US President Joe Biden is set to meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping next Wednesday in the San Francisco Bay Area, CNN reported citing senior US administration officials.
Fissures have appeared in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in recent months, with high-profile commanders, even the defence minister, removed due to corruption allegations.
The Communist Party of China is aiming to push women back into traditional roles, as a solution to the country's demographic crisis, New York Times reported.
Chairman Xi Jinping is not in the mood to let anything dampen his aggressive posturing as he prepares to take on as much of the world as he needs to. He is employing the full spectrum of diplomatic, military, trade and influence operations to advance his and Chinese interests around the worl
The report said that China appears to be more interested in pulling its economy out of the doldrums; maintaining an unyielding posture in the South China Sea will suffice.
The White House said Biden "emphasized that both the United States and China need to manage competition in the relationship responsibly and maintain open lines of communication," and he "underscored that the United States and China must work together to address global challenges."
68-year-old Li Keqiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 17th, 18th and 19th Communist Party of China central committees and former premier, passed away on Friday in Shanghai.
Citing the impact of US-China relations on world peace and development, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that Beijing is ready to work with Washington, to "properly manage differences", contribute to each other's progress and push for common prosperity, Chinese state media agency Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping expects the Russia-Mongolia-China gas pipeline project to start making headway very soon, Russian News Agency TASS reported.
The Chinese Communist Party is moving towards stepping up "patriotic education" in schools, universities and religious institutions across the country, including in Hong Kong to quash internal political challenges to Xi Jinping's authoritarian rule.