Chinas
From sanctioned cars to beauty clinics, Russian rubles have flowed into China’s border towns since Ukraine war
Suited and booted in a navy twinset tracksuit and colourful high-top trainers, Wang Runguo is hustling. Darting across the gleaming floors of his cavernous car showroom, the 45-year-old from...
China’s Xi warns Trump over potential Taiwan conflict
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned President Trump Thursday that “clashes and even conflicts” over Taiwan could imperil economic ties between the world’s two largest economies. Mr. Xi issued the...
Trump-Xi summit live: US president preparing to meet China’s leader with trade, Taiwan and the Iran war set to dominate talks
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureOne of Trump’s pressing concerns as he visits Beijing is how to find a way to reopen the...
Wu Yize cements China’s status as premier snooker force as younger generation takes over
Perhaps of all the noise that emanated from Wu Yize’s historic victory in the World Snooker Championship final on Monday evening, it was 12 simple words from the godfather...
The Guardian view on China’s carrots and sticks: Trump should not soften on Taiwan when he visits Beijing | Editorial
China senses opportunity when Donald Trump visits later this month. A nakedly transactional US president in need of a trade deal, and hoping that Beijing could lean on Iran,...
China’s ‘teapot’ oil refineries keep economy brewing – but surging crude prices leave them strained
The towns that are the bulwark of China’s energy security can, at a moment of global crisis, appear deceptively quiet. Trucks carrying oil trundle along wide-open highways that have...
Inside China’s robotics revolution
Chen Liang, the founder of Guchi Robotics, an automation company headquartered in Shanghai, is a tall, heavy-set man in his mid-40s with square-rimmed glasses. His everyday manner is calm...
Middle East crisis live: Trump seeks to delay summit with China’s Xi amid Iran war; US embassy in Baghdad reportedly targeted in air attack
Trump seeks to delay China trip because of Iran warDonald Trump has said his trip to China this month to meet with the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, could be...