Foreign Minister Wang Yi calls on North Korea to stop nuclear and missile tests and for the United States and South Korea to stop joint military drills.

State Department spokesman says that the U.S. has been clear in conversations with China that THAAD is not meant to be a threat, and is not a threat to them or any other power in the region.

A flurry of data in coming weeks is expected to show China posted solid economic growth in February, even as the government trimmed its growth target for the year to focus on containing the risks from a rapid build-up in debt.

China has cut its growth target this year as the world's second-largest economy pushes through painful reforms to address a rapid build-up in debt, and erects a "firewall" against financial risks.

North Korea fired four ballistic missiles into the sea off Japan's northwest coast early on Monday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, days after the reclusive state promised retaliation over U.S.-South Korea military drills it sees as a preparation for war.

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants a U.S. military buildup of more ships and planes to "project American power in distant lands," making his case for a proposed $54 billion increase in defense spending that has U.S. lawmakers squabbling.

China will create an open, competitive domestic currency market and should let a flexible exchange rate mechanism regulate the impact of capital flows and balance international payments, a deputy head of its foreign exchange regulator has said.

Policymakers signal change of focus to debt risks after years of pump-priming

The document signals that the administration may try to push the limits of what is acceptable under WTO rules in its quest to make good on campaign promises to slash U.S. trade deficits with China and Mexico, and bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States.

Secretary of State Tillerson met with China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi on Tuesday and struck a tone of cooperation in bilateral ties.