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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.