The Latest Breaking News from Beijing

The central government would ‘fully respect’ the lifestyle of the island’s people, spokesperson says

As Taiwan’s president began a stopover in the United States on her way to Central America, China said it is closely watching developments

Ahead of her first official visit to Beijing, the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses Europe’s fraught relationship with China.

Taiwan's president is in the United States as part of a multi-day itinerary that will take the leader of the Asian democratic island through Central and North America.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Thursday that he was committed to opening up and reforming the world's second-largest economy, seeking to win over foreign investors even as trade and geopolitical tensions with the West loom large.

Tsai Ing-wen’s trip causing controversy in China, with the government labelling it a ‘provocation’

BEIJING: The Federation Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) has stripped Indonesia of the right to stage this year's Under-20 World Cup, over what an Indonesian official said was a failure to honour its commitments to the tournament.

Guardian correspondents look at the buildup of tensions across the region, from North Korea to the Pacific islands

Malaysian leader expected to navigate between deepening economic ties and tackling differences in talks with Xi Jinping.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's inability to accompany a government mission to China frustrated meat industry lobbyists who had hoped his presence this week would help persuade Beijing to issue more export licenses for Brazilian companies, according to two sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen’s stopover in the US is ‘normal’ and consistent with long-standing US policy, White House says.