SCMP: Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrives in Germany on first state visit amid ‘more chaos and changes’
Li will attend inter-government and business talks aimed at ‘properly handling differences’ with Berlin, according to Chinese state media
SCMP: China banks on stability with Afghanistan belt and road agreement: experts
Expansion of US$60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor into Afghanistan ‘a win’ for the war-torn country, but China’s yields less certain
SCMP: Mongolia nudges China to increase investments – this time not just in mining, but how about goats, too?
Agriculture and tourism are primed for an influx of foreign capital in the world’s largest landlocked country, a deputy minister says
SCMP: Can US rail plan woo Middle East states away from China’s belt and road?
Ambitious proposal to link the Gulf and Arab countries with India may not be enough to counter Beijing’s influence, observers say
SCMP: US satellites make another sighting of China’s WZ-8 supersonic drone
US-based Defence News releases image of UAV parked at Luan airbase in eastern China
SCMP: Huawei opposition to Nokia sale of joint venture threatens Finnish firm’s exit as US-China tensions weigh on deal
Huawei threatened to stop licensing its technology to TD Tech if Nokia sells its 51 per cent stake to a Shanghai-listed ink maker
SCMP: China offers joined-up rail ticketing to belt and road countries
Laos is first to sign up to the universal platform, which uses Swiss francs, not the US dollar for international payments
SCMP: China pledges closer ties with Mongolia on trade, train links, tackling sandstorms
China and Mongolia are ‘good friends and good partners’, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang says, pledging to promote belt and road strategy
SCMP: Tech war: Huawei Q1 revenue stagnates as tech giant struggles to counter US sanctions
Huawei is still scrambling to adapt production of smartphones and telecoms equipment to ‘new normal’ of trade restrictions
SCMP: Russia says China has right to conduct Taiwan military exercises
Beijing has carried out the last of three days of drills around the self-governed island of Taiwan, which China views as part of its territory