Chinese officials are shrugging off warnings that the trade spat with the United States could slash the country's economic growth, with state-run media saying Beijing can "outlast" the tariffs war.
The "enormous scale" of Chinese lending to developing nations makes it critical Beijing do more to participate in restructurings to avoid a new international debt crisis, a senior US Treasury official said Tuesday.
China has unveiled its latest military hardware on primetime television, an advanced air defence system that reports said has a "high success rate" destroying incoming missiles and aircraft.
China on Tuesday showed off its increasingly sophisticated air power including surveillance drones, with an eye on disputed territories from Taiwan to the South China Sea and its rivalry with the United States.
Chinese ships plied the waters of a disputed island chain Monday, Japan's coastguard said, as a fleet of Taiwanese fishing boats set sail for the area, vowing to stake Taipei's claim.
China is setting up new obstacles for foreign companies wanting to invest in the world's second largest economy, a grouping of European businesses said Thursday.
China said Thursday that it had handed over a report on its military spending last year to the United Nations as part of efforts to enhance trust with other countries.
Taiwan confirmed Wednesday that a "special envoy" from China had delivered a letter inviting Taiwan to an APEC summit in Beijing, as hopes faded of a historic meeting between their leaders at the event.
China said Wednesday it would avoid "invasion, expansion or war" -- but not at the expense of its claims on Taiwan -- as it seeks to dispel fears over its military build-up and territorial assertiveness.
The United States should view China's growing role in the Pacific as grounds for cooperation rather than concern, a top Chinese official said Friday, amid anxiety over Beijing's new assertiveness.
China is planning to ask the World Trade Organization next week for permission to impose more than $7 billion in sanctions annually on the United States over anti-dumping practices.
Japan's new Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba on Friday voiced concern over China's growing naval power and its activities near disputed islands in the East China Sea.
China's top diplomat Wang Yi will visit Russia this week for a security meeting of BRICS emerging economies, Beijing's foreign ministry said Monday.
The main challenge for China-EU relations lies in the lack of trust produced by Europe's "double standards", China's vice minister for foreign affairs Fu Ying said here on Saturday.
China on Tuesday removed limits on foreign institutions wanting to invest in its stocks and bond markets, as it seeks to attract overseas investment amid a slowing economy and a trade spat with the United States.
China was scrambling Thursday to salvage its reputation after tainted milk sickened 53,000 babies and killed four, as UN agencies deplored attempts by implicated dairy firms to deceive the public.
