The Dalai Lama's succession through his reincarnation must be approved by China's central government, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world China has hit out at the US-Vietnam trade deal, amid concerns in Beijing that the US president is using his “liberation day” tariff negotiations with third countries to curb its export machine.

China said it was examining a trade deal that the US and Vietnam clinched and would retaliate if its interests were hurt — a sign that tensions between Beijing and Washington risk worsening as more of the pacts are finalized.