China's leaders are overseeing a spell of deflation, or falling prices, that contrasts with inflationary pressures prevailing elsewhere in the world.

As President Donald Trump unleashes sweeping changes across the US government and overturns decades of American foreign policy, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is preparing to hold a major political gathering designed to project tightly-controlled stability.

China is still cautiously trying to figure out what Trump wants. The president has threatened big tariffs in response to the inaction.

China's customs authorities suspended beef imports from seven companies in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Mongolia on Monday amid record imports last year that led to an oversupply and heavy losses at farms.

China’s annual major political event gets underway this week to endorse decisions already made by the all-powerful Chinese Communist Party.

As diplomatic tensions rise and global alliances fracture, the US-Ukraine standoff, Trump’s unpredictable leadership and China’s strategic moves are reshaping the balance of power on the world stage

An advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, will meet at the same time. Members include business leaders, athletes, academics, religious leaders and representatives of ethnic groups. The concurrent meetings of the two bodies are known as the Two Sessions.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Founder of China's Seres Auto Zhang Xinghai, a delegate to China's top political advisory body, said that competition in China's electric vehicle market is extremely intense on price and technology, state media reported on Tuesday.

China rumored to build a strategic Bitcoin reserve to align with de-dollarization efforts, amid evolving US crypto regulations.

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) shakes hand with China's President Xi Jinping at the end of a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017. No U.S. President has been tougher on China than Donald Trump,