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21.01.2026 14:10 The UK government on Tuesday approved the plan for China's new embassy in London, multiple media outlets reported. Chinese experts welcomed the progress, saying the move signals a shift of the UK's China policy from one of over-politicization to a more pragmatic stance, adding that it could also help create a necessary atmosphere for British prime minister's potential visit to China.

21.01.2026 14:10 France is seeking to convene a meeting of G7 finance chiefs on Wednesday to discuss US President Donald Trump's threat to hit European allies with additional tariffs for opposing his bid for Greenland.

21.01.2026 14:10 "He's been invited," the US president told reporters, as quoted by Reuters.

21.01.2026 14:10 The United Nations continues to monitor developments in northeast Syria following clashes between government troops and the Kurdish-led SDF militia during which scores of detained ISIL militants reportedly escaped from prison.

21.01.2026 14:10 Two U.S. naval vessels transited the Taiwan Strait last Friday and Saturday, marking the first such passage by American naval ships this year, according to a USNI News report.

21.01.2026 14:10 Defence talks in Copenhagen today will bring the UK and Denmark together to discuss High North security, industrial cooperation, and vital support to Ukraine, with Defence Secretary John Healey MP meeting Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen.

21.01.2026 14:10 The so-called "trade deal" reached between the US and Taiwan region is, in essence, a collusion between external forces and "Taiwan independence" separatist forces. It is a "sell-out contract" that plunders the hard-earned money of the Taiwan residents and hollows out the foundations of Taiwan's industries, harming the future of Taiwan residents and the region's industrial development, Peng Qing'en, a spokesperson for the State

21.01.2026 14:10 Taiwan's defense authorities have recently been mired in sustained public controversy over multiple arms procurements. A spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council stated that, in order to seek "independence" through military means, the Democratic Progressive Party authorities are wantonly squandering the hard-earned money of Taiwan residents to purchase foreign weapons, while taking the opportunity to amass wealth and engage

21.01.2026 14:10 China firmly opposes any form of official exchanges between countries that have diplomatic relations with China and the Taiwan region. The one-China principle is a basic norm governing international relations and a widely recognized consensus of the international community, Peng Qing'en, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Wednesday at a regular press conference.

21.01.2026 14:10 The PLA Southern Theater Command organized routine drone flight training in the airspace near China's Dongsha Island, which is entirely legitimate and lawful, Peng Qing'en, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a regular press conference on Wednesday, when asked to comment on claims by Taiwan's defense authorities that a mainland drone had entered airspace within 12 nautical miles of

21.01.2026 14:10 When asked to comment on a so-called report released by the DPP authorities recently, which claims that in 2025 the mainland carried out "comprehensive" cyber intrusions against critical infrastructure on the Taiwan island, Peng Qing'en, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Wednesday that the DPP authorities are fabricating rumors and engaging in slander and smears against the mainland, even

21.01.2026 14:10 Peng Qing'en, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, on Wednesday slammed the Democratic Progressive Party authorities claim that tariff talks with US reached preset goals, saying the so-called consensus is a "sellout contract" and a "letter surrender."

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21.01.2026 14:10 U.S. President Donald Trump's post of an image suggesting U.S. control over Greenland is disrespectful, said Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen on Tuesday.

21.01.2026 14:10 U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will not attend an emergency Group of Seven summit proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron.