Premier Li Qiang delivers highly watched annual work report, touching on GDP growth targets, foreign investment, future industries and more.

Two major speeches were delivered by two of the world’s most powerful leaders this week, on opposite sides of the planet — Donald Trump and Li Qiang.

While China's appeal to work with "fellow Chinese in Taiwan" to help rejuvenate the Chinese nation wasn't mentioned in Premier Li Qiang's work report last year, he added the phrase this year.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says China will continue to retaliate to the United States’ “arbitrary tariffs” and accused Washington of “meeting good with evil” in a press conference Friday on the sidelines of the annual parliamentary session.

China has set a GDP growth target of around 5 per cent for this year as it grapples with a trade war with the US. At the Wednesday opening of the annual meeting of China’s top legislature, the National People’s Congress,

As Chinese leaders meet in Beijing, they are striking a confident posture despite serious challenges to the economy and growing pressure from the United States.

China has warned it is ready for "any type of war" in response to President Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese goods. The statement comes as Beijing boosts defense spending and tensions escalate.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang's renewed emphasis on consumption isn't being matched by policy firepower, say economists, who warn that the trade war with Washington and other challenges at home will likely keep policymakers in a prolonged battle with deflation.

In it, China’s strongest leader since Mao Zedong called for a period of protracted “struggle” to maintain political security, achieve self-reliance, and demonstrate the superiority of “Chinese-style” modernization over that touted in the West.

In a speech to the country’s lawmakers, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said AI would be key to boosting China’s digital economy.

As a trade war with the United States begins, China wants to fire up its economy and plans to increase defence spending.