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Beijing (AFP) Sept 20, 2023 - The sacking of a top diplomat and mysterious disappearance of a defence minister have raised fresh questions around President Xi Jinpings increasingly opaque decision-making, experts say.

Ant Group has officially welcomed seven new e-wallets and payment apps from Asia to its "Alipay+-in-China" Program (A+China Program).

The sacking of a top diplomat and mysterious disappearance of a defence minister have raised fresh questions around President Xi Jinpings increasingly opaque decision-making, experts say.

The sacking of a top diplomat and mysterious disappearance of a defence minister have raised fresh questions around President Xi Jinping's increasingly opaque decision-making, experts say."For them to be removed so quickly does raise questions about what information Xi is and is not getting when he selects people," she said, as well as "what's happening to cause them to be removed so quickly".

Chinas former foreign minister Qin Gang (L) and defence minister Li Shangfu (R) have both disappeared from office in recent weeks - Copyright AFP Jose JordanPeter CATTERALLThe sacking of a top diplomat and mysterious disappearance of a defence minister have raised fresh questions around President Xi Jinping’s increasingly opaque decision-making, experts say. US officials believe […]

China is yet to confirm that any of the men are under investigation -- and has rebuffed repeated questions about their whereabouts.

HANGZHOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 19, 2023--

Ant Group wants to help China internationalise mobile payments by supporting 10 Asian eWallets and payment apps including Touch 'n Go eWallet, OCBC, Changi Pay, Naver Pay, TossPay and TrueMoney. You can use your local wallet where Alipay is accepted in mainland China.

Ant Group officially welcomes seven new leading ewallets and payment apps from Asia to the AlipayinChina Program AChina Program. Users of mPay Macao SAR China Hipay Mongolia Changi Pay Singapore OCBC Singapore Naver Pay South Korea Toss Pay South Korea and TrueMoney Thailand will be able to use their familiar home ewallet on their own phone to enjoy seamless mobile payment experience in the Chinese mainland across Alipays vast merchant network.

WASHINGTON/TOKYO - When a Reuters reporter asked a US State Department spokesperson this week about a sarcastic social media post by the US ambassador to Japan concerning China's missing defence minister, the reply was appropriately diplomatic. The ambassador, Rahm Emanuel, has always spoken in "a colorful manner," said Matthew Miller, restraining a smile, although he declined to say whether Emanuel's...