China’s Xi Makes First Public Appearances Since Purging Top General

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Chinese President Xi Jinping met with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Thursday morning, as London sought to reset ties. It was only Xi’s second public appearance since the weekend’s high-profile ouster of two top Chinese military officials—including the effective second-in-command of China's armed forces—but by all appearances it was business as usual for the Chinese leader. General Zhang Youxia and Joint Staff Chief Liu Zhenli have been placed under