Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia's Security Council, met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, Russia's TASS state news agency reported on Friday. Earlier, Shoigu, a former defence minister,

The secret deportation by Thailand of dozens of Uyghurs to China that has sparked international condemnation is a diplomatic win for Beijing and a snub to the United States and the United Nations, who had long warned that the men would face torture and imprisonment if they were returned home.

It was not clear whether his removal is related to President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption purge. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Beijing said on Friday it opposed President Donald Trump's latest threat to slap an extra 10% duty on Chinese imports, accusing the U.S. of "shifting the blame" for the flow of fentanyl and promising retaliation to protect its interests.

Taiwan's defence ministry said on Friday that the history of World War Two shows aggression and expansion will end in failure, responding to Chinese comments that the island would come into Beijing's hands sooner or later.

China's Premier Li Qiang is expected to unveil the country's main economic targets for 2025 at an annual parliament meeting which kicks off on March 5.

President Donald Trump is gearing up to apply a round of tariffs on Chinese, Canadadian, and Mexican imports in early March

China last year committed more resources than ever to mining abroad as part of Xi Jinping’s global infrastructure program, a new study found, underscoring its growing grip on the metals supply chain just as fears of over-reliance on Beijing grow around the world.

China’s statement on Friday appeared to strike a stronger tone than its response after Washington slapped the initial 10% duties earlier this month.

Human rights groups warned that the Uyghurs, who were held in Bangkok for more than a decade, will face mistreatment from Chinese authorities back in Xinjiang.

Rights advocates had said the Uyghurs, a persecuted Muslim minority in China, were “at real risk” of torture, imprisonment or even death if they were returned.

Opening in China two years after its rollout in U.S. cinemas, the hit Keanu Reeves film is the rare R-rated action film to win approval from Beijing censors without censorship cuts.