Zhang Yesui

China's Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui summoned US Ambassador Max Baucus today to protest against a US naval patrol close to China's man-made islands in the South China Sea, Chinese state television said.

Top US and Chinese officials were set to join "candid" talks today on the "complicated but consequential" ties between the world's two leading economies, with maritime disputes and cyber hacking high on the agenda.

Relatives of the Chinese passengers aboard missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have demanded China mount its own inquiry into the disappearance, a letter shows.

A top North Korean negotiator has arrived at China's Foreign Ministry for strategic talks following a rough patch in relations between the communist allies and Pyongyang's surprise weekend call for dialogue with the US.

China's Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui summoned US Ambassador Max Baucus today to protest against a US naval patrol close to China's man-made islands in the South China Sea, Chinese state television said.

Top US and Chinese officials were set to join "candid" talks today on the "complicated but consequential" ties between the world's two leading economies, with maritime disputes and cyber hacking high on the agenda.

Relatives of the Chinese passengers aboard missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have demanded China mount its own inquiry into the disappearance, a letter shows.

A top North Korean negotiator has arrived at China's Foreign Ministry for strategic talks following a rough patch in relations between the communist allies and Pyongyang's surprise weekend call for dialogue with the US.