Chris Buckley

Chris Buckley
The New York Times

The Man Who Shaped China’s Strongman Rule Has a New Job: Winning Taiwan

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…