China should set an economic growth target of around 6.5 percent for 2017, although it is very likely that it will be able to exceed that level, the State Information Center said on Monday.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said the United States did not necessarily have to stick to its long-standing position that Taiwan is part of "one China," questioning nearly four decades of policy in a move likely to antagonize Beijing.

On December 7, 2016, in Washington, D.C., Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, together with Chinese State Councilor and Minister of the Ministry of Public Security Guo Shengkun, co-chaired the third US-China High-Level Joint Dialogue on Cybercrime and Related Issues.

The producer-price index jumped 3.3 percent in November from a year earlier, exceeding all 47 estimates in a Bloomberg survey and the 1.2 percent gain in October. The consumer-price index rose 2.3 percent, versus forecast for 2.2 percent increase. PPI increased faster than CPI for the first time since 2011.

China's producer prices rose the fastest in more than five years in November as prices of coal, steel and other building materials climbed, boosting industrial profits and giving firms more cash flow to pay off mountains of debt.

The White House said on Thursday that it raised concerns about China's new cyber security law during a meeting with a Chinese official after the latest round of talks between the two countries on cyber crime.

Vietnam has begun dredging work on a disputed reef in the South China Sea, satellite imagery shows, the latest move by the Communist state to bolster its claims in the strategic waterway.

If Trump's threats suggest the U.S.-China relationship could be bumpy, Branstad's longtime relationship with Xi could help smooth things.

First Chinese leader to attend elite gathering in sign of Beijing’s global ambition

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said she does not anticipate any major policy shifts affecting the region despite her unprecedented call with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that deeply rankled China, according to media reports on Tuesday.