Second regiment set of S-400 surface-to-air missile systems is en route to China, Russian government source says – despite Chinese military being placed under US sanctions.
Joint air patrol tests US commitment to key regional allies Japan and South Korea.
Britain’s next prime minister welcomes Chinese investment and students to ‘most open economy in Europe’.
President Rodrigo Duterte set to make a key announcement on fishing rights during State of the Nation Address on Monday.
Official who made headlines when he said the Hong Kong handover deal with Britain was now void will take over as head of North America and Oceania office.
Tehran sees economic promise in moving from oil to tourism industry and expects to attract ‘one million Chinese’ in near future.
Beijing’s arms control chief appeals for calm and says there is no need to overreact over Tehran’s decision to violate limits on uranium enrichment
Deadlock makes status quo likely for the rest of the year, Max Baucus says – but Beijing and Washington have incentive to strike a deal because they ‘probably need each other’.
Foreign Vice-Minister Le Yucheng also hits out at Washington over reports some Chinese-American scientists ‘have been treated unfairly’ in the US.
Team has created mutants that ‘may have enormous yield potential for the tropics’, in effort to increase production in the country’s south.
Chinese ambassador to Sweden Gui Congyou appeals for former grain official to be handed over to Beijing despite court ruling against extradition.
The Chinese maritime safety agency says it has closed an area of the South China Sea for a five-day military exercise, while US official tells NBC that ‘concerning’ missile testing is taking place during the same period.
Report says lines between civilian and military are being blurred, citing use of ‘navy reservists’ to crew fishing vessels used to assert control over territory.
Research covering American studies and trade gets major funding boost after complaints China was caught napping by US President Donald Trump.
Security analysts sceptical that US president would really pull plug on long-standing alliance and suggest it may be a ploy to extract concessions from Tokyo.
Accuser says he was shocked to see his material referred to without proper attribution.
Agreements to boost cooperation in spheres such as energy and technology highlight closer partnership in face of tensions with US.
Commerce Department outlines series of measures to boost domestic supply and end dependence on Chinese imports.
They also ‘oppose behaviour that will damage the current order with abusive sanctions’, according to foreign ministry.
China and Russia will both shun the event after Palestinian Authority complains US president’s pro-Israel policies are undermining a two-state solution.
Deal to buy 105 of the advanced fighters will greatly expand Japan’s capabilities, but is likely to trigger response from China.
Chinese-American biologist questioned by US agency says he has disclosed his research activity to Emory University every year since 2012.
Company’s founder tells interviewer that ‘even if the US wants to buy our products I may not sell to them’.
Sackings come after investigation into researchers at dozens of colleges financed by the National Institutes of Health.
China says it is ‘within its sovereign rights’ to build on disputed territory after bipartisan group moves to sanction those involved.
Latest US mission in disputed waters may prompt China to step up its countermeasures.
Politburo member Yang Jiechi tells Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe he hopes for ‘healthy, stable’ relations between the two nations.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi says relations with Russia are ‘not vulnerable to interference’ as he meets counterpart Sergei Lavrov and the Russian president a day before the US’ talks in Sochi.
Assistant secretary of state Kimberly Breier says China’s growing influence in region is ‘eroding good governance and challenging state security’
Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian the two sides should ensure ties ‘continue to develop in a healthy way’.