Xi said in his message that ties were of "great importance", adding he was willing to work with Kishida to use the anniversary as an "opportunity".

In a speech to a business forum in the city of Kaohsiung, Pompeo described Xi's decade in power as a turning point in relations between Washington and Beijing

The war in Ukraine has only deepened the divide, with Japan backing Western allies opposed to Russia's invasion while Beijing avoids criticising Moscow.

Taiwan's government says that as the island has never been ruled by the People's Republic of China, its sovereignty claims are void.

The U.S. should bolster support for island states in the north Pacific where it had the strongest historical ties.

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, on an official visit to China for 2 days. During the visit, COAS called on General Wei Fenghe Chinese defense minister.

Beijing’s envoy to the United Nations said the three-way AUKUS pact poses nuclear proliferation risks

It will be holding its next summit on September 15 and 16 in the Uzbek city of Samarkand, a stop on the ancient Silk Road.

What is at stake is the vision of the universality of human rights, the vision of the role of the human rights council.

Indian and Chinese soldiers began withdrawing from the Gogra-Hot Springs area in the western Himalayas

Beijing lashes out at any diplomatic action that might lend Taiwan legitimacy, and has responded with growing anger to visits by Western officials and politicians.

Participating countries include several of Russia's neighbours, as well as Syria, India and key ally China.