China reaffirmed on Wednesday that it is normalising ties with the European Parliament, as Beijing seeks to forge closer economic and political ties with Brussels amid flaring global trade frictions.

Beijing has warned Labour that it will “resolutely safeguard” its electric car industry after it emerged that the Government will block Chinese electric cars from a new grant scheme. A spokesman for the Chinese embassy called on the UK to follow World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules and create a “non-discriminatory environment for investment”.

Taipei accused of ‘discriminatory treatment’ for requiring spouses of Taiwanese to show they have abandoned mainland residency.

China and Australia will keep open dialogue and look for areas of cooperation despite strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific region, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday after meeting China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing.

In a recent showcase at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, the Liaoning Ballet and Liaoning Symphony Orchestra presented the original production Qi Xi, based on the well-known Chinese legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Beijing is “making big steps” in efforts to control the flow of fentanyl, an issue that the American leader has used to justify tariffs that he has slapped on imports from China.

Can a Tibetan singer make the leap from the slow pace of life on the Tibetan plateau to the fast rhythms of urban Beijing?

Fullof Livehouse, with a capacity of 1,200, is among the first 25 venues designated as Beijing municipal-level performing arts spaces, which is part of the capital's new initiative to use cultural consumption to drive economic growth.