The Latest Breaking News on China

China agrees to recommence the shellfish trade (worth £359m in 2019) after lengthy ban

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says China will resume importing Australian live lobsters by the end of the year

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te is set to deliver a key speech on Thursday as part of the self-ruled island's National Day celebrations that is likely to elicit an angry response from China.

Germany's government says the country’s economy is on track to shrink for a second consecutive year

Investors disappointed after hoped-for policy plans by Beijing to stimulate economy failed to materialise

North Korea's army said Wednesday it was moving to "permanently shut off and block the southern border" with Seoul and had informed the US military to prevent an accidental clash.

North Korea says it will permanently block its border with South Korea and boost its front-line defense posture to cope with “confrontational hysteria” by South Korean and U.S. forces, while not announcing an expected constitutional revision to designate South Korea its principal enemy and codify national borders

Southeast Asian leaders gathered in the capital of Laos for an annual regional forum that will focus on tackling the prolonged civil war in Myanmar and territorial tensions in the South China Sea

The United States and China on Tuesday raised concerns about trade between the world's two biggest economies, with China's commerce minister urging Washington to lift sanctions on his country's firms "as soon as possible".