China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang has been removed from office within seven months after he was appointed to the post. Qin, who has not been seen publicly for a month, has been replaced by veteran Communist Party leader Wang Yi.
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Blinken meets Xi in Beijing
After much speculation, visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday -- becoming the highest-ranking American official to meet the Chinese leader since 2018.
Asian markets fall amid SVB fallout fears
Asian stocks fell broadly on Tuesday, dragged down by banking shares, as fears over the fallout of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse gripped the market despite US government efforts to stabilize the financial system, media reports said.
Xi Jinping begins historic 3rd term as Chinese President
Xi Jinping has started a historic third term as the Chinese President after he was unanimously elected to the top post at the ongoing session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) on Friday.
China denounces US move to shoot down unmanned 'airship'
China expressed strong dissatisfaction and opposition towards the US use of force to attack China's civilian unmanned airship, Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Sunday in a statement.
China gives up reporting Covid figures as virus rips through population
China's National Health Commission has announced that it will no longer be publishing daily Covid-19 infection figures, as the virus rips through the population with the abandonment of rolling lockdowns, mass tracking of citizens and compulsory testing, according to a media report.
Ready to work with India for growth of bilateral relations: China
Wang's remarks assume significance as they has come weeks after a clash between the Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control in Arunachal Pradesh that had upped tensions between the two Asian neighbours.
Top China health official predicts three winter waves of Covid
China has developed and produced its own vaccines, which have been shown to be less effective at protecting people against serious Covid illness and death than the mRNA vaccines used in much of the rest of the world.
China plans crackdown after Covid protests
China's top security agency has called for a crackdown on "hostile forces" after rare protests against the government strict zero-Covid policy broke out across major cities during the weekend, the media reported.
Xi announces straight third term as China's leader
Xi was elected general secretary of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the committee's first plenary session, according to a communique, Xinhua news agency reported.
New 'highly infectious' Covid variants emerge in China
As China imposes fresh lockdowns and travel restrictions amid Covid surge, the country has detected new Omicron sub-variants BF.7 and BA.5.1.7, which are highly infectious with greater transmissibility.
As Xi steps out of China, policies of populism loom
Central Asian countries are of strategic interest to China not only because they can help the second largest economy deepen its economic footprint in the region but because they also provide a diplomatic perch to ride on as Beijing faces increasing isolation from the West.
Will upcoming Communist Party meet raise the heat on Xi?
As the Communist Party of Chinas (CPC) formidable administrative machinery prepares for the 20th Congress which will start on October 16 this year, the eyes of the major world powers will be set on what President Xi Jinping speaks from the lectern on stage at the Great Hall of the People at Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
China to resume student visas for Indians
"Warmest congrats to #Indian #students! Your patience proves worthwhile. I can really share your excitement & happiness. Welcome back to #China!", Ji Rong, who is Counsellor, Department of Asian Affairs at China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in a tweet.
Thousands stranded after Covid outbreak on Chinese holiday island
Flights and rail services to the city of Sanya were cancelled after several hundred Covid-19 infections were discovered on the island, which is commonly referred to as "China's Hawaii", dpa news agency quoted the state media as saying on Sunday.
China halts co-operation with US on key issues
Amid escalating tensions between the US and China following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan earlier in the week, Beijing said that it was halting co-operation with Washington in several key areas, including climate change and military talks, the media reported.
China announces military drills following Pelosi's Taiwan visit: Report
Starting from Thursday, China has said that it will carry out five days of "necessary and just" military drills in the seas around Taiwan following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to the island, which came in defiance of Beijing's repeated warnings, a media report said.
Pelosi meets Taiwan's president, China starts military exercises
The Chinese Foreign Ministry summoned the US ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, early Wednesday to protest Pelosi's visit as a "serious provocation and violation" of the one-China principle, state newspaper Global Times reported.
China to begin military drills around Taiwan as Pelosi visits
Within minutes of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landing in Taiwan on Tuesday night, China said it would immediately begin "a series of joint military operations around the island", including using long-range live ammunition in the Taiwan Strait, a media report said.
Biden, Xi discuss Taiwan during phone call
The official said that the two leaders had "a direct and honest discussion" on Taiwan and "President Biden reaffirmed the US' commitment to our One China Policy, guided by the Taiwan Relations Act, the Three Joint Communiques, and the Six Assurances".
China's supply chain 'irreplaceable' despite India, Vietnam appearing on global map
The move "drew public attention as it followed similar moves by major global smartphone makers to move parts of their supply chain from China to Southeast Asia in search of lower costs and more stable production output", the report said.
Xi Jinping rumoured to be suffering from brain aneurysm: Report
The President has reportedly struggled as a wave of ultra-strict Covid lockdowns across China stretch the nation's economy and the government's ability to suppress dissent.
Over 40% new Covid cases globally in areas neighbouring China
In particular, since the beginning of this year, the epidemic situation in China's neighbouring countries and regions has been increasingly volatile. Since March this year, the average number of daily imported cases in China has exceeded 200.
Beijing govt, CCP powerfully intervene on behalf of Chinese companies
The principal beneficiaries of these non-market policies and practices are China's state-owned and state-invested enterprises and numerous nominally private domestic companies that are attempting to move up the economic value chain in industries across the economy.
China overtakes US as richest country in the world
The balance is held in such things as infrastructure, machinery and equipment and, to a much lesser extent, so-called intangibles like intellectual property and patents, it added.