Police scrutiny of Evergrande, and now its chief, has complicated debt restructuring efforts by the world’s most debt-laden property developer

Foreign firms have been particularly concerned about stepping over the line while dealing with Chinese regulators, amid Beijing’s crackdowns on due diligence and consultancy firms

While the planned diplomatic exchanges are aimed, in part, at restoring ties, Xi is also said to be hoping they will slow down Washington’s trade and tech war targeting Beijing

The pledge comes amid Chinese president Xi Jinping's increased focus on national security risks within the party, government, and large industries

The warning came on the heels of a Washington briefing which said Chinese state-linked hackers had stolen 60,000 emails from 10 State Department accounts

The extension would mark an end to business uncertainty for South Korea’s Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix who have invested billions in their chip fabs in China

New regulations are causing consternation that publishing apps in the world's second largest economy is set to become very difficult

"What kind of move is this?" one Weibo user said, as the Chinese telecom giant's much anticipated product event failed to give any new details on its 'sanctions-defeating' Mate 60 series

The developer's already battered Hong Kong-listed shares slipped more than 8% on Tuesday, taking the stock's losses to more than 27% in two days

Germany’s economy minister said the country’s carmakers are “afraid” of retaliation from Beijing over potential EU duties targeting Chinese electric vehicles

The ban is reportedly connected to Beijing’s investigation into top tech dealmaker Bao Fan, whose disappearance early this year shook the business community in China.

The announcement came after customs data showed China had completely blocked its exports of germanium and gallium products in August