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Xi Jinping has spent the past several days at the epicenter of high-level diplomacy, economic maneuvering, and intense media speculation, reinforcing both his international stature and the intricacies of his domestic agenda. The most visually striking and significant public appearance was Xi’s extended meeting and ceremonial welcome for King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida of Thailand on November 14 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, as covered by major outlets including Xinhua and Nation Thailand. This visit, the first ever state visit to China by a reigning Thai monarch, crowns the 50th anniversary of China-Thailand relations, and Xi used the opportunity to pitch a vision of a “China-Thailand community with a shared future” for the next half century. Xi’s remarks also included condolences for the late Queen Mother Sirikit and a commitment to intensifying cooperation in fields ranging from railways and agriculture to digital technology and artificial intelligence. The event, laden with 21-gun salutes and military honors, was not only a diplomatic spectacle but a calculated move to project stability, gravitas, and fraternity to the region.

But diplomatic theater has not distracted Xi from a flurry of consequential economic and policy activity. According to China Briefing and State Council press releases, Xi’s meeting with Donald Trump in Busan yielded an array of trade concessions—rolling back tariffs on U.S. agricultural products, suspending rare earth export restrictions, and pausing port fees and non-tariff punitive measures. While China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has publicly confirmed many of these moves, such as the removal of tariffs on soybeans, cotton, pork, and more starting November 10, there’s still a degree of ambiguity about the speed and scope of implementing rare earth licensing and future agricultural purchases, something noted as “uncertain” by U.S. government fact sheets and several commentators.

Back at home, Xi has doubled down on a vocabulary of economic transformation. Qiushi Journal will publish a new article—composed of Xi’s key remarks since September 2023—urging the country to focus on “developing new quality productive forces” and modernizing at the local and national levels, with an emphasis on technology-driven industry. This push for “high-quality development” is now a central pillar of China’s latest Five-Year Plan, which Xi recently ratified at the Communist Party’s Fourth Plenary Session, signaling a long-haul approach to overcoming both external pressures and domestic slowdowns.

For social media savvy followers, Xi himself maintains a measured online presence, but clips of his reception for the Thai royals and highlights from the Xi-Trump summit have dominated official Chinese platforms and international news segments, driving both praise of his diplomatic finesse and fresh speculation. As reported by Vision Times, an unusually subdued public appearance by Xi in recent days has led to revived gossip on platforms like Twitter and TikTok about his grip on power—yet there is no concrete evidence to substantiate new tensions or shifts in his authority.

Rounding out the week, Xi exchanged formal messages with Comoros President Azali Assoumani on the 50th anniversary of China-Comoros diplomatic ties, displaying his signature blend of ceremonial tact and relentless relationship-building.

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