Chinese Premier Li Qiang is set to announce economic targets and policies for the year ahead on Thursday.

China’s ceremonial parliament meets in Beijing this week as leaders use the event to set policy and economic goals.

In quick succession, US President Donald Trump has taken out two of Beijing’s closest allies: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

The war in Iran is likely to lead to several issues for China, but it also presents Beijing with opportunities.

Certain beliefs about the United States once seemed unshakable in China: that America was hopelessly far ahead, for example, and that moving there guaranteed a better life. Thats

Plenty of world leaders would have been pleased to see the back of Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader. But China’s foreign minister Wang Yi wasn’t among them.

Kunlun, a small commercial lender controlled by China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), became the financial artery for China-Iran oil trade when US sanctions choked Iran's access to dollars.

Delegates to discuss trade and investment deals amid rising global tensions in lead-up to President’s first visit since returning to power.