Last week, China's coast guard mounted what the Philippines called an "unusual" show of force at Second Thomas Shoal, a hotly disputed submerged reef in the Spratly Islands where Manila maintains a small outpost in the form of the rusting warship BRP Sierra Madre, grounded there in 1999 to anchor its territorial claim.

Artificial islands housing munitions and aircraft created in an attempt to lay claim to disputed islands vital for shipping

AMTI imagery shows Vietnam accelerating Spratly reclamation, surpassing 2,300 acres with new harbors and an airstrip.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he wants to open denuclearization talks with Russia and China, revisiting an issue he previously raised as he also seeks to restart stalled diplomacy with North Korea.

The United States is negotiating with Russia to limit the number of nuclear weapons. China is also expected to be involved in the dialogue, said the US President Donald Trump while speaking to journalists.

President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that China has to give the United States magnets or "we have to charge them 200% tariff or something" amid a trade dispute between the two nations. China is increasingly sensitive about rare earths and its control over supply,

President Trump has threatened new tariffs on countries if they don't remove digital service taxes, while warning China against curbing exports of magnets, as existing trade negotiations continue. "Digital taxes,