Topping the agenda at every stop is trade, with negotiators still ironing out the details of pacts expected to be signed on Trump's tour of Asia.

Nearly one in six officials who had Central Committee seats were absent from a major conclave, many of them now disgraced.

President Donald Trump is heading to Asia on Friday for his first trip this term to the continent, where he’s expected to try to strike investment deals, work through trade talks and further some peace efforts.

President Trump begins a five-day Asia tour to secure trade, mineral, and ceasefire deals, with a possible meeting with Xi Jinping amid escalating U.S.-China tensions over tariffs and technology.

Former home affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo has explained how Australia's recent critical minerals deal has set a crucial tone for President Trump's upcoming meeting with Xi Jinping.

Speculation about Xi's grip on power intensified during secret meeting that lays out the country's economic agenda for the next five years.

This comes day after Trump has threatened to impose new 100% tariffs on Chinese goods and introduce additional trade restrictions starting November 1

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping delivered a speech Monday on the opening day of a major meeting of the ruling Communist Party to approve a draft plan laying out its goals for the country over the next five years.