Chinese Foreign Ministry

A leading American business group has said that China's push to develop its own technology and other industries has "narrowed the space" for foreign companies to compete in its market.

In a report released on April 18, the American Chamber of Commerce in China urged Beijing to move faster on market-opening pledges.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has urged U.S. President Donald Trump to peacefully resolve tensions over North Korea's nuclear program, as the U.S. president touted the power of a naval "armada" steaming towards the Korean peninsula.

China has urged Russia and India to join hands with the former in order to challenge "western hegemony" over the Internet world.

Beijing has warned Washington against actions which would challenge China's "sovereignty and security," following reports that the US is planning naval patrols in the disputed South China Sea.

China said on Feb. 3 it has never used its currency as a tool to gain an advantage in trade and was not seeking a "currency war",  after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized Beijing for harming American companies and consumers with a devaluation of its yuan. 

As the world celebrates New Year, China expresses hope that its ties with India will get a big boost in 2017.

China on Dec. 19 rejected U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's claim that it had "stolen" an American research drone, as state media said his diplomatic inexperience could spark a confrontation between the two nations.

Beijing's seizure of the marine probe in international waters in the South China Sea raised already heightened tensions between the world's two largest military powers.

China expressed "serious concern" on Dec. 12 after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said the United States did not necessarily have to stick to its long-held stance that Taiwan is part of "one China," calling it the basis for relations.

China is willing to consider any application from NATO-member Turkey to join a Russian and Chinese-led security bloc, the Shanghai Pact, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Nov. 21 after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said his country could join.

India has held "constructive" talks with neighbouring China on the its bid for NSG (Nuclear Suppliers Group) membership.