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EU Commission has accused Chinese company Temu of obstructing a raid on its Dublin offices late last year under the foreign subsidies regulation Says Temu failed to provide info on management of its EU activities, IT tools & systems, books & records on its EU ops

Reuters, citing sources: Iran is expected to receive within weeks the first shipment of up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired air defense systems. The deal, valued at between $60 million and $70 million, is one of Tehran's largest efforts to bolster its short-range air defenses since beginning of the war

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 198 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China

Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 198 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China

Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 - 191 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China

Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 - 190 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China

US Defense Secretary: Russia and China are helping Iran in some of its activities and at different levels.

Japan protests after reports that a Chinese navy vessel conducted a live-fire drill 180km from Okinotori Island within Japan's EEZ while conducting exercises with a Russian navy ship, claims China calls "groundless."

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 78 km NE of Simao, China

China considers Trump's accusations of its interference in the US elections to be slanderous.

Beijing and Pakistan call for a ceasefire and the resumption of talks between Washington and Tehran.

Trump: Intelligence confirms Russia and China's ability to hack US election data

@POTUS: Tonight, I’m announcing the immediate declassification and release of critical intelligence, revealing shocking vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure. The documents we will release, starting tonight, have been gathered by the White House Government Transparency Task Force, a great group of people, along with the staff of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, supported by our top intelligence agency chiefs, who have all personally reviewed the findings. First, they show that over a period of years, starting during the 2020 election cycle, the People’s Republic of China carried out what is believed to be the largest compromise of election data in history, resulting in China’s illicit acquisition of 220 million U.S. voter files.

Trump: I am asking the Director of National Intelligence and the FBI to investigate China.

Trump: Deep state officials tried to downplay Chinese interference in the election.

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 262 km SSE of Dunhuang, China

Magyar Peter: The collapse of Fidesz, the former governing party, continues to accelerate. Péter Szijjártó, the former Foreign Minister, who has long been accused of serving foreign interests, officially announced today that he is leaving politics to become the head of a Chinese company for which he previously secured substantial Hungarian state subsidies. The only difference is that, from now on, Hungarian taxpayers will no longer be paying @FM_Szijjarto for the same "work" — his actual employer will. In hindsight, it may now be obvious even to Fidesz voters whose interests the former Foreign Minister of the ousted Orbán government was actually serving in connection with the multi-trillion-forint battery and automotive investments

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 126 km NNE of Kangding, China

China's Long March 10B demo successfully completed stage separation before the first-stage booster was caught by a barge off China's coast. This marks China's first successful reusable booster recovery, joining SpaceX and Blue Origin in achieving the feat

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 1 km NNW of Xunchang, China

Chinese Foreign Ministry: We call on Washington and Tehran to abide by the memorandum of understanding and avoid resorting to force.

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 15 km NNE of Xunchang, China

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 13 km SSE of Yibin, China

Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 14 km W of Changning, China

Naton Rutte Ankaran huippukokouksessa: Meillä ei ole ajan ylellisyyttä. Tarvitsemme nyt valmiudet varmistaaksemme, että pysymme valmiina. Venäjä käyttää lähes puolet kansallisesta budjetistaan sotakoneeseensa. Voitteko kuvitella, että lähes 50 % Venäjän menoista käytetään sotakoneeseen. Sen puolustusteollisuus toimii kellon ympäri. Eikä vain puolustusteollisuus, vaan myös muu Venäjän teollisuuspohja tukee sotatoimia. Kiina jatkaa asevoimiensa modernisointia ja ydinasekapasiteettinsa laajentamista ilman läpinäkyvyyttä. Pohjois-Korea jatkaa ydinohjelmansa ja Venäjälle toimittamiensa tuotteiden laajentamista. Vaikka viimeaikaiset toimet ovat merkittävästi heikentäneet Iranin ydin- ja ballististen ohjusten ohjelmia, meidän on pysyttävä valppaina. Nämä maat työskentelevät yhä enemmän yhdessä. Ja sen pitäisi huolestuttaa meitä kaikkia, koska vakuutan teille, että heillä ei ole parasta mielessään.

AFP: Solomon Islands lodges strong protest with China over missile test

The U.S. State Department has published a statement responding to yesterday's test launch of a nuclear-capable submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile towards the Southern Pacific Ocean by China, with the statement reading: "The United States monitored China's test launch from a submarine of an unarmed intercontinental-range ballistic missile, which landed in the Southern Pacific Ocean. At a time when the United States is working harder than ever to prevent nuclear proliferation, China is doing the opposite. Beijing's rapid and opaque nuclear weapons buildup is of great concern to the region and the world. We continue to urge China to engage in meaningful arms control discussions and commit to a regularized notification arrangement for all intercontinental-range ballistic missile and space launches consistent with commitments made by all other P5 members. The United States remains steadfast in our defense commitments to our allies and partners

Hours after Australia signed a defence pact with Fiji, China test-launched a long-range ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine in the South Pacific. China called it routine training with a dummy warhead. New Zealand protested the short notice, while Australia called the test "destabilizing" for the region. Source: BBC

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 26 km NNW of Mianzhu, Deyang, Sichuan, China

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 31 km NNW of Mianzhu, Deyang, Sichuan, China