President Xi Jinping on Monday said China's anti-corruption fight was a battle the country cannot lose, striking a firmer tone in a long-term drive to tackle the graft that has plagued many parts of Chinese society.

Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to take Taiwan during his New Year’s Eve speech on Wednesday as he called reunification “unstoppable.” As Beijing concluded its latest intense military drills around the democratic island,

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Beijing on Wednesday night, beginning a four-day visit designed to repair foundering relations between the two nations as Canada looks to develop relations with countries other than the United States.

President tells China’s top anti-graft watchdog that corruption is a ‘stumbling block’ that is hampering the country’s development.

President Trump said that his actions in Venezuela did not set a precedent for other countries like Russia and China because he claimed he was responding to a “real threat.”

Xi Jinping has lauded his country’s rising “national power” as he trumpeted the country’s economic growth, scientific breakthroughs and expanding soft power in a New Year’s Eve address to the nation.

Today we’re joined by Mariko Oi, host of Asia Specific from the BBC World Service, and the BBC’s China correspondent, Laura Bicker. Photo: China’s President Xi Jinping. Maxim Shemetov/Pool/Reuters

Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean leader Lee Jae Myung reaffirmed bilateral ties at their second meeting in two months, signaling efforts by both sides to stabilize relations as geopolitical tensions mount.

Xi Jinping’s New Year address reinforces Beijing’s strategic priorities for the coming year: reunification with Taiwan, expanding China’s technological and cultural influence.

U.S. officials warn that Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to be capable of moving against the island democracy by 2027.