US sending wrong signal by launching Indo-Pacific strategy, Wang tells Blinken
Beijing also warned the United States not to bring the two countries to a point of full confrontation.
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Japan mulls sanctions on semiconductor exports to Russia, with G7
Tokyo has begun coordinating economic sanctions against Russia in the event of a military invasion of Ukraine.
China to sanction US weapons firms over arms sale
The two US weapon companies - Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin - have long been involved in the United States' arms sales to Taiwan, a foreign ministry official said.
S. Korea, US, Japan commit to aligning approaches on N. Korea
The high-level meeting came after Pyongyang fired off nine ballistic missiles and two land-attack cruise missiles in January.
After Olympic furore, US envoy says hanbok Korean
The top US diplomat to South Korea released a photo donning hanbok and backing its origin as Korean.
North Korea holds key parliamentary meeting in Kim Jong Un’s absence
There was no separate message toward Washington or Seoul amid heightening tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
China urges the US to halt arms sale to Taiwan
China also urged the US to stay committed to the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiques.
Koreans take umbrage at presence of hanbok at Beijing Winter Olympics
Online communities also saw numerous expressions of outrage over the depiction of hanbok as Chinese culture.
North Korea continues nuclear program, relies on cyberattacks for revenue: UN report
The report also found a sharp increase in the quantity of illicit imports of petroleum last year, but at a much lower level.
North Korea stays silent on much-anticipated parliamentary meeting
This month's meeting comes amid heightening tensions on the Korean Peninsula.