Xi Jinping

Media captionCritics say the plan will erode the city's judicial independence Organisers say more than a million people - one seventh of Hong Kong's population - took part in Sunday's demonstration against a planned bill to allow extradition to mainland Chin…

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and Secretary for Security John Lee Ka-chiu attend a news conference in Hong Kong, China, on June 10, 2019. TYRONE SIU/Reuters The government of Hong Kong will continue with plans to pass new extradition rules with China…

The visit comes as both engage in a political standoff with the United States. Russian President Vladimir Putin claims that the power of the US dollar in the world's economy needs to change. He also says the economic threats from the US are a recipe for war.…

Chinese President Xi Jinping began a three-day visit to Russia on Wednesday with a touch of panda diplomacy and a raft of new Russian-Chinese business contracts.  Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin praised their countries' ties during talks at the Kreml…

HONG KONG (Reuters) - One of China’s most prominent political cartoonists who has hidden his identity for years to avoid reprisals from the state revealed his face publicly on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of Beijing’s June 4 crackdown on Tiananmen pro…

Washington (AFP) - A top economics advisor to President Donald Trump said Monday he is hopeful on the outcome of talks with Mexico on immigration and the threat of US trade sanctions. "Talks have the potential to be extremely fruitful," Kevin Hassett, chairm…

By Jonathan Cable and Marius Zaharia LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Factory activity contracted across Asia and Europe last month as an escalating trade war between Washington and Beijing raised fears of a global economic downturn and heaped pressure on policy…

BEIJING (Reuters) - Three decades after China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, increased government suppression of rights activism has pushed the demonstrators’ original goals further away than ever. I…

Beijing (AFP) - Former Chinese officials railed Friday against US "bullying" and "containment" policies at a forum on US-China economic relations, with a dire warning that the trade war could last decades. Washington and Beijing resumed their tariffs battle …

The Prime Minister seen right with Pence, left, attending a meeting on May 30 would not commit to banning Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., saying the Canadian government is currently conducting a cybersecurity review of the potential risks. LARS HAGBERG/AFP/Get…