2 month agoAhmad al-Shar’a meets with China’s Ambassador to Syria today
Interfax: Russian President Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will talk soon
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 98 km NE of Lobuche, Nepal
2 month agoChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Johannesburg at G20 ministerial
China urges US to "correct its mistakes" quickly after State Department website removes Taiwan independence reference
2 month agoTaiwan Strait— @MoNDefense detected 41 Chinese PLA aircraft operating nearby, and 28 crossed into Taiwan's Air Defense ID Zone (ADIZ). 9 PLA Navy warships and 1 "official ship" were also tracked. This represents the largest single-day ADIZ incursion so far in 2025
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 134 km NNE of Lobuche, Nepal
Chinese Foreign Minister: We are fully confident in the future of China-US relations
2 month agoTrump: "One of the first meetings I want to have is with President Xi of China, President Putin of Russia, and I want to say, 'let's cut our military budget in half.' And we can do that."
Trump: I will hold talks with China, Russia on reducing military spending and denuclearization when things calm down
Trump: Trade with BRICS could be subject to at least 100% tariffs
Trump: Taiwan took our chip business.. and we want that business back
SecDef @PeteHegseth on China - "We don't feel like conflict is inevitable and certainly don't seek conflict with China, and that's why President Trump has that good relationship with Xi Jinping. But it was prudent for us to work with allies and partners in the Pacific to ensure that that deterrence, hard power deterrence, not just reputational. exists. And that's why a lot of my first phone calls as Secretary of Defense were to Pacific allies."
British Foreign Secretary: I discussed global stability with my Chinese counterpart, including the Middle East and Ukraine
Australia protests to China over 'dangerous' fighter manoeuvres in disputed waters
2 month agoNATO is hoping Trump can be persuaded that he needs allies to win against China and that therefore he'll stay engaged in Europe. Today SecGen Rutte emphasized that Beijing would be empowered by a "bad deal" in Ukraine
China protests to US and Japan for "attacking" and "smearing" Beijing over maritime disputes
Hong Kong police arrest man in connection with helping 4 2019 protesters hide from authorities
Chinese dry cargo ship runs aground off Sakhalin. The An Yang 2 ran aground south of the port of Nevelsk. The An Yang 2 is carrying 54 tons of diesel and 706 tons of fuel oil
2 month agoPolice and protesters from at least 28 diasporic groups - including Hong Kong, Tibetan, Uyghur, Chinese Dissident, and other resident organisations - outside the proposed site of the new Chinese Embassy redevelopment in Royal Mint Court central London
Taiwan Ministry of Defense: 11 sorties of PLA aircraft and 8 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC 8) today. 9 out of the aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern and southwestern ADIZ. 1 PRC balloon were detected during this timeframe
Trump says “no” DeepSeek does not pose a national security threat “It’s a technology that's happening… I think we're going to benefit if it's correct… it'll be a lot less expensive.”
2 month agoThe U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced the first action in U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s “Maximum Pressure” campaign against Iran. Sanctions have been announced on the vast shipping network that sees millions of barrels of Iranian oil go to China. The shipments, brokered by the Iranian Armed Forces General Staff (AFGS), were facilitated by a number of front companies who will also be designated and sanctioned
South Korean foreign, trade ministries block access to DeepSeek
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 74 km ESE of Kuqa, China
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 43 km NNW of Huoshilafu, China
Australia has banned DeepSeek AI services from all government systems and devices
China to impose 10% tariff on U.S. Oil, 15% tariff on coals and LNG in response to Trump's tariffs
Trump: We will contact China within 24 hours, probably
2 month agoPanama President Mulino expressed willingness to review certain Chinese businesses in Panama, particularly a 25-year concession to Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings, which operates ports at both entrances of the Panama Canal. Mulino also announced that Panama will not renew its broad agreement with China on the Belt and Road initiative, under which China expanded investment in Panama during previous administrations, and may even terminate it early
