China is testing Donald Trump’s support for America’s top ally in Asia by imposing export controls on Japan months after the US leader boasted he’d settled the rare earth issue “for the world.”

During his New Year’s Eve address, Chinese President Xi Jinping praised the country’s advancements in key sectors including military tech and space exploration.

Major powers should take the lead in respecting the development path of other nations, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday, in a veiled swipe at the United States for raiding Venezuela and capturing its president,

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.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says he asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to serve as a mediator to help resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis and ease animosities between the two Koreas

Chinese President Xi Jinping called on his visiting South Korean counterpart Monday to join Beijing in making the "right strategic choices" in a world that is "becoming more complex and turbulent", state media reported.

The U.S. assault on Venezuela points to a world where big powers seek to call the shots in their regions, an idea Beijing knows well.

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