China Politics Weekly No. 74- November 16, 2015

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PBSC Week in Review
Xi Jinping	Nov 15	Xi attended and spoke at the first session of the G20 Summit. Full Text (in Chinese).
		Xi met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Antalya, Turkey.
		Xi met with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
		Xi attended a BRICS leaders’ meeting. Full text of his statement (in Chinese).
	Nov 14	Xi sent a message of condolence to French President Francois Hollande over the attacks in Paris.
		Xi left Beijing.
		Xi landed in Turkey.
	Nov 12	Xi held talks with Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov.
	Nov 11	Xi expressed condolences to German President Joachim Gauck, Chancellor Angela Merkel and family members over the death of former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt.
	Nov 10	Xi chaired a meeting of the Leading Group on Financial and Economic Affairs.
		Xi held talks with Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj.
	Nov 9	Xi chaired a meeting of the Leading Small Group on Comprehensively Deepening Reform.
Li Keqiang	Nov 14	Li sent a message of condolence to French President Francois Hollande over the attacks in Paris.
	Nov 13	Li met with United States House of Representatives Minority Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
		Li sent a written instruction on rescue efforts to Lishui, Zhejiang province after a landslide.
		Li sent a congratulatory message to the second Cultural Cooperation Forum between China and Central and Eastern European countries.
	Nov 12	Li met with Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates.
	Nov 11	Li met with Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj.
		Li chaired an executive meeting of the State Council. The meeting issued policies on increasing grain production and farmers’ income, boosting consumption to expand domestic demand and advancing the combination of medical care and services for the elderly.
	Nov 10	Li chaired a symposium on the current economic situation with economists and business executives.
	Nov 9	Li attended a meeting of the Leading Small Group on Comprehensively Deepening Reform.
Zhang Dejiang	Nov 12	Zhang met with United States House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
	Nov 11	Zhang met with Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj.
	Nov 10	Zhang held talks with Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) President Saber Chowdhury.
	Nov 9	Zhang met with the speaker of Finland Parliament Maria Lohela.
Yu Zhengsheng
Liu Yunshan	Nov 12	Liu addressed the opening ceremony of the Party School’s second semester.
	Nov 11	Liu met with a delegations of members of the supreme council of South Korea’s New Frontier party.
	Nov 9	Liu attended a meeting of the Leading Small Group on Comprehensively Deepening Reform.
Wang Qishan
Zhang Gaoli	Nov 13	Zhang sent a written instruction on rescue efforts to Lishui, Zhejiang province after a landslide.
	Nov 9	Zhang attended the Annual General Meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment Development.
		Zhang attended a meeting of the Leading Small Group on Comprehensively Deepening Reform.

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