Donald Trump's trade war and 'cold war mentality' led to uncertainty and a fractured relationship

The Chinese artist has gone back to the mainland after a long stint in the US—but publicity for his retrospective appears muted

Artists tackling contentious issues have found an unlikely home in the form of foreign diplomatic services such as the Goethe-Institut and consular residences

More than 100 art exhibitions and events have taken place in the Chinese city this week and galleries are reporting strong sales

Plus, Chila Kumari Singh Burman and the art work that inspired that Biden-Harris video

New Art Tower will be hub of a busy art week alongside Art021 and West Bund Art & Design Fair

Australian think tank data reveals that two-thirds of the region’s mosques have been either destroyed or damaged

Beijing authorities attempted to censor show's narrative amid a hardening of Chinese Communist Party's stance towards Mongol minority

Art021, West Bund Art & Design Fair and Art Taipei among fairs due to open in the region this autumn despite travel restrictions, shipping woes and Covid-19 fears

Dissident artist says that European museums in China are betraying their own values

Institutions including the Tate, V&A and Pompidou are forging partnerships with the country despite terrible human rights abuses

As China faces growing criticism over its detention of Uyghers and crackdown in Hong Kong, Tate, V&A and the Pompidou explain why it is important to continue working in the country

Artistic exchange has been vital to the mutual understanding between China and the West, says Karen Smith, the director of OCAT Contemporary Art Terminal, Xi’an, China

The New York dealer Edward Ressle opens a space in Shanghai, in the footsteps of the UK's Flowers Gallery and France's Villepin ventures in Hong Kong

Move comes amidst increased official scrutiny of civil society in China

Mutually beneficial collaborations between Western and Chinese auction houses are on the rise

Open-submission show of professional and amateur art celebrates medical workers with propaganda posters and Socialist Realist statues

As US levies toughest sanction yet on China for its destruction of Hong Kong’s relatively free political system, Weiming says he wants to pay tribute to the "people's fight for freedom"

Plus, art historian Alyce Mahon on Leonor Fini’s illustrations. Produced in association with Christie's

Concerns over freedom of expression and self-censorship on the rise after introduction of new rules

Li, who died aged 79, spent his life “striving to bear witness and document history”

Tabula Rasa, which was founded in the 798 art district in 2015, hopes to open in the UK capital this autumn

M Woods among private museums closing as China reports 137 new infections in wholesale food market

With the future of large-scale events and travel still uncertain, the November fairs Art021 and West Bund are exploring "consumer alternatives" in unusual settings

Online project documents one year of anti-government protests in the territory and aims to rally support from international art community

UCCA's Meditations in an Emergency exhibition was hastily put together after the coronavirus lockdown through plans into disarray

A new draconian law against protests imposed by Beijing and the end of a more open trade agreement with the US has the city’s arts community worried

Founded by Michael Xufu Huang and Theresa Tse, the X Museum opens in the Chinese capital this weekend after Covid-19 delay

Collaboration, dubbed 2020+, will take place in late September: Christie's says it is not a reaction to easing of coronavirus lockdown in Chinese city

Launch of Beijing venue combining works by both artists is postponed—and some loans in doubt