Xi Jinping

China and Russia should maintain close communications at various levels, Xi said, adding that both countries will usher in "a series of significant agendas".

Beijing’s reaction came hours after Trump announced an additional 10% tariff would take effect March 4

President Xi Jinping has previously declared China's unification with Taiwan "can without a doubt be realized", but the new language on molding that process suggests Beijing will take a more proactive approach.

Xi made the remarks to top officials including Politburo and State Council party members after reviewing their work over the past year

China has, so far, avoided any action that might provoke Trump, responding to his 10% tariff with modest moves and refraining from the aggressive "Wolf Warrior" diplomacy rolled out in his first term.

The last time that Xi Jinping chaired a similar high-profile symposium was in 2018, during the US-China trade war under the first Trump administration.

Xi Jinping has not signalled a successor, raising concerns about China's political stability as he consolidates power and prepares for a potential fourth term, according to the Financial Times.

China’s $93 billion megacity Xiongan, a flagship project backed by President Xi Jinping, remains largely empty despite rapid construction and government support, raising concerns over its long-term viability, The Wall Street Journal reports.

The Chinese leader’s cautious reply avoided roiling markets, which have been whipsawed in the past week by Trump’s tariff twists and turns

Xi has poured billions of dollars into making a breakthrough in advanced semiconductors, part of his wider Made in China 2025 push to make the nation a leader in emerging technologies.

Putin waved at Xi and addressed Chairman Xi as his 'dear friend' soon after Trump's inauguration as US President

Trump confirmed the conversation on his Truth Social platform, calling it "very good" and stating that discussions focused on "trade, fentanyl, TikTok, and other subjects."

The invitation to the Jan. 20 inauguration in Washington occurred in early November, shortly after the Nov. 5 presidential election, and it was not clear if it had been accepted, CBS reported.

Trump’s remarks make clear that contacts at the highest level have resumed between Beijing and Trump’s camp

Admiral Miao Hua (69), a member China’s influential Central Military Commission (CMC), is under investigation for “serious violations of discipline”, which usually refers to issues of corruption.

The suspended officer, Admiral Miao Hua, has served under President Xi Jinping on the ruling Central Military Commission, China's highest-level military body

The 21 leaders from economies bordering the Pacific, including US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping, descended on Peru this week at a time when America's incoming president, Donald Trump, has vowed to withdraw the US from its leadership of a global free trade agenda.

In their talks on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru's capital, Biden was expected to urge Xi to dissuade North Korea from further deepening its support for Russia's war on Ukraine.

"The two leaders affirmed the need to maintain human control over the decision to use nuclear weapons," the White House said in a statement.

“Dividing an interdependent world is going back in history,” Xi said in a speech at the APEC CEO Summit in Peru read on stage by one of his ministers