Xi Jinping acknowledged that China would need resilience in order to achieve “high-quality development”. The Chinese president’s speech called for addressing “risks and challenges without hesitation.

China remains ‘key engine’ of global growth and will push ahead with reforms and guard against ‘external shocks’, leader says.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping struck a bullish tone during a speech on Monday (Jan 27) ahead of the Chinese New Year, after acknowledging "complex and severe situations" in recent months. Xi addressed the gathering of top Communist Party officials as China gears up for its biggest public holiday,

That year, Xi brought with him a bounty of new year essentials including flour, rice, oil, meat products, and Spring Festival couplets and paintings. As he handed out his gifts, his thoughts returned to the immense care and love he had received during his time living and working in the village.

Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized China's plan to address external shocks and risks by 2025, as part of efforts for sustained economic recovery. This announcement was made during a high-level event celebrating the Lunar New Year,

Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed to take his country’s ties with Russia to a new level this year in a video conference with counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, hours after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, but he is sending Vice President Han Zheng as his special representative.

Chinese people on the streets of Beijing said Monday they were keeping expectations low ahead of the inauguration of Donald Trump, as his second White House stint could push China-US ties into a new era of uncertainty.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, speaks with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during ...

In his first foreign policy speech, to the World Economic Forum, Mr Trump emphasised his willingness to work with Beijing. He spoke warmly of Xi Jinping, the Chinese premier, telling the assembled business leaders and politicians in Davos that the two men had a “very good” relationship and he looked forward to “getting along with China”.

Trump term mean for Taiwan, especially with a Republican-controlled Congress? After Trump was elected in 2016, he initially tried to use Taiwan to gain leverage over Beijing. After taking a congratulatory call from then-Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen,

This softer tone contrasted with Beijing’s earlier stance when it ... Trump’s executive order has given Xi Jinping more leverage than he had when Congress initially passed the TikTok ban.