Chinese President Xi Jinping

(July 6): Donald Trump’s election as US president sparked warnings of damaging trade wars and an end to globalisation as we know it.

HONG KONG (June 29): Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday China would work to ensure a "far-reaching future" for Hong Kong's autonomy, but he faces a divided city with protesters angered by Beijing's perceived interference as it m

(June 22): Thailand said a US$44 billion ($61.1 billion) plan to add infrastructure and upgrade industry on its eastern seaboard can link up with China’s Belt and Road Initiative, as part of a push to encourage economic growth.

(June 22): As President Xi Jinping prepares for a shuffling of China’s senior leaders later this year, a new path to power has emerged: the US$20 trillion ($27.7 trillion) state sector.

(June 19): The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) pledged to embark on more projects as the sole lender, as it boosts its membership and manages an investment pipeline of up to US$7 billion ($9.7 billion).

(May 31): Dominated by Japanese investment since the 1980s, Southeast Asia has found a new source of funds in China.

HONG KONG (April 10): After predicting a “very difficult” encounter with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Donald Trump emerged from their first meeting hailing “an outstanding relationship” between chiefs of the world’s biggest economies.

(Oct 20): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte spelled out his foreign policy pivot to China in the clearest terms yet, telling hundreds of Filipinos in Beijing that “it’s time to say goodbye” to the US.

(Sept 5): The global economy is being threatened by rising protectionism and risks from highly leveraged financial markets, Chinese President Xi Jinping said at the open of a two-day summit of leaders from G20 nations.