Some Chinese civil servants have been ordered not to dine out in groups of more than three after deaths linked to excessive alcohol consumption at banquets, according to interviews and social media posts,

During the G7 summit, Ursula von der Leyen said the source of "the biggest collective problem" in the global trading system dates back to China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001.

A group representing Japanese businesses in China on Tuesday urged Beijing to halt excessive export restrictions and speed up the issuance of rare-earth export licenses, saying the curbs have affected member companies.

Echoing Moscow, Islamabad and Pyongyang, Beijing’s alignment with Tehran challenges its credibility as a neutral mediator.

As an unprecedented Israeli attack on Iran last week sparks a spiraling conflict between the two enemy states, China has seen an opportunity to cast itself as potential peace broker – and an alternative voice to the United States.

New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will visit China from Tuesday, looking to foster trade ties and woo tourists and students, although thorny issues of security and defence will figure on his agenda in meetings with top leaders.

China churned out a lot less steel in May compared to the previous year as mills responded to the government’s pledge to cut production.

China has an estimated 600 nuclear warheads—an increase of 100 in just one year—the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reported.

As President Trump’s tariffs close off the U.S. market, Chinese goods are flooding countries from Southeast Asia to Europe to Latin America.

Taiwan has added China’s tech titan Huawei and chip giant Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) to its export control list, stepping up efforts to align with Washington’s crackdown on companies driving Beijing’s artificial intelligence ambitions.