Xi Jinping acknowledged that China would need resilience in order to achieve “high-quality development”. The Chinese president’s speech called for addressing “risks and challenges without hesitation.

China remains ‘key engine’ of global growth and will push ahead with reforms and guard against ‘external shocks’, leader says.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping struck a bullish tone during a speech on Monday ahead of Lunar New Year, after acknowledging "complex and severe situations" in recent months.

Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized China's plan to address external shocks and risks by 2025, as part of efforts for sustained economic recovery. This announcement was made during a high-level event celebrating the Lunar New Year,

China dealt with major natural disasters with strong and effective measures, Xi said, adding that Team China achieved its best overseas performance at the Paris Olympics and the country has injected more positive energy into safeguarding world peace and stability and promoting human development and progress.

India and China have agreed to resume the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in 2025, aiming to rebuild bilateral relations. Key measures include increasing people-to-people exchanges, resuming direct flights,

Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed to take his country’s ties with Russia to a new level this year in a video conference with counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, hours after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, but he is sending Vice President Han Zheng as his special representative.

In his first foreign policy speech, to the World Economic Forum, Mr Trump emphasised his willingness to work with Beijing. He spoke warmly of Xi Jinping, the Chinese premier, telling the assembled business leaders and politicians in Davos that the two men had a “very good” relationship and he looked forward to “getting along with China”.

Chinese people on the streets of Beijing said Monday they were keeping expectations low ahead of the inauguration of Donald Trump, as his second White House stint could push China-US ties into a new era of uncertainty.

Trump term mean for Taiwan, especially with a Republican-controlled Congress? After Trump was elected in 2016, he initially tried to use Taiwan to gain leverage over Beijing. After taking a congratulatory call from then-Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen,

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, speaks with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during ...