United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, who is also a Chinese Communist Party Politburo member and noted the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
Till 6 am on Saturday, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) monitored nine Chinese military planes and 10 naval vessels in the vicinity of Taiwan.
Chinese Vice President Han Zheng will represent China at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
In the latest episode of top Beijing official facing purges, Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu — who has not been seen in weeks — is being investigated for corruption and likely will be removed, The Washington Post reported citing two US officials.
“Sixty-eight PLA aircraft and 10 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected” by about 6am on Thursday (22:00 GMT on Wednesday), Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said in a statement, referring to China’s army and navy.
The Taliban-appointed acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi, called the nomination of Zhao Xing “a significant step with a significant message”.
Authorities in a southern Chinese city have launched an operation to recapture more than 70 crocodiles that escaped from a commercial farm after intense flooding swept through the region, CNN reported citing multiple state media outlets.
India has imposed an anti-dumping duty on some Chinese steel for a period of another five years, according to an official gazette by the Ministry of Finance.