The prime minister will heap dutiful praise on his boss, Xi Jinping, and the leadership of the Communist Party. He will reveal the official economic growth target for 2025. He will also provide a catalogue of “major tasks” for the year ahead that will closely echo last year’s list.

Another closely watched number at this year’s conclave will be the annual inflation goal, as China approaches its longest streak of deflation since the Mao Zedong era. Most economists expect that figure to be lowered to 2%,

The east is rising and the west is declining” has become a catchphrase on Chinese social media as the U.S president Donald Trump moves ahead with his isolationist foreign policy.

The uncertain reaction to Xi Jinping’s display of warmth made sense: Executives are eager for a reset after years in the cold but ever wary of meddling.

China's lopsided trade flows and Xi Jinping's focus on manufacturing may represent the biggest danger to the global economy, according to former Treasury official Brad Setser. But he added that President Donald Trump's tariffs are not the solution and could even make matters worse,

Chinese President Xi Jinping has refocused attention on national security and risk reduction, telling the Communist Party ’s inner circle that safeguarding the political system is the top priority.

At the Monday meeting, Xi urged the executives to "show their talent" and pledged to support private businesses.

"A very good friend of mine" was how US President Donald Trump described Chinese President Xi Jinping during his election campaign last year. Then, in the days after taking office in January, Trump said he "always liked" Xi,

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,

Central Committee Xi Jinping has emphasized efforts to promote the Peaceful China Initiative to a higher level.Xi made the remarks

China's President Xi Jinping affirmed his "no limits" partnership in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, China's state media reported, on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.