China
- Chinese vice-president faces balancing act
Finding a middle ground between advancing China’s interests and accommodating the west may be difficult during outspoken Xi Jinping’s US visit - Chinese copper and crude oil imports rise
January consumption was strong despite lunar new year distortions, but iron ore – a key steelmaking ingredient – suffered a fall in demand - Chinese imports fall sharply in January
Sign of sluggish domestic demand that will fuel concerns about whether the fragile global economy can count on China as a bastion of growth - Wukan challenges party line on democracy
Chinese leaders and academics argued China was not suited to democracy and it would slow down economic development - ArcelorMittal faces a quandary the size of China
With weak demand in Europe, the steelmaker must face up to market dynamics of the world champion of steel producers - Shanghai to launch crude futures contract
Trading will be partially open to foreign investors and will help China expand its presence in global commodities markets - China opens door to Syrian opposition
China has held talks with Syrian opposition in a sign that Beijing has begun hedging its bets on the latest Arab country shaken by unrest - China power struggle leaves Bo ally ‘indisposed’
The abrupt departure of Wang Lijun, deputy mayor, is likely to hurt the political career of the city’s ambitious Communist party chief - Chinese inflation jumps to 4.5%
Chinese inflation jumped in January, breaking a streak of five straight monthly declines, due to rising food prices ahead of New Year - Where Wukan has led, Beijing won’t follow
Village leaders were savvy enough to frame their actions as a protest against local corruption, not against the Chinese system, writes David Pilling