China orders firms to defy U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil in what analysts call an unprecedented escalation of Beijing's resistance to Washington.

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg is expected to join President Donald Trump on his visit to China next week, a source familiar with the planemaker's plans told CNBC.

China has sharply reduced its US Treasury holdings to about $633 billion while deepening ties with Iran, hosting its foreign minister just days before a Trump-Xi summit. Washington is openly urging Beijing to use its influence to help reopen the Strait of ...

China believes that a complete cessation of hostilities is imperative, restarting the conflict is unacceptable and persisting in negotiations is particularly important,” the Chinese foreign ministry said after the talks Wednesday.

China understands how badly Trump wants an exit from the conflict. But timing is critical: if no agreement is reached before Trump arrives in China on Wednesday, Beijing would be better positioned to set the agenda.

China’s top spy agency has come out of the shadows to warn that its young people are being duped by foreign forces into shirking hard work and prioritizing their individual emotions at the expense of national development.

Trump and Xi are set to meet in Beijing next week, with the conflict expected to be on their agenda. On Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Chinese officials to use Araghchi’s visit to China to urge Tehran to release its chokehold on the critical waterway.

A Chinese military court has given suspended death sentences to former defense ministers Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe for bribery.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told his Iranian counterpart that China was ‘deeply distressed’ over the war