China Passes Law That Gives President Xi Jinping More Power Over Foreign Policy

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FT's infrastructure reporter Jill Plimmer says Thameswater would be fine to nationalise. But she adds that customers can't sustain another huge increase in their water bills. China passed a law this week giving President Xi Jinping more power over foreign policy. Ed White, of the FT: This is just a measure which potentially leads to further animosity between China and the West.

The US Supreme Court has curbed universities’ ability to consider race in admissions, turmoil at the top of Thames Water has left the UK government scrambling to prepare contingency plans, and China has passed a new foreign relations law that deepens President Xi Jinping’s control over the country’s external relations. Plus, the FT’s Raphael Minder explains how Belarus's President Alexander Lukashenko ended up brokering a deal to stop the attempted coup in Russia.

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US Supreme Court curbs consideration of race in university admissions

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China passes foreign relations law to strengthen Xi Jinping’s response to sanctions

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