President Xi Jinping

US President Biden, France’s Macron agree to 'engage' China on Ukraine in efforts to end conflict

According to a statement from Macron's office, the French president updated Biden on 'the results obtained' during his trip to Beijing in the first week of April, where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping for several hours

Brazil's President Lula says will invite President Xi Jinping to Brazil as China trip approaches

Lula's trip to China, Brazil's top trading partner, was initially scheduled for March but was postponed after he was diagnosed with mild pneumonia

Ukrainian forces cling on to Bakhmut, China pressed to help end war

In Beijing, French President Emmanuel Macron and European Union Chief Ursula von der Leyen encouraged Chinese President Xi Jinping to use his influence to push Russia to end the 14-month-long conflict and negotiate

Macron faces delicate Ukraine balancing act in China

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit China from Wednesday, hoping to dissuade Beijing from supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine but without alienating a crucial trade and geopolitical player

China's President Xi Jinping wants bigger global role after Saudi-Iran deal

China should 'actively participate in the reform and construction of the global governance system' and promote 'global security initiatives', said Xi, the country's most powerful leader in decades

Explained: How new Chinese premier Li Qiang will influence Xi Jinping's leadership

Some commentators believe that Li Qiang, who is expected to be chosen as China's premier on Saturday, is more trusted, and therefore more influential, than his predecessor, who was seen as a rival to Xi Jinping

China sets this year's economic growth target at 'around 5%'

President Xi Jinping's new leadership team will face challenges ranging from weak global demand for exports and lingering US tariff hikes in a feud over technology and security to curbs on access to Western processor chips due to security fears

Explained: Why China has decided to ‘unify’ with Taiwan this year

During the 2022 Communist Party Congress, President Xi Jinping indicated that Taiwan is at the core of China’s 'rejuvenation' and that peaceful reunification is preferable. He stressed that Beijing does not 'renounce the use of force'

China's President Xi Jinping says 'light of hope in front of us' on COVID-19

China on Saturday reported more than 7,000 new infections and one death linked to COVID out of its population of 1.4 billion -- but the figures appear to be out of step with the reality on the ground

Taiwan extends mandatory military service from four months to one year over China threat

Under President Xi Jinping, China's sabre-rattling has intensified in recent years, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine deepened worries in Taiwan that Beijing might move similarly to annex the island