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A large screen in Beijing shows Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un shaking hands in Pyongyang on June 8. Kyodo News/Getty Images

China's leader concluded a two-day trip to North Korea, reinforcing his "rock-solid" relationship with Kim Jong-un amid Pyongyang's nuclear buildup and deepening ties with Russia.

Nearly four months after the US and Israel attacked Iran, Beijing has weathered the energy crisis and cast itself as a global champion of peace.

When US and Israeli bombs first began falling on Iran at the end of February, China’s leaders were staring at the very real possibility of another friendly regime being decapitated, much like had happened with Venezuela only weeks before.

Steve Witkoff is traveling to Switzerland, a US official said, as Washington and Tehran work to get technical talks back on track after a postponement. Follow for live updates.

Beijing — For years, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has pushed ethnic minority groups like Tibetans and Uyghurs to adopt an identity rooted in Chinese nationality and allegiance to the ruling Communist Party.

For years, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has pushed ethnic minority groups like Tibetans and Uyghurs to adopt an identity rooted in Chinese nationality and allegiance to the ruling Communist Party.

Beijing (CNN) — China has successfully recovered the first stage of a carrier rocket during an orbital launch test, state media reported Friday – a landmark first for the country as vies to catch up with American rivals in reusable rocket technology.

Beijing — An American scientist who has studied underground nuclear tests has been detained in China for more than 18 months on spying charges, according to his supporters and a US lawmaker.

Beijing — As US President Donald Trump accused Beijing of exploiting US election data in a televised speech in Washington, halfway across the world in China, Xi Jinping was sending a very different message.