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U.S. is sanctioning 6 entities and 2 individuals based in Iran, UAE, and China responsible for the procurement of UAV components on behalf of Iran-based Qods Aviation Industries —a leading manufacturer for Iran's UAV program

At a meeting with Wang Yi, Lavrov stated that the leaders of Russia and China are committed to consistently strengthening the "Russian-Chinese connection."

Chinese Foreign Minister: Raising tariffs on Chinese goods harms global markets, the trading system, and Washington's reputation.

The CCG has published a map of their current movements around Taiwan carried out "according to the One-China Principle"

Spokesperson for the East China Sea Branch of the Chinese Coast Guard has announced the CCG is conducting "law enforcement patrols" surrounding Taiwan including "pre-inspection, arrest, interception and seizure, and other subject exercises."

Taiwan detects 19 Chinese warships, Shandong aircraft carrier group around island - AFP

Reuters: “China, Japan and South Korea agreed to jointly respond to U.S. tariffs, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said on Monday. The comments came after the countries held their first economic dialogue in five years”

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says his country and Japan share a “warrior ethos” in tackling Chinese aggression across the Taiwan Strait

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 12 km SW of Zhaotong, China

China is going to have a part in sale of Tiktok so maybe he'll give China "a little reduction" on tariffs, Trump in Oval. He said yes when asked if he'd extend TikTok deadline. "We'll have a form of a deal," he said but if it's not ready will extend it

China protested after the U.S. added dozens of companies to its export control list, including more than 50 based in China that it says sought advanced knowhow in supercomputing, artificial intelligence and quantum technology for military purposes

Czech PM Petr Fiala’s cabinet has rejected Beijing-based Emposat’s plan to construct and operate a satellite ground station with a 7.3-meter-diameter parabolic antenna in the municipality of Vlkoš in South Moravia due to national security and espionage concerns

Chinese Envoy to the UN: "We condemn Israel's airstrikes on Syria, and it must withdraw from Syrian territory without delay."

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 20 km WSW of Xuyong, China

The top diplomats from Japan, China and South Korea met in Tokyo on Saturday, seeking common ground on East Asian security and economic issues amid escalating global uncertainty. "Given the increasingly severe international situation, I believe we may truly be at a turning point in history," Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said at the start of the meeting in Tokyo with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul.The three agreed to accelerate preparations for a trilateral summit in Japan this year that would also include talks on how Tokyo, Beijing and Seoul can tackle declining birthrates and aging populations, Iwaya said in a joint announcement after the meeting

The US has imposed sanctions on two Chinese petrochemicals groups for allegedly importing Iranian crude oil, in the latest salvo of President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign on the Islamic republic.”

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday said that US President Donald Trump is opposed to any change of Taiwan's "status quo" by force or extortion and would maintain that policy

China expressed "grave concern" over the resumption of Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, calling on all parties to adhere to the ceasefire and avoid any escalation that could lead to a humanitarian disaster.

Taiwan's P-3C maritime surveillance aircraft capture photos of a Chinese Wing Loong-10 operating in the area

President Donald Trump said Chinese leader Xi Jinping would visit Washington soon amid brewing trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies

Chinese Foreign Ministry: We oppose any form of official exchanges between Taiwan and countries with which we have diplomatic relations.

Trump on Canada, China and Mexico: Tariffs will remain in place until drug flow stops

The statement declares “China, Russia and Iran engaged in in-depth discussions on the latest state of play with regard to nuclear issue and sanctions lifting. The three countries emphasized on necessity of terminating all unlawful unilateral sanctions”

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman's remarks: There will be no winner in a trade or technology war.

Chinese tech giant Huawei is at the centre of a new corruption case in Europe’s capital. On Thursday, Belgian police raided the homes of its lobbyists

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te warned of deepening effort by mainland China to infiltrate the island, and said Taipei has no choice but to take more pro-active actions using the anti-Infiltration Law. He ordered a review of the Military Trial Law/military trials among other measures. Restoring military trials would allow the judiciary and prosecutors to handle cases in which military officers commit crimes such as rebellion, leaking confidential information and aiding the enemy, Per President Lai.

China warns Britain against stirring up tension over South China Sea

Chinese Foreign Ministry: We hope for a just and lasting solution to the war in Ukraine

Hong Kong social worker Jackie Chen found guilty of rioting during 2019 protest after retrial

China says it will exert utmost efforts to realise "peaceful reunification" with Taiwan after it declared last week that the island would never be "a country"