Senior officers in nuclear weapons division under scrutiny as president strengthens party’s control over armed forces
Details scant in politburo statement but markets welcome acknowledgment by Xi Jinping of growth headwinds
Departure announced one month after former ambassador to US disappeared from public view
Absence of foreign minister threatens to complicate efforts to revive dialogue and win back investors
Qin Gang has not been seen in public for more than three weeks
Help for developers is not translating into investor confidence or rising sales
Sector appears back in Beijing’s favour as government sees role for companies in rivalry with US
Moves towards licensing system reflects Beijing’s struggle to encourage technology while censoring information
Unverified leaks and predictions shared on WeChat have boosted stocks and commodities
Medicines produced by pharma group will be for domestic use only
Pan Gongsheng must calculate scale of stimulus to spur recovery while navigating regulatory reshuffle
Choi Jin-seok denies stealing Samsung technology. But the case underscores how the country is torn between geopolitical rivals
Washington and Beijing must prevent a bad relationship from becoming a catastrophic one
Agreement ends years of fraught talks and tackles roughly half of $13bn of external borrowing
Olaf Scholz tells Chinese premier Li Qiang he wants economic co-operation to continue
Russians lead drive to settle in Chinese currency as sanctions cut access to dollar financing
Central bank agrees to share cost with local government in precedent for resolving future financial crises
Top official resigns and levels accusations that institution is controlled by Communist party members
Beijing seeks to expand Middle East role after brokering Saudi Arabia-Iran deal
Residents rush to download ‘Glory to Hong Kong’, which was taken up by 2019 pro-democracy movement
US secretary of state had scrapped planned trip over suspected spy balloon incident
Bill Burns is the most senior Biden administration official to have visited the country
Once home to massacre’s largest commemoration in China, city finds space for dissent has narrowed
Designer plays critical role in semiconductor industry under pressure from US export restrictions
Former New York police officer allegedly helped track down victim
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