Xi Jinping

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa examine path to enhanced co-operation between their states

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa say they will consider requests from more than 20 countries to join group

Although it has been strained in recent years, the link between trade and political liberalisation still holds

Extreme weather events could affect China’s faltering economic recovery

Technology firms have been startled by the scope of the new American restrictions

Departure announced one month after former envoy to US disappeared from public view

Absence of Xi favourite threatens to complicate efforts to revive dialogue and win back investors

Former US diplomat pays latest visit to Beijing shortly after celebrating 100th birthday

Chinese officials privately take credit for convincing Russian leader to back down from veiled atomic threats

The wonder isn’t that men as bellicose as Vladimir Putin and Yevgeny Prigozhin fall out, but what took them so long

Proposal for joint EU strategy towards Beijing reveals lack of unity within Europe

US president described counterpart as a dictator during speech in California

US president refers to Chinese president Xi Jinping as ‘dictator’ at campaign fundraiser in California day after Beijing talks

Two sides remain at odds over Taiwan, human rights, China’s use of economic coercion and the US’s application of unilateral sanctions

Secretary of state postponed visit in February after Chinese spy balloon flew over US airspace

Secretary of state the most senior US political figure to visit China since Joe Biden became president

Prospects for any breakthrough on most vexing issues facing the world’s two largest economies are slim

Elements in Biden administration have warned that US should be careful not to walk into military confrontation with China over Taiwan

Xi Jinping’s visit this week to the autonomous region that makes up almost one-eighth of China’s land mass carried plenty of significance

US secretary of state pulled out of previous trip over suspected spy balloon incident

Erdogan’s playbook is Trump’s playbook. The age of the strongman is not over yet

China’s importance in the central Asian region is growing while Russia’s is shrinking, but both countries share an interest in its stability

Leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan attended summit in Chinese city of Xi’an along with Xi Jinping

Stand-up joke about the army turns the spotlight on the role of comedy and intolerance of dissent

Industrial self-reliance appears to be the mantra for a policy that means Chinese manufacturing moves up the value chain while retaining control of supply

Occasion reflects Beijing’s expanding economic and diplomatic influence at a time waning Russian influence

Five Central Asian states vitally important sources of oil, gas and minerals for Beijing

Many business figures have had their wings clipped under Xi Jinping, as the policy of ‘common prosperity’ takes hold

Martin will give speech stressing Ireland’s pursuit of a positive relationship with Beijing while noting countries have different world views

Russia pounds besieged city of Bakhmut with artillery and rockets

Ukraine’s allies have criticised China’s failure to condemn the Russian invasion

Few leaders in history have borne a heavier moral burden than those of today

Macron says France would not lift a finger to protect the island, but Biden has promised to defend it against attacks from China

Xu Zhiyong (50) and Ding Jiaxi (55) are sentenced to 14 years and 12 years, respectively

Expansion comes as Washington calls on US groups to be less reliant on Chinese manufacturers

Macron and Von der Leyen engage with Xi Jinping on EU-China relationship in the wake of altered political landscape

Emmanuel Macron’s three-day visit ends with pledge to resume economic talks

Xi Jinping has made Hainan Free Trade Port his own personal project after three years of zero-Covid policies. Could it be a game-changer for his presidency?

French president and EU chief von der Leyen are visiting China amid soured EU-China relations

Ukraine to loom large over European leaders’ meetings with Chinese president as Xi seen as key influence on Putin with potential role in ending war