The call, scheduled for Friday, comes as Beijing is trying to present itself as eager to help prevent the Ukraine crisis from worsening further

Stalemate on financial disclosure rules threatens more than $2tn of shares in US-listed Chinese companies

A meeting chaired by China's top economic official said there was positive progress on the issue of Chinese companies being delisted from US exchanges.

The Hang Seng jumped 9% to above the 20,000 mark with its Tech Index logging its biggest daily gain of 22%, recovering most of its recent losses

Queues of container ships building up at major Chinese ports as Covid outbreaks in manufacturing export hubs threaten to unleash a fresh wave of global supply-chain shocks

Li Ning was required to provide evidence within 30 days that its merchandise was not produced with convict labour, forced labour or indentured labour

Trip could happen as soon as May, as alliances shift in the Middle East and Washington’s regional partners seek out new security and economic ties

Talks between Riyadh and Beijing have accelerated as Saudi unhappiness grows with Washington over its defence commitments and Yemen

'China is not a party directly involved in the crisis and it doesn't want to be affected by sanctions even more,' its foreign minister said

China stocks slumped to 21-month lows, while mainland firms listed in Hong Kong sank to levels not seen since 2008.

Officials of US and other countries have sought to make clear to China that siding with Russia may carry consequences for trade flows, development of new tech and expose it to secondary sanctions

The statement follows the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) identification of five Chinese stocks that will be delisted if they do not provide access to audit documents