Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says meeting with Vice-Premier He Lifeng will be about ‘de-escalation, not a big trade deal’.
7 May 2025 - 3:42PM videocam
In video call, Chinese leader says relations – underpinned by ‘everlasting’ good neighbourliness – are gaining renewed vitality, according to CCTV.
21 Jan 2025 - 8:59PM videocam
Four coastguard vessels from Philippines ‘came dangerously close’ to law enforcement vessels, China says.
China has choices to counter confrontation from Trump’s pick for secretary of state, but experts say broader challenge is next cabinet’s hardline posturing.
2 Dec 2024 - 10:59PM videocam
Travellers will be allowed to remain for up to 30 days in China without a visa from November 30.
22 Nov 2024 - 9:10PM videocam
The decision comes a year after the restrictions were imposed over the release of waste water from the Fukushima nuclear plant.
20 Sep 2024 - 7:04PM videocam
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV says the call was made at Starmer’s request.
23 Aug 2024 - 8:53PM videocam
At a meeting in Geneva on Tuesday, officials from both countries affirm commitment to reduce AI risks and improve world governance.
16 May 2024 - 12:05AM videocam
Lack of a level playing field is underlying issue of overcapacity, Berlin’s representative in Beijing said, in a wide-ranging interview.
13 May 2024 - 9:49AM videocam
In call with French leader’s diplomatic adviser, Chinese foreign minister plays up ‘independence’ and ‘autonomy’ of both countries.
28 Apr 2024 - 1:59PM videocam
China-US ties are more stable but still at risk if ‘red lines’ are crossed, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said before US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday.
27 Apr 2024 - 1:19AM videocam
Paris’ envoy to Beijing Bertrand Lortholary reflects on how the two countries have rebuilt their relationship after three difficult years of Covid-19.
9 Apr 2024 - 6:40AM videocam
Press conference will also be scrapped in future years unless there are exceptional circumstances, NPC spokesman says.
4 Mar 2024 - 9:12PM videocam
Statement from NPC Standing Committee meeting says Qin Gang was not dismissed or expelled.
27 Feb 2024 - 7:44PM videocam
Gao’s work made international headlines in the 1990s when she exposed the link between HIV and Henan province’s ‘plasma economy’.
Beijing has released its first position paper on the war, which includes a broad-based forum aimed at achieving the two-state solution.
30 Nov 2023 - 5:38PM videocam
Witness reports the man asked ‘where’s the CCP?’ as he emerged from blue Honda after crashing into the San Francisco building.
10 Oct 2023 - 8:12PM videocam
Despite some positive signs, a meeting is unlikely to arrest the decline in relations between the two countries, observers say.
7 Oct 2023 - 7:15PM videocam
Chinese president says both countries should improve the environment for business and investment as he welcomes New Zealand leader to Beijing.
The US secretary of state will discuss the importance of keeping open lines of communication and discuss potential areas of cooperation, Washington says.
15 Jun 2023 - 5:32AM videocam
In this edition of the Global Impact newsletter, we look back at what was achieved during the China-Central Asia Summit.
29 May 2023 - 2:00PM videocam
The two countries have been tussling for weeks over Taiwan, with South Korea falling more in line with the US.
26 May 2023 - 7:00PM videocam
The two issues ‘are completely different in nature’, vice foreign minister Sun Weidong says after summoning the South Korean ambassador.
23 Apr 2023 - 6:52PM videocam
Shen Hongbing, the head of China’s CDC, complained that senior WHO officials were ‘going against the spirit of science’ and urged them to remain impartial
8 Apr 2023 - 10:55PM videocam
Dong Ensheng was the force behind the Johns Hopkins Covid map, which will end updates on March 10.
4 Mar 2023 - 2:55PM videocam
The remarks come amid reports that the UN health body has abandoned investigation into pandemic’s beginnings because of challenges in conducting studies in China.
16 Feb 2023 - 5:07PM videocam
Short-term visas will once again be available from Saturday, the Chinese embassy in Seoul has announced.
15 Feb 2023 - 6:56PM videocam
Border reopening just ‘signal that the worst is over for Hong Kong’, not a breakthrough for economic and social development, professor says.
The drug maker has not yet reached a deal to provide Paxlovid through the country’s public health scheme due to a disagreement over pricing.
10 Jan 2023 - 8:32PM videocam
The antiviral has not been included in a national register that would have brought the cost down to consumers.
8 Jan 2023 - 9:59PM videocam