China

The U.S. and China are at odds over the Middle East and Ukraine, Chinese territorial claims and trade.

Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. called for stronger international censure over Beijing’s aggression in the South China Sea, where the two countries have clashed in territorial disputes.

The Japanese government, which scrambled fighter jets in response to the two-minute incursion, said it had lodged an “extremely severe” diplomatic protest with Beijing.

U.S. and Canadian officials say Chinese government subsidies for EVs and other consumer goods give Chinese companies an unfair advantage in global trade.

The U.S. said it was tightening export controls on 123 entities, including 42 in China, to further restrict Russia’s access to U.S. technology and goods for use in its war on Ukraine.

President Lai Ching-te, whose self-governing democracy is claimed by Beijing, visited the island of Kinmen to mark a key battle with Chinese forces.

Four Thais, including the two pilots, were also on the plane that went down southeast of Bangkok, 11 minutes after losing contact with ground control following take-off.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry accused the U.S. of pushing “the China nuclear threat narrative,” while the White House said the plan was not aimed at a single country or threat.

The Department of Justice alleges that Yuanjun Tang acted as a Chinese agent from 2018 to 2023 at the direction of China’s Ministry of State Security, its principal intelligence agency.

Game reviewers given advance access to Black Myth: Wukong were told to avoid discussing the Covid-19 pandemic, “feminist propaganda” and other topics.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. warned that “heads will roll” after the former mayor, Alice Guo, managed to flee the country.