China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Britain on Friday to uphold the "one-China" principle, as Beijing seeks to rally support in its worst diplomatic dispute with Tokyo in years over democratically-governed Taiwan.

President Donald Trump says he will visit Beijing in April and host China’s President Xi Jinping for a state visit later next year.

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Chinese action against Taiwan would be an “act of war that sparks a global crisis”, said The Wall Street Journal. “It would provoke a military response by Taiwan, force President Trump to decide whether the US military should help defend the island, disrupt global trade and impel European nations to impose punishing sanctions on Beijing.”

China responds after Japanese newspaper reports that Tokyo views China’s first electromagnetic catapult-equipped carrier as priority target in event of attack on Taiwan - Anadolu Ajansı

China is rapidly replacing its aging diesel trucks with electric models, signaling a major shift in the world’s largest vehicle market

Japan is trying to keep the feud from escalating but has shown no sign of backing down. That dovetails with how some other governments have reacted to China’s pressure: Stick to their positions and endure the pain, allowing the disputes to fester for a year or more.

Beijing also criticized Washington over its withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in 2002, a now-defunct arms control agreement with Russia that prohibited the deployment of nationwide defenses against strategic nuclear-armed ballistic missiles.

[MANILA] Red and gold lanterns swayed above the narrow corridors of Diliman College in Quezon City, Metro Manila, where paper dragons snaked across the walls, and a papier-mache woman in traditional Filipino attire stood nearby.

China on Wednesday accused the United States of violating the United Nations Charter after Washington announced a visa policy that targeted people from Central American countries who work with Beijing.