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Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China and Russia are to “lead the correct direction of global governance reform” in a partnership, according to state media CCTV.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has "established themselves as world leaders in the development of NeuroStrike weapons."

Following a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Secretary of State Antony Blinked claimed, "We do not support Taiwan independence."

Blinken's emphasis remained on the resumption of military-to-military communication, a U.S. priority that China has consistently declined since 2021.

Egypt is the latest country applying to join BRICS, an alliance made up of countries pushing to switch to alternative global trade currencies.

CIA Director Bill Burns secretly visited Beijing to meet with Chinese intelligence officials, indicating growing concerns within the Biden administration about the deteriorating relations with China, and marking the highest-level trip by a Biden official to China.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned that China must prepare for "worst-case" scenarios.

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed the phone call was "long and meaningful."

Hillary Clinton criticizes House Republicans for using the debt ceiling as a political weapon, warning that it undermines the U.S.'s global credibility and plays into the hands of adversaries like Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, and warns of the potential danger of playing games with the debt ceiling to the U.S. dollar's pre-eminent position in the global economy.