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China and Japan reopen pre-COVID-era leader-level economic dialogue

China and Japan agreed Tuesday to reopen the leader-level economic dialogue that had been suspended since 2019, with the first round of revived talks scheduled for July in Tokyo.

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ASEAN follow-up: Vientiane working group circulates draft code-of-conduct text

The ASEAN working group on South China Sea code-of-conduct negotiations has circulated a Vientiane-drafted text to member capitals and to Beijing, marking the first substantive textual movement in three years.

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Beijing pitches yuan-financed reconstruction track at Marseille as China tests postwar influence

China's vice premier used the Marseille donor conference to unveil a $12 billion yuan-denominated lending facility for Iran and Iraq, a quiet but unmistakable bid to anchor Beijing in a reconstruction architecture being designed largely by European and Gulf capitals.

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PLA launches largest Taiwan Strait drills since 2024 as Beijing tests postwar Pacific attention

China's military encircled Taiwan with 71 warplanes and two carrier groups Wednesday in the largest Strait exercise in two years, a show of force Pacific officials read as a deliberate probe of allied bandwidth still absorbed by the Iran war's aftermath.

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Beijing Quietly Lifts Iranian Crude at Steep Discount as Post-War Trade Recalibrates

Chinese independent refiners restarted Iranian crude lifting at the steepest discounts in three years this week, ship-tracking and trade data showed Saturday, as Beijing moved to lock in cheap barrels while Tehran's economy reeled from the war.

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Beijing Presses for Iran Cease-Fire as China's Energy Bill Climbs

China called Friday for an immediate halt to the fighting between Israel, the United States and Iran, signaling a sharper diplomatic posture as Beijing's oil import bill swelled and refiners drew down strategic stockpiles for a third consecutive week.

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