Xi Jinping tells Jim Mattis that China will not yield ‘one inch’ of disputed maritime area

Sanctions keep Hunchun economic bonanza on hold despite diplomatic progress

Third China trip this year as North Korean leader pushes for relaxation of sanctions

Trump-Kim summit welcomed for easing tensions in region but nuclear concerns remain

Xi courts Putin and Iran while warning against unilateralism and protectionism

Highly anticipated Singapore meeting has potential to reshape diplomatic map of east Asia

Shares in movie houses and talent agencies drop after news of probe by state authorities

Trump administration focuses on Chinese innovation-led growth strategy

Numbers grow thanks to relaxation in censorship and wider range of films on offer 

Beijing has different regional interests to US and prefers more discreet talks

Trump blames Beijing for summit setbacks, but experts say Pyongyang is not a vassal state

Remarks heighten pressure on Beijing and seek to absolve US over nuclear talks

Experts say massive plan may be more about industrial advantage than green impact

Film censors allow plots that reflect Beijing’s more muscular foreign policy

SE Asian city-state offers good security and is seen as politically neutral

Pyongyang disarmament harder as Trump withdraws from pact that kept Tehran nuclear-free

Three-way summit between China, Japan and South Korea leaders promises closer relations

First dispute with Washington since Beijing opened military base in African country

Beijing cements domination over disputed waters despite vow not to militarise islands

Beijing looks to reassert influence as Pyongyang flirts with Washington and Seoul

Pyongyang offers disarmament in exchange for security guarantees

Conciliatory Kim-Moon meeting fails to provide specifics ahead of date with Trump

Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in vow peace but offer no details on scrapping nuclear arms

Unintended consequences could change balance of power on peninsula