6 March 2025
Reuters quoting the US Secretary of Commerce: If countries show their ability to stop the export of fentanyl, customs duties can be stopped
China: The fentanyl issue is a flimsy excuse to raise U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports. Our countermeasures to defend our rights and interests are fully legitimate and necessary. The U.S., not anyone else, is responsible for the #FentanylCrisis inside the U.S. In the spirit of humanity and goodwill towards the American people, we have taken robust steps to assist the U.S. in dealing with the issue. Instead of recognizing our efforts, the U.S. has sought to smear and shift blame to China, and is seeking to pressure and blackmail China with tariff hikes. They’ve been PUNISHING us for helping them. This is not going to solve the U.S.’s problem and will undermine our counternarcotics dialogue and cooperation. Intimidation does not scare us. Bullying does not work on us. Pressuring, coercion or threats are not the right way of dealing with China. Anyone using maximum pressure on China is picking the wrong guy and miscalculating. If the U.S. truly wants to solve the fentanyl issue, then the right thing to do is to consult with China by treating each other as equals. If war is what the U.S. wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we’re ready to fight till the end.
Trump has raised the tariff on the People's Republic of China to 20%
Trump on relocating chips manufacturing to the US: "It will at least give us a position where we have in this very very important business, we would have a very big part of it in the US if something should happen with Taiwan."
4 day ago
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 14 km W of Bowangshan, China
CNN: US has intelligence that Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US national security employees, targeting those who have been fired or feel they could be soon
TASS: Russian Security Council Secretary Meets Chinese President in Beijing
Chinese Foreign Ministry accuses US Secretary of State of adopting Cold War mentality against Beijing
6 day ago
Thailand is deporting at least 40 Uighurs to China despite international protests. According to human rights activists, they face torture and imprisonment
A Hong Kong court sentenced former lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting and six other men to jail terms of up to around three years for rioting after being attacked by a mob in the summer of 2019 as pro-democracy protests raged
Trump announces tariffs on Canada and Mexico to start next March, and additional tariffs on China of 10%
Map from Chinese media showing the route followed by the PLA Navy task force operating off the coast of Australia6 day ago
Map from Chinese media showing the route followed by the PLA Navy task force operating off the coast of Australia
President Donald Trump said he didn’t want to comment when asked whether it was the policy of his administration to prevent China from taking control of Taiwan by force
US sanctions 6 entities in Hong Kong and China for helping Iran build drones: -Dingtai Industrial Technology: -Yonghongan Trade; -Hong Kong Tianle International Co; -DDC Develop; -Shenzhen Zhiyu International; -JP Oriental International Holdings
China is seriously concerned by reports that the Trump administration has released $5.3 billion in previously frozen foreign aid, including $870 million designated for military assistance for Taiwan
1 week ago
Taiwan deployed troops after China announced live ammunition exercises off the island
China must grasp the right to dominate and take the initiative in relations across the Taiwan Strait, and unswervingly push forward the cause of "reunification" with Taiwan, according to a Chinese senior official
The Defence Department has released more pictures of the Chinese warships in the Tasman Sea, which have now moved back into Australia's EEZ and are roughly 300 kilometres east of Hobart1 week ago
The Defence Department has released more pictures of the Chinese warships in the Tasman Sea, which have now moved back into Australia's EEZ and are roughly 300 kilometres east of Hobart
1 week ago
Reuters quoting an Australian official: Chinese naval exercise in the Tasman Sea forced 49 flights to change their routes
1 week ago
Putin said Xi Jinping informed him that the "peace group" on Ukraine will soon meet in New York
1 week ago
Xi Jinping and Putin spoke on the phone, Chinese TV reported
Ahmad al-Shar’a meets with China’s Ambassador to Syria today
1 week ago
Interfax: Russian President Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will talk soon
1 week ago
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 98 km NE of Lobuche, Nepal
Chinese 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
Taiwan 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 20252 week ago
Taiwan 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
2 week ago
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
Trump: "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."