Canada’s Carney hails improving ties with China
Carney is on a four-day trip to China, the first by a Canadian PM since 2017, in a move to thaw tense relations.

Carney is on a four-day trip to China, the first by a Canadian PM since 2017, in a move to thaw tense relations.










Mario Lubetkin on Washington’s revived sphere-of-influence doctrine, Venezuela, and China’s growing footprint.
Huge US arms package for Taiwan includes HIMARS rocket systems, howitzer artillery, antitank missiles, and drones.
Trump appeals to Chinese leader Xi Jinping after Jimmy Lai convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law.
The 156-day trial, the most high-profile use of Beijing’s draconian national security law, is set to come to a close.

Talks to include trade imbalances and China’s support for Russia.
Macron’s three-day visit aims at getting China to exert pressure on Russia for ceasefire deal with Ukraine.
ByteDance had bought more Nvidia chips than any other Chinese firm in 2025 as it raced to secure computing power.
China’s Foreign Ministry said Trump initiated call with Xi Jinping and communication was crucial for stable relations.
China’s president says the two countries are like ‘family’, pledging to ‘strengthen strategic alignment’ with Thailand.
The Fujian is considered a symbol of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s overhaul and rapid expansion of China’s military.