Divergent comments by China's top two leaders seem to have "exposed what government officials and policy advisers describe as simmering tensions among top Communist Party officials"

Liu He spoke at a meeting convened by the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in the strongest sign yet that Beijing would ease off on the sector

Financial markets have been hit hard over the past two weeks on fears that lockdowns in China would cause severe damage to its economy

Xi says efforts are needed to stabilise global supply chains and maintains that China's economy is resilient and that its long-term trend has not changed