China

President Biden has hailed what he called “substantial progress” after four hours of talks with China’s leader Xi Jinping, on the fringes of a global trade summit in San Francisco. 

A meeting of two isolated leaders, usually too afraid of leaving home. North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un left his country by armoured train for the first time in four years to meet President Putin in Eastern Siberia. 

We analyse what impact the recent spy claims will have on UK-China relations

We spoke to Victor Gao, the vice-president of the Centre for China and Globalisation, who previously worked closely with former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping.

We spoke to Conservative MP and former party leader, Iain Duncan Smith, who is a long-time critic of China’s activities in the UK, and has been sanctioned by the Beijing government.

The news that a parliamentary researcher has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China has caused consternation amongst MPs.

The Health Secretary has said the UK was taking a “balanced and precautionary approach” after the government announced travellers from China would need to show a negative Covid-19 test from next Thursday.

Authorities going door to door trying to persuade the elderly to get vaccinated while doctors are reporting that hospitals are overwhelmed.

The tariff war Donald Trump has waged with China is hitting American farmers where it hurts – in their export sales.

There was a special armoured train, a formal welcoming ceremony and a troop review at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, before a banquet with President Xi and his wife. Yet according to state media, the surprise trip to China by North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un was just an “unofficial visit”.  

China has urged the United States and North Korea to calm down and avoid ramping up tensions.