With China dominating global supply chains and holding a lion's share of rare earth elements, Beijing would have leverage in a trade war with Trump. | ITV National News

China is sending Vice-President Han Zheng to US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday - the first time a senior Chinese leader will witness a US president being sworn in. Trump had invited Chinese President Xi Jinping,

Beijing is taking a two-pronged approach to the incoming president: trying to sweeten up Trump while also signaling it is ready to fight efforts to constrain it.

Han Zheng will represent China at Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration on Jan 20, marking an unprecedented senior-level attendance from Beijing.

President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed trade, TikTok and fentanyl on Friday in a pre-inauguration conversation that could set the tone for relations between the world’s two largest economies and main geopolitical rivals.

As president-elect Donald Trump prepares to move into the White House, the relationship between his new buddy Elon Musk and the leadership of China's Communist Party is in sharp focus.

A flurry of activity reveals how Beijing is prepared to act swiftly and forcefully in an intensified diplomatic and trade standoff with Trump, analysts said.

Donald Trump has two ways he communicates through the media, on television, mostly on Fox News, and via social media — mostly in capital letters.

For years, the US government has urged China to show "restraint" in pushing its claim on Taiwan and to drop military threats to bring the democratically governed island under its control. Now — some Chinese commentators say — the power of that long-held US message has been undermined by the threats by US President-elect Donald Trump

Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc, which imports more than two-fifths of the products it sells in the United States, is aiming to boost production in America amid the threat of tariffs under incoming President Donald Trump.

China's stock exchanges and central bank scurried to defend a tumbling yuan and falling stock markets on Monday, trying to soothe investors concerned about Donald Trump's return to the White House and Beijing's ability to revive the economy.

As president-elect Donald Trump prepares to move into the White House, the relationship between his new buddy Elon Musk and the leadership of China's Communist Party is in sharp focus. Shanghai ...