China Foreign Ministry

Aerial view of dozens of fishing boats with red flags speeding in a wedge formation past a long bridge as they leave a Chinese port

China and South Korea Run First Joint Yellow Sea Patrol Since April 2022

A China Coast Guard vessel and a South Korean fisheries ship spent ten days documenting and boarding fishing boats in the Yellow Sea, but Beijing's account gives no tally. The statement is

October 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

The Earth photographed by the Apollo 17 crew, with Africa and the Arabian Peninsula visible beneath swirling cloud

Xi Gives Togo Four Principles on Africa’s Conflicts but Names No Conflict

Xi Jinping told Togo's Faure Gnassingbé that wars and unilateral sanctions cannot fundamentally resolve conflicts, and set out four principles for Africa's hotspot issues. Neither readout names a conflict, mediator, envoy, fund

October 14, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel during a drill as Japan approves record defense budget targeting 2 percent of GDP

The US Asked Japan to Spend More on Defense. Its Bond Market Said No.

Japan's 30-year bond yields hit a three-decade high after Bloomberg reported Tokyo was weighing a 3.5% GDP defense target under US pressure. The move would make Japan the world's third-largest military spender,

September 21, 2026

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