In Chinese diplomacy, certain concise expressions often carry profound historical significance, one such example being a line recently delivered by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning.
?Ukraine will not amend its Constitution as part of any potential peace deal, Interfax-Ukraine reported Wednesday, citing a member of the Ukrainian delegation involved in talks with the United States, other partners and Russia.
?China called on Japan to speed up the disposal of abandoned chemical weapons (ACWs) in China during the Conference of the States Parties of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on Wednesday in The Hague, the Netherlands.
?Former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday criticized current Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's erroneous remarks on China's Taiwan once again, stressing the importance of building stable relations between Japan and China, the Mainichi Shimbun reported.
?Guinea-Bissau's armed forces announced on Wednesday via the national television that they had assumed full powers of the country and imposed several emergency measures.
Observers say Takaichi's statements cross a "historical red line" set in the 1940s -- a challenge to the documents that shaped Asia's post-war settlement and remain embedded in international law.
?Turkish police detained on Wednesday 14 individuals linked to the Islamic State (IS) for allegedly procuring explosives and maintaining contacts with conflict zones abroad for a planned attack.
?African and European leaders on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in peace and security, development, climate action and migration at the 7th African Union-European Union Summit held in Luanda.
?Israel launched a large-scale military operation in the northern West Bank on Wednesday, imposing a curfew, setting up roadblocks, and deploying military forces, according to Israeli and Palestinian sources.
?The number of evacuees rose to over 21,000 in Malaysia on Wednesday, with 10 states affected across the country due to the current northeast monsoon season, according to authorities.
?A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Wednesday urged Japan to take concrete actions to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens and institutions in Japan, as crimes targeting Chinese nationals have been on the rise.
?Experts in both China and Japan have warned that the international community must remain very vigilant against the dangerous trend reflected in Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent Taiwan-related remarks, which revealed Japan blatantly undermining the post-war international order and reviving militarism.
Japan should give an honest, accurate and complete clarification of its so-called "consistent position" on Taiwan, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday, adding that a written response released by the Japanese government on Tuesday still repeated its old rhetoric.
China and the United States can rise above differences and jointly write a new chapter in their friendly exchanges and cooperation, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng said on Tuesday.
In the chill that followed an early winter rain, clusters of protesters gathered once again in front of the Japanese prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Tuesday evening, drawn by rising concern over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on Taiwan.
?Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent congratulations to a UN meeting held on Tuesday to commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
?It is an ironclad fact that cannot be distorted or tampered with that there is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Tuesday.
?The U.S. Department of the Interior said Tuesday that nonresidents will pay higher rates to enter 11 of the most visited U.S. national parks starting on Jan. 1, 2026.
?Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday the peace plan prepared by Ukraine and the United States in Geneva could be developed into "deeper agreements."