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China firmly rejects pressure or threats, emphasizing that this is not the right way to engage. 'We will safeguard our legitimate rights and interests,' says Liu Pengyu, spokesman for Beijing's embassy in the U.S

Trump: China is a massive surplus. That they take and they spend on their military we don't want that. I don't want them to take $500 billion, $600 billion a year and spend it on their military. I don't want them spending money on their military

Reporter: How do you ensure that these tariffs don't drive U.S. Trading partners into the hands of the Chinese? Trump: I'm not worried about it. I'm not worried about it. The Chinese have turned out to be not very good at that

Trump: We will talk to China

Hassett: Trump is considering a 90-day pause in tariffs for all countries except China

Shares in Hong Kong plummeted more than 12% Monday in their worst day in more than 16 years as China's retaliation against Donald Trump's tariffs ramped up a trade war and fuelled recession fears

Associated Press: China halts TikTok sale after Trump tariffs announcement

Trump says he's signing an extension of 75 days for TikTok. "We hope to continue working in Good Faith with China, who I understand are not very happy about our Reciprocal Tariffs." He says he doesn't want TikTok to go dark

Rubio: China doesn't import goods, but instead exports and floods the markets.

China to impose 34% tariffs on all US goods from April 10, finance ministry says

AFRICOM commander Gen. Langley tells senators that China is "trying to replicate" USAID programs in Africa as the US scales back USAID. "They’re trying to use that as an extension of the Belt and Road Initiative to gain favor by the African countries," Langley said

FM Szijjártó: Chinese investments will flood Hungary in 2025

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