A Provocateur on the Front Lines of China’s War of Words With the U.S. Hu Xijin, editor of the Global Times, is a combative public voice for Xi Jinping’s government at a time of open rivalry with the United States. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:50 Years After Prague Spring, Lessons on Freedom (and a Broken Spirit)Trump, Asia Argento, Elon Musk: Your Monday Evening BriefingU.S. Criticism of ‘Suspected’ Nuclear Sites May Derail Talks, North Korean Media WarnsMeasles in Europe, Recently at Record Low, Jumps to Highest Level Since ’90sUri Avnery, Israeli Journalist and Peace Activist, Is Dead at 94Australian Prime Minister Survives Leadership Challenge. For Now.