Beijing has imposed sanctions on 20 US defense-related companies and 10 executives, following Washington's announcement of large-scale arms sales to Taiwan.

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During the visit, Wu reportedly met with Knesset members from prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing ruling coalition.

Japan has scrambled fighter jets to monitor a Russia-China joint patrol amid simmering Tokyo-Beijing tensions.

Japanese citizens and social groups held rallies on Sunday in Yokosuka City, demanding that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi retract her erroneous remarks regarding China's Taiwan region, and opposing her plans to expand the military.

China’s expanding naval presence across East Asian waters is unfolding alongside Japan’s accelerated militarization of its islands near Taiwan..

During a phone call with his US counterpart Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed that Taiwan's "return to China" is a key part of the postwar international order.