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Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Kuomintang (KMT) leader Cheng Li-wen in Beijing, calling unification a 'certainty of history' and stating China will 'never tolerate' Taiwan independence. The rare meeting, the first between a Chinese leader and a KMT chief in a decade, comes amid heightened cross-strait tensions and signals Beijing's continued political outreach to Taiwan's opposition.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with China expressing willingness to promote practical cooperation and paying tribute at a cemetery for Chinese soldiers from the Korean War.
Japan downgraded its description of China in its annual diplomatic report, and China blamed Japanese politician Sanae Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan for the strained ties, urging Tokyo to correct its mistakes.
A US Trade Representative warned that Chinese involvement in Iran could complicate matters, as an Iranian delegation arrived in Islamabad for talks and Beijing reportedly calculates its next steps in the Iran ceasefire ahead of a Trump visit to China.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary