Yu Jianhua

China’s customs chief and trade warrior Yu Jianhua dies aged 63 after sudden illness

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China’s customs chief and trade warrior Yu Jianhua dies aged 63 after sudden illness

China’s customs chief Yu Jianhua, who helped China fight its trade war with the US during Donald Trump’s first term in the White House, has died suddenly aged 63. Yu was suddenly taken ill on Tuesday and died despite receiving emergency treatment, the customs office said in a statement. He had made his last public … Read more

Who’s who on Xi’s Europe trip: Chinese president accompanied in Macron meeting by top party and ministerial officials

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Who’s who on Xi’s Europe trip: Chinese president accompanied in Macron meeting by top party and ministerial officials

These are officials in the president’s entourage during his Europe visit: Cai Qi Cai, China’s No 5 official and the ideology chief of the ruling Communist Party, often accompanies Xi on domestic and overseas trips. The 68-year-old is on the seven-member Politburo Standing Committee, the party’s highest authority, making him the most powerful chief of … Read more