A recent display of diplomatic clout, stamina and geopolitical ambition has helped quell concerns about 72-year-old Chinese leader Xi Jinping's vitality and so-far-unknown succession plans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/06/asia-pacific/politics/china-xi-in-charge-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #xijinping #communistparty #india #russia #donaldtrump #us

Vladimir Putin has been rehabilitating Josef Stalin for more than two decades — and reviving some of the worst elements of the Soviet era in the process. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/03/world/glory-to-stalin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #communistparty #russia#nikitakhrushchev #josefstalin #vladimirputin #sovietunion