The Latest Breaking News from Xi Jinping

China’s foreign minister Qin Gang has not been seen in public for three weeks, leading to speculation about his whereabouts and wellbeing.

Sir Richard Moore says Xi Jinping’s regime has supported Vladimir Putin diplomatically and amplified ‘Russian tropes’ such as Nato being to blame

Qin’s absence from public view has prompted rampant speculation and highlighted Beijing’s lack of transparency.

US climate envoy is in Beijing for talks with Chinese officials amid strained Washington-Beijing relations

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry has told China's top diplomat that President Joe Biden's administration is “very committed" to stabilizing relations between the world's two biggest economies

The absence of China’s foreign minister has been commented on online, where some discussion appears to have been censored

Morning Markets September E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESU2 3) this morning are down -0.10%, and Sep Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU2 3) are up +0.03%. U.S. stock index futures this morning are mixed, following losses in European and Chinese stocks, on global economic concerns after China’s Q2 GDP grew less...

US climate envoy John Kerry arrived in Beijing yesterday on a mission to restart long-paused environmental negotiations with China.

A meeting between Anthony Albanese and the Chinese president is likely this year with officials discussing arrangements, the prime minister says.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has resisted crossing Washington’s red lines over arming Russia’s war machine in Ukraine. But that hasn’t stopped China edging closer to Moscow’s military in another way: direct engagement.

Chris Hipkins says Beijing exerting influence is ‘major driver’ of increasing competition in the Indo-Pacific