Observers have suggested that Xi has used an anti-corruption crackdown to eliminate rivals and entrench himself at the center of China's political hierarchy.

Gao Shanwen questioned Beijing’s ability to boost its economy as threats loom from a property meltdown and burgeoning debt.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is reportedly choosing a high-level official to represent him at President-elect Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, in a break from diplomatic protocol of years past.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have been speaking through representatives and he believes the two leaders will get along.

Chinese President Xi Jinping was reportedly dismissive about the threat of deflation hitting the economy. While consumers can benefit from falling prices, persistent deflation can also lead to a downward spiral for spending and investment.

China’s President Xi Jinping will send a high-level envoy to Donald Trump’s inauguration, in an unprecedented move designed to reduce friction between the countries at the start of the new US administration.

Chinese president Xi Jinping has confirmed that he will send one of China's top envoys to attend President-elect Donald Trump's January 20 inauguration.

The Financial Times says Chinese President Xi Jinping will send a high-level envoy to Donald Trump's presidential inauguration in a move aimed at reducing friction between China and the US.

Corruption is the biggest threat to China's Communist Party, President Xi Jinping said on Monday, in a clear warning that the ruling party is resolved to tackle a long-running problem that is now entrenched in many strata of Chinese society.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi sas China ‘will help Africa to develop and revitalise itself and move towards modernisation’.

The news comes a day after US president-elect says he and Chinese leader have been communicating and will ‘probably get along very well’.