John Key says China has given no sign that it has concerns with New Zealand, let alone threatened to retaliate against Kiwi exporters.

Prime Minister John Key has arrived in Indonesia at a time of heightened tensions over the neighbouring South China Sea.

Trade Minister Todd McClay says he will be asking officials to contact the Chinese embassy in Wellington to clarify its position on competition issues.

China's economy grew 6.7 per cent in the second quarter from a year earlier.

COMMENT: Running the eight-page China Watch PR/propaganda sheet (take your pick) seems self-destructive for this respected media brand.

The Philippines has urged Beijing to respect an international tribunal's ruling that rejected Chinese claims to most of the South China Sea.

China refused to participate in the Sea Law case and does not recognise it as a legitimate exercise under international law.

The golden statue at Hainan Island, China, was built to represent peace and wisdom, but the selfie-takers showed the opposite.

The chance of Barack Obama visiting New Zealand during his presidency appears to have faded.

The reset button is being pressed on global culture. And it's China's turn to play.

A polar bear on display in a glass enclosure in a Chinese shopping centre for shoppers' entertainment has been dubbed the "world's saddest".

Rod Pascoe basks in tropical temperatures on a fabulous - and surprising - resort island off China's southern coastline.

A businessman believed he had arranged for celebrity women, including Megan Fox, to meet him in China.

Chinese regulators have announced they will vet all social media information before being published by media agencies to stop the spreading of "false reports" and "rumours"

Milk processing firm Miraka is tripling production to meet a growing thirst for its UHT products in China.

A man has been filmed after reportedly climbing out of his lover's apartment window to hide from her husband.

It's home to 20 million people but this major city is in growing danger of being swallowed up by the earth, scientists say.

Thousands of innocent people are being executed in secret so their body parts can be harvested, a disturbing report has claimed.

Tourists in Beijing will no longer be able to indulge their adventurous palate and sample scorpions, centipedes or other insect delicacies

Shocking footage has emerged of a boss in China smacking his employees in front of the whole company for not working hard enough.

COMMENT: It is comforting to hear that China respects and adheres to international law and seeks only peace.

WATCH: Passengers savagely assaulted each other on board a plane in China before being led shame-faced off the aircraft by police.

Chinese celebrity "power couple" chose Waitomo Glowworm Caves for their pre-wedding photog.

A Chinese vice premier joined Disney chief executive Bob Iger in cutting a red ribbon as the park opened on Thursday.

As the dairy co-op tries to sell infant formula to Chinese parents, it's playing catch-up with competitors who got there first.

A Chinese village is overrun with monkeys after a plan to increase tourism in the area spectacularly backfired.

The censors in China block access to sites like YouTube and Facebook, but people can, and often do, vault the Great Firewall.

All systems are go for the opening of the Disney Shanghai Resort, but it history is a guide, it could be turbulent.