Unanswered questions about official decision-making are standard in China, where the political system is notoriously opaque and has only become more so under Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Senior ...

BYD, China's electric vehicle (EV) market leader, has launched a massive price-cutting campaign, slashing prices by up to 34% ...

While the Qin dynasty collapsed in 207 BCE ... Gaozu agreed to send an annual tribute to the Xiongnu leader together with an imperial princess to the Xiongnu court. While the Han emperors would ...

This has been the backdrop to Qin’s career, as he became one of the leaders in formulating China ... sounding like a Tang Dynasty poet. “Even if we don’t get the Olympic Games, the trees ...

Qin, 57, a career diplomat and trusted aide of Chinese leader Xi Jinping, had only been appointed foreign minister in December after serving as China’s ambassador to Washington. No reason has ye ...

The Chinese foreign ministry that Mr Qin earlier commanded said the top leader from Mr Xi’s cabinet was off work for health reasons. The ministry didn’t share further details of his illness ...

Qin was Foreign Minister, the country's top diplomat. He was a member of the upper echelon of the political elite. And he had the backing of China's powerful leader, Xi Jinping. Qin had risen high ...

The extensive structure was built over millennia by various Chinese leaders in order to protect ... Prior to the Qin dynasty, a series of protective walls were in place since the seventh-century ...

Zhao himself had fallen victim to the nationwide witch hunt, and he worried that, if he was caught digging up the legacy of the Qin dynasty, he might be put away for good. Fortunately for him and ...