Members of the China and Russia-led Shanghai Cooperation Organisation on Friday endorsed Iran's future membership of the bloc that already includes South Asian rivals India and Pakistan.
China and Japan have resumed talks on maritime affairs, Chinese state media said Wednesday, a tentative sign that frosty relations may be beginning to thaw.
China became one of the world's top three investors for the first time last year as its foreign investment soared to a new record, the government said Monday.
China sought to ease worries Thursday over the arrest of an Australian mining executive after a European business group said firms were concerned their employees could unwittingly face similar probes.
China said Wednesday it has approved a package of measures aimed at boosting exports, as the world's second largest economy grapples with a slowdown.
Beijing on Monday accused the United States of launching "tens of thousands" of cyberattacks on China and pilfering troves of sensitive data, including from a public research university.
China on Tuesday accused London of interfering in its domestic affairs, over a British parliamentary inquiry into democratic reforms in its former colony Hong Kong.
China Thursday warned the incoming administration of US President-elect George W.
China's defence ministry said Thursday that Chinese and US officials agreed earlier this month to quicken the pace of efforts to build mutual confidence between their militaries, just weeks after an air confrontation had raised tensions.
China and the United States stepped back on Wednesday from sparring over the tense South China Sea as the Asian power told Secretary of State Hillary Clinton it would work on a code to manage disputes.
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed Thursday on the need for a binding UN Security Council resolution on Syria's chemical arms, a US official said.
China said Tuesday it was "seriously concerned" about US plans to develop an anti-missile defense system, but expressed hopes that high-level contacts with the new US administration will go on.
Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie ended a two-day visit to Serbia Tuesday as the two sides vowed to strengthen their military cooperation, officials said.
China and Saudi Arabia will hold their second-ever joint naval drills next month, Beijing's defence ministry announced Thursday, as China forges deeper ties with the Middle Eastern power.
China said on Tuesday it had agreed with Japan and South Korea to hold a summit between the three countries' leaders "as early as possible", after a rare meeting between senior diplomats in Seoul.
China and Russia were to start war games in the South China Sea on Monday, Beijing's defence ministry said, in a show of force after an international tribunal invalidated the Asian giant's extensive claims in the area.
