Beijing says foreign minister Qin Gang is absent for undisclosed health reasons but the mystery threatens to unsettle efforts to rebuild relations with the West

Ambassador Xie Feng told the Aspen Security Forum that China did not want a trade or tech war but would definitely respond if the United States imposes more restrictions on its chip sector

The US Drug Enforcement Administration says the addictive painkiller, ripping through many American cities, and its ingredients come from China

The US climate envoy met China's top diplomat Wang Yi and Premier Li Qiang as Washington bids to rebuild trust with Beijing ahead of COP28

Temu said on Wednesday it has been the target of "unlawful exclusionary tactics" since its launch in the US, which forced it to take legal measures to defend its rights due to "attacks" from Shein

The chip industry is keen to protect its profits in China as the Biden administration considers another round of restrictions on chip exports to the world's second-largest economy

Prospects for this year are unclear; even steady growth of 3-4% a year must seem small for a country that averaged around 7% last decade, and more than 10% in the 2000s

The latest official data shows the economy grew just 0.8% from the previous quarter, on a seasonally adjusted basis; youth unemployment has hit a record 21.3%

US climate envoy will talk with his Chinese counterpart about issues like reducing methane emissions, limiting coal use, curbing deforestation and helping poor nations address climate change

The US and China have an obligation to the world "to cooperate on areas of mutual concern", US Treasurer says, such as faster debt deals and climate finance for poor countries

Some say China has been "scarred" by years of strict Covid measures and regulatory curbs on property and tech firms, but there is also less demand for its exports amid the global slowdown

The meeting, set for next Friday, will focus on the current conditions of US dollar-denominated investment firms in China and the main challenges they face, sources say