence. The United States has tightened sanctions on Chinese chipmakers, citing national security concerns and the risk of technology being used by China's military.

China's leader has overhauled the Communist Party placing himself at the core and nobody else has even a remote chance of challenging him, BBC reported. The starkest representation of this will be in the shift in personnel to be announced at the annual political meeting, a rubber-stamp session of nearly 3,000 delegates.

President Xi Jinping told a high-level political meeting in Beijing on Tuesday that the upcoming session of China's rubber-stamp parliament, the National People's Congress, would see the party strengthen "unified leadership" over scientific and technological institutions, as well as over the country's financial institutions and over "government responsibility".

Pompeo portrays Xi as "dour" and a "quintessential Communist apparatchik" in the book. He writes that Xi's demeanor was serious and lacking in humor, and that he never saw an unforced smile from the Chinese leader. The former Secretary of State describes Xi as heavy in abstract thoughts and light on the topics at hand, and always eager to impose his views, even while pretending to listen to others.

"Epidemic prevention and control is entering a new phase. Everyone is working resolutely, and the light of hope is right in front of us," Jinping said in a TV address late on Saturday. Last week, the Chinese President had called for strict measures to "effectively protect people's lives". His fresh remarks came as the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief lamented the absence of comprehensive Covid information from China.