Joe Biden and Xi Jinping shake hands at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, California.

The two nations are divided on a number of issues, but they are also more interdependent than they would both like to admit.

Can China and the US heal ties as Xi Jinping meets Joe Biden in San Francisco?

The initial ambition of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) sounded almost whimsical.

China's Belt and Road project: A decade of big projects and bigger debts 

South Korean authorities are yet to name the man, but activists have identified him as Kwon Pyong.

'Chinese dissident' rides hundreds of miles to South Korea on jet ski

The 69-year-old was the only choice on the ballot and all 2952 delegates voted for him to remain in the role.

Xi Jinping solidifies power grip in China after being awarded third term

The Chinese president has packed the government with people loyal only to him.

China's Xi Jinping solidifies grip on power at Communist Party conference

Protesters hold up blank papers and chant slogans last November 

It is clear the authorities are still on edge. And that includes those policing the online environment for the whole of the country. 

The 'Great Firewall' grows: China toughens censorship in wake of protests

China has announced measures to ease its strict anti-Covid-19 restrictions, including ending harsh lockdowns.

'Zero-Covid' policy eased in China after protests

Protesters hold up blank white papers during a commemoration for victims of a recent Urumqi apartment deadly fire blamed on the rigid anti-virus measures in Central in Hong Kong, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. Students in Hong Kong chanted “oppose dictatorship” in a protest against China’s anti-virus controls after crowds in mainland cities called for President Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of opposition to the ruling Communist Party in decades. (AP Photo/Zen Soo)

Unprecedented protests over strict Covid restrictions are spreading, despite state censorship that heavily restricts opportunities to organise dissent.

China's protesters demanding freedom turn to equation tricks to evade censors

Protesters hold up blank white papers during a commemoration for victims of a recent Urumqi deadly fire at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. Students in Hong Kong chanted “oppose dictatorship” in a protest against China’s anti-virus controls after crowds in mainland cities called for President Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of opposition to the ruling Communist Party in decades. Credit: AP

The protests had been quashed by police in most major cities by Tuesday.

Chinese universities send students home after anti-Covid protests

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaking at the annual Lord Mayor's Banquet at the Guildhall 

The prime minister has said the 'golden era' of relations between the UK and China is over as he called for a new approach to Xi Jinping's government.

Rishi Sunak signals end of 'golden era' between UK and China

Downing Street insisted that Mr Sunak wanted to build a 'frank and constructive relationship' with China, after years of tension.

Sunak and Xi to hold first meeting between UK and Chinese leaders in five years

President Joe Biden has opposed China's "coercive and increasingly aggressive actions" towards Taiwan, in his first meeting with President Xi Jinping.

Biden discusses Taiwan with Xi in effort to avoid 'conflict'

The Ukraine war and the nuclear threat are possible topics of discussion between the two leaders, who hold deep suspicions of each other, writes Emma Murphy.

Joe Biden to meet Xi Jinping for first face to face meeting ahead of G20 summit

Buick's ad has been accused of implying that China’s leader, Xi Jinping, will not leave office. 

Car advertisement censored in China over chair slogan

President Xi has consolidated his power and will be emboldened to push through an even more aggressive, single-minded socialist agenda at home, and abroad.

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