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Chinese commentators have repeatedly invoked Japan’s imperialist past and its wartime atrocities as they denounced what they characterised as Takaichi’s attempt to return her country to militarism. A commentary in People’s Daily said Takaichi had poisoned relations between Japan and China.

Japan-China trade tensions escalate as reports suggest Beijing may halt Japanese seafood imports, potentially linked to the Fukushima wastewater release. This follows earlier bans and a recent resumption of some trade.

Conservation specialists repair monument on Woody Island in the disputed Paracel Islands, with more preservation work planned.

The US Navy is trying to recover two aircraft from the bottom of the South China Sea that US experts say could yield sensitive information to China if Beijing were to get to them first.

China's Wingtech said on Thursday that its control over Netherlands-based Nexperia must be restored, a day after the Dutch government suspended its seizure of the chipmaker that has

As China reportedly mulls a ban on Japanese seafood amid a standoff between the Asian neighbors, Taiwan's leader shows support for Tokyo, with his lunch.

Trump told reporters last month that Chinese officials have agreed to suspend its restrictions on rare earth mineral exports under a “one-year agreement” that will likely be “routinely extended.” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said during an interview on Fox News that he’s hopeful the agreement will be finished by Thanksgiving.

CAR has been in a state of civil conflict for more than a decade and is among the poorest countries in the world, but has abundant reserves of gold, diamonds and oil. China, which has lent the country more than $26 million,

Beijing’s strategy, known as “the pen and the gun,” employs a domestic media campaign and aggressive rhetoric toward Taipei’s friends.

China and the European Union have made little headway in repairing ties since a summer summit, the bloc’s top envoy to Beijing said, though the Asian nation’s easing of rare earth controls offered a chance for reset.