Events

Reuters on the Chinese military: The Philippines must immediately stop provocative incidents and escalate tensions in the South China Sea.

Satellite imagery and AIS data show that at least three Chinese mobile drilling rigs have been active in the East China Sea near the median line with Japan, where Tokyo has protested Beijing’s oil and gas development

The Great Firewall of China (GFW) today experienced the largest internal document leak in its history. More than 500GB of source code, work logs, and internal communications have been exposed, revealing details about the development and operation of the GFW. The leak originated from a core technical force — Geedge Networks (with chief scientist Fang Binxing) and the MESA Lab in the Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 122 km N of Lobuche, Nepal

Satellite imagery and AIS data show that at least three Chinese mobile drilling rigs have been active in the East China Sea near the median line with Japan, where Tokyo has protested Beijing’s oil and gas development

RFI:n mukaan puolustusministeri Pete Hegseth ja puolustusministeri Dong Jun keskustelivat tiistaina videopuhelussa useista asioista, mukaan lukien Taiwanista. Ministeri Dong Jun kertoi ministeri Hegsethille, että kaikki hankkeet, joiden tarkoituksena on käyttää sotilaallista voimaa itsenäisyyden edistämiseksi tai käyttää Taiwania Kiinan hillitsemiseen, "estetään". Hegseth teki selväksi, ettei Yhdysvallat aio tehdä tällaisia asioita, mutta korosti samalla, että Yhdysvalloilla on merkittäviä intressejä Intian ja Tyynenmeren alueella ja että se "suojelee" näitä etuja päättäväisesti.

Satellite imagery and AIS data show that at least three Chinese mobile drilling rigs have been active in the East China Sea near the median line with Japan, where Tokyo has protested Beijing’s oil and gas development

The Trump administration issued a major announcement, announcing the "National Agricultural Security Action Plan," prohibiting the hostile country China from purchasing American farmland and vowing to reclaim existing land through executive action.

Reuters, citing the Chinese president: We are ready to strengthen strategic communications and maintain close cooperation with North Korea.

EAM Dr S Jaishankar at BRICS virtual summit says "essential that we democratize manufacturing and production and encourage their growth in different geographies"

Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong: China, India should resolve differences through dialogue

Hungarian PM Orban: The US recognizes it can’t beat China economically, Russia has won in Ukraine, and Europe is weak and divided

Satellite imagery and AIS data show that at least three Chinese mobile drilling rigs have been active in the East China Sea near the median line with Japan, where Tokyo has protested Beijing’s oil and gas development

Ukraina ei harkitse kiinalaisten rauhanturvaajien osallistumista, totesi Ukrainan ulkoministeriön tiedottaja Heorhiy Tykhyi tiedotustilaisuudessa. Hänen mukaansa vain "halukkaiden koalition" jäsenet voivat olla Ukrainan alueella olevan osastomme jäseniä.

US President Donald Trump in a new Truth Social post claims US has lost India and Russia to “deepest darkest, China”. “May they have a long and prosperous future together”, he says

China says President Xi Jinping will hold "in-depth talks" with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on issues of "common concern"

US hits Chinese firm with sanctions over 'deadly scourge' of fentanyl crisis @USTreasury blacklists chemical company and its representatives as Trump admin blames China for poisoning American citizens. DoS Statement

Putin invited Kim Jong-un to visit Russia at meeting

China has begun its largest-ever military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of Japan’s Defeat in the Pacific at the end of World War ll, overseen by Chinese President Xi Jinping, alongside hundreds of foreign guests

Trump syyttää Xiä, Kimiä ja Putinia salaliitosta Yhdysvaltoja vastaan Pekingin-kokouksessa

President Xi Jinping says China is "unstoppable" in a speech kicking off a massive parade in Beijing marking 80 years since the end of World War II. "Humanity is again faced with a choice of peace or war, dialogue or confrontation, and win-win outcomes or zero-sum games"

"Please give my warmest regards to Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against The United States of America", - Trump

Photo of the collection of international leaders, gathered to watch today's military parade in Beijing.

Kim Jong Un arrives in Beijing

Putin: Vastaamme vakavasti Kiovan hyökkäyksiin energiainfrastruktuuria vastaan; meidät pakotettiin tekemään niin.

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 90 km NNW of Tumxuk, China

Russia and China have signed a memorandum on the construction of the Power of Siberia 2 and the Soyuz-Vostok transit gas pipeline through Mongolia, Alexey Miller reported.

Putin and Xi Jinping discussed international and regional issues of mutual interest during talks in Beijing, Chinese TV reports.

Ukraina on arvostellut Kiinan isännöimän SCO-huippukokouksen päätöspuheenvuoroa, koska siinä ei mainittu Venäjän sotaa – Euroopan suurinta hyökkäyssotaa sitten toisen maailmansodan – vaikka siinä mainitaan useita muita sotia, terrori-iskuja ja tapahtumia maailmassa.

Kremlin ulkopolitiikan avustajan Juri Ušakovin mukaan Putinin ja Zelenskyin tapaamista ei ole vieläkään suunniteltu.