Trump calls tariffs America's "big power over China," but analysts say Beijing may be better prepared than ever to engage in a trade war with the U.S.

China's Xi JInping will attempt to use Donald Trump's penchant for transactional deal making in order to avoid new export restrictions and support for Taiwan.

On the campaign trail last year, President Donald Trump talked tough about imposing tariffs as high as 60% on Chinese goods and threatened to renew the trade war with China that he launched during his first term.

China is suffering from deflation, devaluation, capital flight and the loss of foreign investment — all at the same time. Unprecedented, far worse than "Japanification."

Robust demand for China’s government bonds is helping Beijing to raise funds inexpensively to support growth in its fragile economy. Yet a relentless plunge in yields is creating entrenched expectations the People’s Republic is becoming a low-interest-rate country and is undermining President Xi Jinping’s desire for a strong yuan.

Anwar's statement at the World Economic Forum emphasises the need to balance strong relations with China while addressing maritime issues Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged Southeast Asian nations not to "single out" Beijing over South China Sea disputes,

Although Qantas pulled its only direct flight to China between Sydney and Shanghai in mid-2024, last year saw a return to pre-pandemic flight frequencies. Consequently, the cost of flights has dropped 30 per cent compared to 2023, according to Trip.com You can now bag off-season return flights for as little as $500.

China and India have agreed to resume direct commercial flights, in the latest sign of an easing of tensions between the world’s two most populous countries.

A group of 16 humanoid robots performed a Chinese folk dance in Beijing ahead of the Lunar New Year.

For all this "dam for a dam" water war, relations between the two nations along their disputed Himalayan border are not currently at boiling point. In recent years, there have been skirmishes between Indian and Chinese troops in the area but 2024 "witnessed a thaw", with both sides "withdrawing troops from two flashpoints", said VOA News.

Among China’s traditional holidays and celebrations, none ranks higher in importance than the Lunar New Year (農曆新年). Also known as the Spring Festival (春節), or simply Chinese New Year, it marks the beginning of the year according to the traditional lunar calendar.

The fate of actor Wang Xing prompted outrage in China after he disappeared and had to be saved from a Myanmar scam center. The 31- year-old Wang Xing, who also uses Xingxing as a screen name, traveled to Thailand for what he believed to be a job casting by a major entertainment company.