China hopes that Britain can stand by its position of not taking sides in the South China Sea and earnestly respect China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, the Chinese government's top diplomat told Britain's foreign minister.

Hope Britain does not take sides in South China Sea issue: China

Earlier this year, China seemed to be on the ascendancy and its influence abroad seemed inexorable. However, President Xi Jinping and his Communist Party of China (CPC) are finding that things are not going as smoothly as they hoped, as others dig in their heels.

Setbacks mount for China

China summoned the US ambassador on Saturday to lodge an official protest over sanctions imposed by the United States against a Chinese military organisation for buying Russian fighter jets and missiles, state media said.

China summons US ambassador over military sanctions

The United States on Friday denounced China's treatment of its Uighur Muslims in unusually strong terms, adding to a growing list of disputes in increasingly turbulent relations between the two powers.

US criticizes treatment of Uighurs in latest China row

The director of China's National Energy Administration, ethnic Uighur Nur Bekri, is under investigation on suspicion of breaking the law and violating Communist Party discipline, the party's anti-corruption watchdog said on Friday.

Top energy official under investigation in China

Russia on Friday called a new wave of US sanctions misguided, saying Washington's habit of using sanctions against Moscow risked undermining global stability and was part of a dangerous game.

US playing with fire by imposing new sanctions on it: Russia

A price policy to protect Indian markets from cheap imports are affecting cold-roll steel mills

India's anti-China steel tariffs harm engineering, manufacturing firms

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Hope Britain does not take sides in South China Sea issue: China

Setbacks mount for China

China summons US ambassador over military sanctions

US criticizes treatment of Uighurs in latest China row

Top energy official under investigation in China

Top energy official under investigation in China

US playing with fire by imposing new sanctions on it: Russia

India's anti-China steel tariffs harm engineering, manufacturing firms