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A new landscape of political divisions is forming at the top of the Chinese Communist party
President says country entering ‘new phase’ of pandemic with focus turning to rural areas
China’s authoritarian leader fails to fulfil the promise he once showed at Davos
China’s hardline leader has reversed his decisions on a wide range of policies, wrongfooting the rest of the world
Amid a chaotic exit from Covid lockdowns, China is looking to reduce its international isolation and boost its growth rate
Xi Jinping and Ferdinand Marcos Jr agree to bolster economic ties in a meeting in Beijing
Beijing’s war games with Russia and aggression against Taiwan fail to distract from public health crisis
End-of-year video conference between the two leaders comes 11 months into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Report released as economic data reveal impact of lockdowns on output and consumer demand
‘Toad worship’ of the late premier Jiang Zemin has turned into nostalgia for a freer, more liberal era
Saudi Arabia says maintaining ties with both Beijing and Washington is not ‘a zero-sum game’
President pledges to strengthen ties with Gulf as visit coincides with low point between Riyadh and Washington
Beijing foreign ministry hails presidential visit as ‘epoch-making milestone’ in relationship with region
Beijing seeks to honour former president without drawing contrast with Xi Jinping
Nearly 90mn Chinese are insufficiently protected against Covid as Beijing begins to unwind pandemic controls
Trip aims to boost Gulf relations five months after US warned Beijing it would not cede Middle East
President Xi Jinping acknowledged public discontent with lockdowns in closed door meeting with EU officials
Three years of lockdowns, mass testing and Covid detention centres have finally caused public frustrations to boil over in China
Charles Michel highlights availability of vaccines amid backlash in China over zero-Covid policy
Diplomats in Brussels concerned over timing and format of meeting with Xi Jinping
Demonstrations in China stamped out by Monday but analysts warn of reprisals if dissent flares up again
Call for pause on international tax plan, crypto crisis latest and EU wrangles over Russian oil price cap
Communist party boss must decide whether to relax his signature policy or crush demonstrations
The president’s hubris and authoritarianism have trapped China in endless lockdowns
Cross-border trade was interrupted over fears truck drivers spread the virus
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