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Foreign minister will meet Russian leaders and hold talks, including on Ukraine, with his counterpart Sergey Lavrov during three-day trip.
East Asian neighbours seek to put historical and geopolitical grievances aside in joint bid to withstand ‘America first’ shock waves.
Norwegian foreign vice-minister Andreas Kravik talks about China’s key role as uncertainties rock Europe-US ties, and the need for balance.
Washington’s ‘self-centred foreign policy’ may push Pretoria and others closer to Beijing, observer says.
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As the US State Department pulls the plug on air quality monitoring programmes in Beijing and around the world, concerns grow over pollution accountability.
Defence ministry spokesman Wu Qian defends 7.2 per cent rise in the PLA’s budget as justified given the ‘significant challenges’ it faces.
China seeks ‘strength through unity’ with Global South, which holds the key to world stability, Wang says at ‘two sessions’ press briefing.
With the US pivot at the United Nations, the post-war order appears over.
The US president is pushing for a visit and it may be in Beijing’s interests, but considerable hurdles will need to be cleared first.
Remarks by Beijing’s UN envoy Fu Cong come as US and Russia start peace negotiations in Saudi Arabia without Ukraine, Europe.
Latest gambits are not likely to be received well in Beijing, which sees Pyongyang as a buffer against South Korea and Japan.
Voices from Washington reveal deep divisions on how to deal with Beijing, with Trump 2.0 adding another layer of uncertainty, analysts warn.
Address underlines changed reality for the US as China’s influence has grown, along with its economic, technological and military might.
Just as border tensions seemed to be easing, the Yarlung Tsangpo River project raises new questions between the two countries.
Whoever succeeds Justin Trudeau is likely to want to keep the White House on side, but that risks a further chill in relations with Beijing.
As Canadian prime minister steps down, Ottawa has chance to fix tensions with Beijing if it softens anti-China stance, analysts say.
Record defence budgets from Japan and the Philippines come as tensions with China grow and incoming US leader urges allies to spend more.
Foreign policy expert says that structural contradiction between US and China may undermine the current stability in relations.
The Carter era has lessons for a rising China as it frets about a recession and what Trump may bring.
Huge hydro project in Tibet could risk geological disasters and irk New Delhi as neighbours try to ease tensions, observers say.
The escalating dispute over the South China Sea atoll risks dragging in the US, a long-term ally of Manila.
Beijing’s moves to ease tensions with India, Japan and others appear to be part of strategy to avoid clash with Donald Trump’s White House.
Analysts say the delay in moving Lu from Paris shows Beijing did not want to be seen giving in to outside pressure.
Unilateral move comes as Beijing faces headwinds both within and without, including fears about destabilising effect of incoming US leader.
Patrols aimed to ‘resolutely safeguard’ territorial sovereignty, China Coast Guard says, citing continued boosting of law enforcement.
China is deeply concerned about Ukraine war and ‘very grave’ situation in Korean peninsula but may find its leverage tested, observers say.
Diplomatic upgrade with Kuala Lumpur could lead to a more united front from claimant countries in their dispute with Beijing, analysts say.
A statement by Xi Jinping over the volatile Korean peninsula signals China’s growing concern in the region, observers say.
Beijing is under pressure to fill the leadership vacuum, but the world’s largest carbon emitter is resisting calls to provide more funding.
