Daily brief
China marked National Day on October 1 with a flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing and celebrations of the founding of the People's Republic. Xi Jinping reiterated a desire for Taiwan unification and called for firm confidence and solid steps toward what state media described as national rejuvenation, and said China's rise is unstoppable. A Kremlin official said preparations are under way for a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Xi at the APEC summit, while the Kremlin said no Putin-Trump meeting in China is planned yet. Alexander Lukashenko invited Xi to visit Belarus in 2027.
Germany plans legislation to counter Chinese influence.
A former Japanese soldier apologized for entering the Chinese embassy.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary