Xi Jinping’s most trusted confidante has a new job: Winning Taiwan

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Chris Buckley Jan 8, 2025 – 5.00am Save Share Copy link Copied Email LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Copy link Copied Share via... Gift this article Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Login When Xi Jinping held the first-ever talks in Beijing with a former president of Taiwan, seeking to press the island closer to unification, a bookish-looking official stood out for his ease around China’s leader. While others treated Xi with stiff formality, the official, Wang Huning, spoke confidently in his presence and sat next...