Hong Kong tycoon and US citizen says Beijing’s negotiators failed to pick up key points in early discussions and explains how Trump’s tweets influenced ‘old friends’ to turn hawkish.

Former security chief Zhou Yongkang has a garden near his cell at the maximum security jail, while disgraced politician Bo Xilai doesn’t have to don his prison uniform, according to sources.

Employee of Chinese tech company’s Polish operations could face up to a decade in jail if convicted, report says.

Sun Wenjuan has another chance after two failed kidney transplants and a court case against hospital over a hepatitis diagnosis set her health hopes back years

A new ‘Basic Law’ for Taiwan would have to clearly define Beijing’s sovereign rights and the island’s right to self-governance, associate professor Tian Feilong says.

Previous events marking anniversary of China’s reform and opening up have been attended by a line-up of retired state leaders in show of unity – not this year.

Beijing coming up with a framework for future dealings more important than spending trillions of dollars buying US goods, Chinese former vice-commerce minister says.

Some less familiar faces are expected to come to the fore during China’s meetings in Buenos Aires.

Beijing also reaffirms pledge to provide easier access to its markets for US firms, foreign relations expert from government think tank says.

Member of the inner circle reveals the deft political footwork the leader performed behind the scenes.

Deng Xiaoping drove the introduction of market reforms that lifted the country from one of the world’s poorest to the second-biggest economy – but how far can it go without a political overhaul?

Vice-Premier had cancelled plan to visit Washington in September, but planned Xi-Trump meeting has improved chances of making progress.

Well into its second century, a Hong Kong-based news outlet remains a trusted source of reporting and insight for China watchers of all stripes.

• Celebrated photographer still hopes that his countrymen will one day be able to see the images taken at the height of the turmoil

The creatives give accurate pictures of the people and places they left behind

Whether they stay weeks or years, China is an integral familial link between those fleeing and the life they leave behind in North Korea.

China is a lifeline for North Korean defectors living in the South, allowing them to send money back to their families and get a glimpse of conditions in their homeland.