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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

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

Chinese Coast Guard fleet intercepted in restricted Taiwan waters

Trump: Kävin juuri erittäin tuloksellisen puhelun Kiinan presidentti Xin kanssa. Edistyimme monissa erittäin tärkeissä asioissa, kuten kaupassa, fentanyylissä, Venäjän ja Ukrainan välisen sodan lopettamisen tarpeessa sekä TikTok-sopimuksen hyväksymisessä. Sovimme myös presidentti Xin kanssa, että tapaamme APEC-huippukokouksessa Etelä-Koreassa, että menen Kiinaan ensi vuoden alussa ja että presidentti Xi tulee samoin Yhdysvaltoihin sopivana ajankohtana.

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

China backs Venezuela, warns US against ‘bullying’ after second deadly sea raid

Trump: We are trying to get the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan back. That base is an hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapons

Former Pakistan Air Force Commander Khalid Ahmed Khan Jisht confirmed during his appearance today on a current affairs program that the PAF is considering purchasing an additional squadron of Chinese J-10C fighters

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

Trump extends mandate to ban TikTok in the US until December 16

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

China: We intercepted Philippine ships in a disputed area in the South China Sea.

China's coast guard said Tuesday (Sep 16) it had "taken control measures" against several Philippine vessels at the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea

Trump identifies 23 countries, including China, India, as major drug transit or production hubs: Afghanistan, The Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Burma, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Venezuela

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

Deputy PM, FM @sikorskiradek met today in Helenów with Chinese FM Wang Yi. Talks were held as part of the Poland-China Intergovernmental Committee. It is one of the vehicles within the framework of the comprehensive strategic partnership

U.S. Treasury Secretary said the next round of U.S.-China trade negotiations may extend the 90-day tariff truce again and may reach an agreement before the November 10 deadline.

US Treasury Secretary: Washington and Beijing have reached a framework agreement on TikTok.

More than 2400 shipping containers seized at port of Piraeus as part of EPPO's Investigation Calypso. This is the biggest seizure of containers to date in the EU. The fraudulent mechanism had been ongoing for at least 8 year

Trump hints at a new TikTok deal following trade talks between US and Chinese officials. Says he'll speak with Xi on Friday after he returns from the UK

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 4 km NE of Luocheng, China

Reuters: US-China talks in Madrid to resume tomorrow

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.