A visit to Beijing by Iran’s top diplomat – days before US President Donald Trump is set to travel to the Chinese capital – has turned up the spotlight on a key question: can China take on the role of peace broker in US-Iran conflict?

BEIJING, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in May on his first visit to China in eight years. Here is how the rivalry between the world's two biggest economies has unfolded since Trump returned to the White House in 2025.

Yet it would be a mistake to doubt the sincerity of China’s verdict that America’s best days are past it. This worldview, partly rooted in Marxist suspicion of capitalism, gained ascendancy in China after the global financial crisis of 2008.

The scene in Beijing, China’s capital, was repeated for days at several events and was also seen in the southern technology hub Shenzhen in March, as engineers helped crowds trying to set up the popular AI “agent” OpenClaw on their laptops.

Snooker’s top official says the sport's bid to enter the Olympic Games will be boosted by having back-to-back world champions from China.

The ocean floor is the final frontier, and China is claiming the map. See why this sudden interest in the abyss is about much more than just science.

From a zero emission 'coal battery' to China's war on Alzheimer's, here are some highlights from SCMP's recent science reporting We have put together stories from our coverage on science from the past two weeks to help you stay informed.

From financial hangovers to "irrational" price hikes—how the 2022 experience turned the world’s two largest markets into FIFA’s toughest negotiators.

Fans in China and India, whose combined population hits a staggering 2.88 billion people, might have no way of watching the 2026 World Cup this summer due to broadcasting rights disputes. Tuning into the biggest spectacle in soccer is already going to be ...