Chinese Xi Jinping’s rare and meticulously choreographed meeting with the country’s top private entrepreneurs underscores a pivotal shift in Beijing’s economic strategy. Every detail, from the seating arrangements to the choice of speakers,

"China's tariffs impact a limited number of US products, and remain below the 20% level. This is by design. China's government is signalling that they do not want to escalate, they want to de-escalate," according to Even Pay, an analyst with Trivium China.

As President Donald Trump unleashes sweeping changes across the US government and overturns decades of American foreign policy, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is preparing to hold a major political gathering designed to project tightly-controlled stability.

Xi expressed support for dialogue between Russia and the United States and reiterated China's readiness to assist in finding peaceful resolutions to the war in Ukraine. Xi Jinping described China and Russia as "good neighbors" and "true friends.

Xi Jinping is plotting closer ties with with the European Union amid a widening rift between the United States and Europe, experts have said. Beijing was seeking to improve relations with Brussels ...