1 day agoMap 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
2 day agoUS 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
2 day agoChina 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
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
3 day agoThe 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
Reuters quoting an Australian official: Chinese naval exercise in the Tasman Sea forced 49 flights to change their routes
Putin said Xi Jinping informed him that the "peace group" on Ukraine will soon meet in New York
Xi Jinping and Putin spoke on the phone, Chinese TV reported
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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
