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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.”

Yhdysvaltain ulkoministeri Marco Rubio sanoi eilen, että Yhdysvaltain presidentti Donald Trump vastustaa kaikkia Taiwanin "status quon" muuttamista väkisin tai kiristyksen avulla ja aikoo säilyttää tämän politiikan.

China expressed "grave concern" over the resumption of Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, calling on all parties to adhere to the ceasefire and avoid any escalation that could lead to a humanitarian disaster.

Taiwan's P-3C maritime surveillance aircraft capture photos of a Chinese Wing Loong-10 operating in the area

President Donald Trump said Chinese leader Xi Jinping would visit Washington soon amid brewing trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies

Chinese Foreign Ministry: We oppose any form of official exchanges between Taiwan and countries with which we have diplomatic relations.

Trump on Canada, China and Mexico: Tariffs will remain in place until drug flow stops

The statement declares “China, Russia and Iran engaged in in-depth discussions on the latest state of play with regard to nuclear issue and sanctions lifting. The three countries emphasized on necessity of terminating all unlawful unilateral sanctions”

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman's remarks: There will be no winner in a trade or technology war.

Chinese tech giant Huawei is at the centre of a new corruption case in Europe’s capital. On Thursday, Belgian police raided the homes of its lobbyists

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te warned of deepening effort by mainland China to infiltrate the island, and said Taipei has no choice but to take more pro-active actions using the anti-Infiltration Law. He ordered a review of the Military Trial Law/military trials among other measures. Restoring military trials would allow the judiciary and prosecutors to handle cases in which military officers commit crimes such as rebellion, leaking confidential information and aiding the enemy, Per President Lai.

China warns Britain against stirring up tension over South China Sea

Kiinan ulkoministeriö: Toivomme oikeudenmukaista ja kestävää ratkaisua Ukrainan sotaan

Hong Kong social worker Jackie Chen found guilty of rioting during 2019 protest after retrial

Kiina sanoo tekevänsä kaikkensa toteuttaakseen "rauhanomaisen yhdistymisen" Taiwanin kanssa, kun se ilmoitti viime viikolla, ettei saaresta koskaan tulisi "maa".

Chinese Foreign Ministry: The principle of Palestinian rule over Palestine should be adhered to when it comes to managing Gaza after the war

Russian Defense Ministry: "Maritime Security Belt 2025" exercises begin with the participation of Russia, Iran and China in the northern Indian Ocean

Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 98 km NE of Lobuche, Nepal

Maatalousministeriön mukaan Ukraina ja Kiina ovat allekirjoittaneet sopimuksen Ukrainan Kiinaan suuntautuvan maatalousviennin luettelon laajentamisesta. Peking ilmaisi myös olevansa valmis tekemään yhteistyötä kansainvälisen yhteisön kanssa "kriisin" rakentavan ratkaisemisen ja kestävän rauhan saavuttamiseksi.

ASML Holding, the world’s top supplier of advanced chipmaking equipment, will build a “reuse and repair” centre in Beijing this yr, despite pressure from Washington as it finds itself caught up in the US-China tech rivalry

Trump: Olisi hienoa, jos kaikki pääsisivät eroon ydinaseistaan. Tiedän, että Venäjä ja meillä on ylivoimaisesti eniten. Kiinalla on sama määrä 4-5 vuoden sisällä. Olisi hienoa, jos voisimme kaikki irrottaa ydinaseista, koska ydinaseiden voima on hullu

Chinese Commerce Minister: We will fight to the end if Washington continues the tariff battle against us

The Justice Department charges 10 hackers and two Chinese officials in a broad cyberespionage campaign targeting U.S. agencies

michal beit halachmi????️ reposted Indo-Pacific News - Geo-Politics & Defense @IndoPac_Info Philippines dismisses 'absurd Chinese online claims about Palawan Island The spotlight on Philippine social media has turned to Palawan amid growing chatter by Chinese internet users claiming that the island is part of China, prompting officials in Manila to refute the allegations as "delusional" and part of a "propaganda" push.

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."

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 14 km W of Bowangshan, China

CNN: USA:n tiedustelutiedon mukaan Venäjä ja Kiina ovat äskettäin ohjanneet tiedustelupalvelujaan lisäämään Yhdysvaltain kansallisen turvallisuuden työntekijöiden rekrytointia kohdentaen niitä, jotka on erotettu tai jotka kokevat tulevansa pian.