Chinese President Xi Jinping travels to Moscow on Wednesday for a significant three-day visit, which features a prominent Victory Day parade and demonstrates backing for Vladimir Putin.

China says it is “evaluating” an offer to engage in negotiations with the United States to hold talks over US President Donald Trump's 145% tariffs, but warned that it is not going to entertain "extortion and coercion."

Anti-China tariffs put in place by the Trump administration have sent jitters into the US retail market, triggering fears of product shortages and price hikes.

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday that there had been no talks between Beijing and Washington on tariffs.

China has dispatched a naval group led by an aircraft carrier to the western Pacific Ocean following the United States' deployment of ship-sinking missiles in the Philippines.

China says it expects “in-depth” talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during his visit to the Asian country this week.

China sanctions a group of US lawmakers, officials, and NGO leaders in response to “gross interference” in the country’s internal affairs.

China has criticized countries that make trade agreements with the US at its expense.

China’s ambassador to the United states, Xie Feng, has called on the US to seek mutual ground and work towards peaceful coexistence while warning that China will retaliate if the trade war continues to escalate.

China has suspended all imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US since early February, amid an escalating trade war between the two countries.