Taiwan opposition leader calls for ‘reconciliation’ after meeting Xi
KMT leader Cheng Li-wun stressed shared cultural heritage and suggested she would slow Taiwan’s military build-up.

KMT leader Cheng Li-wun stressed shared cultural heritage and suggested she would slow Taiwan’s military build-up.









Pakistan’s Deputy PM Ishaq Dar visits China after Islamabad talks to broker negotiations between the US and Iran.
Countries in the Middle East have ramped up oil exports via pipelines to bridge the Strait of Hormuz gap.
Alliances are fluid in Myanmar’s civil war, involving a military regime, ethnic armed groups and pro-democracy forces.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a gun.
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says Chinese President Xi Jinping will also visit US at a later date.
EU’s Von der Leyen says critical minerals partnership is ‘crucial’ as China dominates supply chains.
Members of the International Energy Agency have agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves.
Han Shen Lin, director of the China Office at the Asia Consultative Group, says that China is likely to remain neutral,
The price of Russian Urals has soared in recent weeks. How Russia – and other energy producing nations – could profit.
US charges men reportedly tied to Super Micro Computer for helping to smuggle billions of dollars’ worth of AI chips.