Every year in early March, China’s rubber-stamp legislature and its advisory body gather to hear speeches and hold discussions in the capital, Beijing.

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Wang Wentao added that there are “no winners in a trade war”. Speaking on the sidelines of the annual session of China’s national congress, Mr Wang reiterated Beijing’s calls for talks. Coercion and ...

China vowed to fight a trade war with the United States "to the end" on Thursday, as tariffs from Washington buffeted the global economy and threatened to hit Beijing's lagging growth. Beijing set an ...

The shock entrance of DeepSeek in the race to develop advanced artificial intelligence has put the world on notice as to China's innovation prowess, a high-ranking Beijing official said Thursday. The ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump launched a trade war Tuesday against America’s three biggest trading partners, drawing immediate retaliation from Mexico, Canada and China and sending ...

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Li Hongzhong, vice-chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, explains a draft amendment to the Law on Deputies to the National People's Congress and to the Local People's ...

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in a deliberation with fellow lawmakers from Jiangsu ...

BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday kicked off its annual parliamentary session, the National People’s Congress, which outlines the government’s priorities for the year. Stabilizing the ...

"Domestically, the foundation for China's sustained economic recovery and growth is not strong enough," Li told the gathered ruling party cadres, including President Xi Jinping. "Effective demand is ...