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The two countries have forged an informal alliance against the United States and other democratic nations that is now complicated by the Israel-Hamas war.

There has been no official comment from Beijing after the leader failed to make a scheduled appearance at an international business meeting.

The red graffiti stretching along 100 metres of a white wall did not last long before it got covered up by an onslaught of anti-Beijing slogans.

He has not been seen in public for three weeks, an unusually long absence, which has sparked intense speculation.

The near collision between US and Chinese naval vessels in the Taiwan Strait highlighted the dangers of a military miscalculation in a dispute that stretches back decades.

It's a long-awaited move after Beijing said it wanted to act as peace mediator in Russia's war against Ukraine.

For the 27-nation trading bloc, the reasons to head to China are clear.

Macron said Europe shouldn't "take our cue from the US agenda and a Chinese overreaction" and said it wasn't in the bloc's interest to "accelerate (a crisis) on Taiwan".

A key European leader has highlighted China's trade war with Australia in a major speech calling for a rethink of the continent's relationship with the superpower.

With thousands of kilometres of border, you either get along very well or very badly. Beijing and Moscow have done both.

The visit sends a powerful message to Western leaders allied with Ukraine that their efforts to isolate Moscow have fallen short.

Before Biden's staff could even start planning a call with the Chinese president, Xi announced plans to travel to Russia.

The Kremlin on Friday also announced the visit, saying it will take place “at the invitation" of the Russian president”

Chinese President Xi Jinping, the son of a communist revolutionary leader, was a victim of the Cultural Revolution and a provincial chief during China's economic boom before ascending to the very top a decade ago.

President alleges China is preparing to invade the self-ruled island of Taiwan, and has engaged in bribery, political interference and even "direct threats".

Chinese leader Xi Jinping was awarded a third five-year term as the nation's president on Friday, putting him on track to stay in power for life.

Russia's experience in the Ukraine war is giving China's president second thoughts, the CIA chief said.

Nearly one year after Russia invaded Ukraine, new questions are rising over China's potential willingness to offer military aid to Moscow in the increasingly drawn-out conflict.

Encouraging comments by China's top diplomat in Australia need to be followed with clear actions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed to deepen their bilateral cooperation against the backdrop of Moscow's 10-month war in Ukraine.

On Chinese social media the name "Xi Jinping" – can never be mentioned without triggering censorship - or worse. A few weeks ago one national created an account "more important than his life".

China's ruling Communist Party has vowed to "resolutely crack down on infiltration and sabotage activities by hostile forces," following the largest street demonstrations in decades by citizens fed up with strict anti-virus restrictions.

China's top health officials have pledged to rectify COVID-19 control measures to reduce their impact on people's lives, while deflecting blame for public frustration away from the policy itself.

China's hardline president has few options in responding to the mass demonstrations engulfing the country.

Across the country, "want freedom" has become a rallying cry for a groundswell of protests mainly led by the younger generation.

Barely a month after granting himself new powers as China's potential leader for life, Xi Jinping is facing a wave of public anger.

Protesters angered by strict anti-virus measures called for China's powerful leader to resign, an unprecedented rebuke as authorities in at least eight cities struggled to suppress demonstrations on Sunday that represent a rare direct challenge to the ruling Communist Party.

Increasingly, China's COVID-19 restrictions — not the virus — are being blamed for heartbreaking deaths that have sparked nationwide outrage on social media.

The superpower is the only major country in the world still fighting the pandemic through mass testing and lockdowns, and the people have had enough.

Former foreign minister Julie Bishop has warned Australia faces treading a "tricky fine line" in repairing relations with China after Anthony Albanese's meeting with Xi Jinping.

Xi Jinping appears not to have realised he was on camera as he chastised Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over newspaper leaks.

Negotiations are back on track with the French President, but how much access Australia's agriculture sector will get to the EU remains uncertain.

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The prime minister acknowledged "we have had our differences" as he sat down to meet with the Chinese president.

Australia's business leaders are hoping today's meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and China President Xi Jinping will help unlock billions of dollars in trade.

New COVID jab approved; Flood evacuation at Forbes, NSW as waters rise; Albanese and Chinese leader to meet today

With such high stakes, Anthony Albanese says just "having the meeting is a successful outcome".

The White House said Biden also raised human rights concerns about Beijing's conduct in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has also expressed interest in meeting with Xi at G20.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has indicated he is keen to meet with China's President next week.

It is a moment that for many observers has come to define strongman leader Xi Jinping's tightening grip on China.

The twice-a-decade congress of China's ruling Communist Party is a tightly choreographed event. So when former Chinese President Hu Jintao was guided off stage without explanation — as the world’s media looked on — questions spilled forth.

President Xi Jinping, China's most powerful leader in decades, increased his dominance when he was named on Sunday to another term as head of the ruling Communist Party.

China’s ruling Communist Party approved an amendment of the party constitution Saturday that could further enhance Xi Jinping’s stature as China's leader.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has signalled his government will maintain policies that have put it at odds with the US and other nations.

2022 marks a huge upheaval in Chinese politics – one that we're going to feel over the coming years.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised China's "balanced position" on the Ukraine war, though he conceded Beijing had "questions and concerns" over the invasion.

Chinese President Xi Jinping started his first foreign trip since the outbreak of the pandemic with a stop in Kazakhstan ahead of a summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and other leaders of a Central Asian security group.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to meet with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, during a visit to the neighboring Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan this month, in what would be his first overseas visit since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak.

China's ambassador to Australia says a meeting between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese may be on the cards.