The United States has shipped several million tonnes of soybeans to China since the two countries' leaders met in June, Chinese state media said on Sunday, an apparent sign of goodwill before trade talks in Shanghai this week.

Millions of tonnes of US soy shipped to China: State media on trade consensus

New Delhi’s strategy of prioritising BIMSTEC over SAARC, if only to isolate Pakistan and its China connection, has not deterred Beijing from stepping up its overtures to India’s other neighbours.

WION Edit: SAARC versus BIMSTEC versus BCIM

As US and China continue talks on ways to end the trade war, President Trump in a tweet said today that US tariffs have had a major effect on companies wanting to leave China for "non-tariffed countries" with "thousands leaving" the country.

Thousands of companies leaving China, that is why they want to make a deal: Trump

Chinese officials must not use the fight against corruption as an excuse to sit around and do nothing, idling their time away and "spending the whole day eating", President Xi Jinping told a meeting of senior Communist Party leaders on Tuesday.

Xi Jinping tells officials not to be lazy and 'spend whole day eating'

US President Donald Trump threatened to hit China with tariffs on "at least" another $300 billion worth of Chinese goods but said he thought both China and Mexico wanted to make deals in their trade disputes with the United States.

Tariffs on Chinese goods could go up at least another $300 billion: Trump

Chinese President Xi Jinping declared Wednesday there was "no clash" of civilisations and denounced racial supremacy as "stupid" amid tensions with the United States and concerns over Beijing's rising global power.

There is no clash between different civilisations, says President Xi amid US-China trade war

A day after China retaliated with imposing $60 billion tariffs on US goods, the foreign ministry said it will remain calm and level-headed in the face of flip-flops and maximum pressure from the US side.

If someone attacks us on our doorstep, we will fight to the finish: China on trade war with US

As the trade war between the US and China continued, President Trump in an early morning tweet said China will be hurt very badly "if it doesn't make a deal because companies will be forced to leave China for other countries.

China should not retaliate on tariffs, it will only get worse, says Trump

Top US and Chinese trade negotiators concluded the first of two days of talks on Thursday to rescue a trade deal that is close to collapsing as Washington prepares to go ahead with plans to hike tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of goods imported from China.

As US, Chinese officials meet for trade talks, Trump's tariffs on China set to take effect

Switzerland will sign an accord backing China's Belt and Road Initiative(BRI) when President Ueli Maurer visits China this month, cementing ties with a major trading partner as other Western countries view the gargantuan project with scepticism.

Will sign accord backing China's Belt and Road Initiative: Switzerland

A Chinese city has opened a new border crossing with North Korea - fitted with radiation detectors - even as talks between Washington and Pyongyang have languished over disagreements for nuclear sanctions relief.

Chinese city opens new border crossing with North Korea

Chinese President Xi Jinping who is on a state visit to Italy said there was no fundamental conflict of interest as he sought to strengthen relations with the NATO ally.

Want to revitalise ancient Silk Road, says Xi during meeting with Italy President Mattarella

China has increased its defence budget by 7.5 per cent for this year, hiking it to $177.61 billion from last year's $175 billion. It is over three times India's defence budget.

China hikes defence budget by 7.5% to $177.61 billion

US President Donald Trump expressed optimism on Thursday about high-level trade talks with Chinese officials in Washington but said no final deal would be made until he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the near future.

No final trade deal until I meet President Xi: Trump

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaking at the Great Hall in Beijing to mark the 40th anniversary of reforms, said that no one can "dictate" to China what "it should or shouldn't do".

No one can dictate to China what it should or shouldn't do: President Xi

"I declare the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge officially open," President Xi declared as he opened China's latest showpiece infrastructure project meant to dazzle the world and boost commerce.

Driver alert: 'Yawn cams', blood pressure trackers on China's Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge

Ahead of his visit to China, Pakistan PM Imran Khan said today that strengthening relations with China was the cornerstone of Pakistan’s foreign policy. Also Read: Review of CPEC projects underway: Pak PM Imran Khan The Pakistan prime minister while charing a high-level meeting at the Prime Minister's office said that CPEC was a great opportunity to learn from the Chinese experience especially in the social sector, agriculture and other areas.

Relations with China cornerstone of Pak foreign policy: PM Imran Khan

A media report on Sunday said Chinese authorities was engaging in "large scale" mining operations after discovering huge reserves of gold, silver and other minerals on its side of the border with Arunachal Pradesh. China claims Arunachal Pradesh as "southern Tibet".

Never recognised 'so-called Arunachal Pradesh', gold mining part of geological & scientific research: China

This year also marks the 170th anniversary of “The Communist Manifesto” written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

Karl Marx greatest thinker of modern times, says President Xi on 200th anniversary

India and Pakistan already have a hotline service with DGMO in touch with each other.

Post-Wuhan, India, China decide to set up military 'hotline': Report

According to an official statement, the meeting was organised to "build trust between the two armies deployed at the border."

On Labour Day, India, China troops meet at the border, exchange sweets

During the talks, Modi offered to host the next informal summit with Xi in India next year

I believe in the future, we will meet in format like this: President Xi to Modi

Trump's move comes as he prepares to host the North Korean leader in a summit meeting next month which is being keenly by experts.

Do not forget President Xi's help in North Korea issue, reminds Trump

The CPEC, a part of the ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, runs through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and India opposes the controversial project.

'No Agenda visit': 'Dear PM, please talk about Doklam, CPEC,' urges Rahul Gandhi

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