Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for accelerated efforts to modernize the country's national security system and capacity.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, stressed accelerated efforts to build China into a leading country in education as the Party's leadership convened a study session on Monday.

The Chinese mainland still strives for peaceful reunification with utmost sincerity and greatest efforts, even though the secessionist authorities on the island and foreign interference are disappointing the public in the mainland on peaceful exchanges and cooperation. Experts said on Sunday that in the future, the mainland will share the benefits of development with more Taiwan compatriots and in a more precise way, to more effectively promote people on the island to be aware of the benefits of reunification. The Graduate Institute for Taiwan Studies of Xiamen University held an academic activity on Sunday in Xiamen, Southeast China's Fujian Province with the theme “Face-to-Face Talks Between Scholars From the Two Sides of the Taiwan Straits.”

Hong Kong's Civic Party, a major anti-China political group that played an instigating role in the social turmoil in Hong Kong, announced its disbandment on Saturday, as no member from the party was willing to take part in the Legislative Council election. Experts said in today's Hong Kong, there is no room for political groups that take an aggressive anti-central government position and fail to comply with the requirement of only patriots governing Hong Kong to survive.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced he will run for US president on Wednesday local time. Chinese experts said the Republican politician has similarly hostile and extreme views toward China as Donald Trump, but likely serves as a "backup option" for the GOP if Trump cannot run for election next year due to his legal woes.

The essence of the Ukraine crisis is the outbreak of contradictions in European security governance, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at Thursday's press briefing when commenting on the root causes of the crisis.

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin on Wednesday in Beijing.

The Special Representative of the Chinese Government on Eurasian Affairs, Li Hui, held talks with Frederic Mondoloni, the director general of political and security affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France in Paris, France on Tuesday. The two sides exchanged views on the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis, China-France relations, and other issues, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday.

​China's new ambassador to the US Xie Feng vowed to face up to the current difficulties within China-US relations and live up to his mission when he arrived in New York on Tuesday, assuming the position as the country's 12th envoy to the US.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Tuesday stressed the unique role of auditing in the Party's self-reform and called for efforts to promote the high-quality development of auditing work in the new era. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while presiding over the first meeting of the central auditing commission under the 20th CPC Central Committee. He is head of the commission.

Director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, is paying his first official visit to China from Monday to Friday and IAEA designated China's Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center (NSC) as the first IAEA Collaborating Centre globally on Monday.

A taekwondo medalist from the Taiwan island of China who was subjected to cyberattacks from separatist forces for waving a Chinese national flag after winning a prize at a competition in South Korea, received overwhelming praise from netizens across the Straits with many hailing his patriotic move.

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities' hope of being invited to the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA) as an observer was squashed again after the assembly started on Sunday in Geneva, Switzerland.

With Russia reportedly capturing Bakhmut, a key place in the Donbas region where the battlefield situation is deemed as a "meat grinder" as it is the longest and bloodiest battle in the Russia-Ukraine war, some experts believe that such progress for Russia will help it gain a significant advantage in politics and largely boost the Russian soldiers' morale, reflecting the point that the Ukraine crisis is a war that neither Russia nor the US could win but neither could afford to lose.

China expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to the US' move of reaching a so-called agreement on the first part of “21st century trade initiative” with Taiwan island, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at Friday's press briefing.

China, Central Asian countries agree to hold leaders' meeting every two years; next summit to be held in Kazakhstan in 2025

China will roll out more trade facilitation measures and upgrade bilateral investment agreements with Central Asian countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday delivered a keynote address at the China-Central Asia Summit held in the city of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

China on Thursday inaugurated a new top financial regulatory administration as part of its broader efforts to strengthen financial regulation and prevent major systemic risks amid a complex global financial situation marked by debt standoff and banking crises in the US.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday held talks with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on Thursday in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on Thursday in the city of Xi'an.

President Xi Jinping has called on northwest China's Shaanxi Province to give full play to its own strengths and play an exemplary role in advancing Chinese modernization in the country's western region.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held talks with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Xi'an.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on Wednesday afternoon for the China-Central Asia Summit, which is scheduled for May 18 and 19.

President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to reach new heights in the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and to make it a pioneer and example in pursuing Chinese modernization.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Friday inspected Shijiazhuang, the capital city of north China's Hebei Province.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Thursday visited the city of Cangzhou in north China's Hebei Province.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Thursday visited the city of Cangzhou in north China's Hebei Province.

Canada's accusation of China's interference in others' internal affairs is akin to “a thief crying sop thief,” the Chinese Embassy in Canada said on Thursday, urging Canada to stop attacking China but reflect on its own interference of others' domestic affairs after the country expelled a Chinese diplomat and kept hyping “Chinese interference.”

Six years after China announced the construction of the Xiong'an New Area, the site that "started from scratch" from a blueprint has become a reality, as a high-level modern metropolis has been building up, which is "nothing short of a miracle," Chinese President Xi Jinping said during an inspection to the area on Wednesday, at a time when the "dream city" has just celebrated its sixth anniversary of its establishment.

President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for efforts to firm up confidence and maintain resolve while taking solid steps to continuously achieve new progress in developing the Xiong'an New Area.

China expressed firm opposition and urged the US to stop playing up Taiwan-related questions at the World Health Assembly (WHA), Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at Wednesday's press briefing in response to US' statement encouraging the World Health Organization (WHO) to invite China's Taiwan island to participate as an observer at this year's WHA.

Ma Xingrui, Party chief of Northwest China's Xinjiang region, met with Yerbol Karashukeyev, Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan, in Urumqi on Tuesday, with the two sides holding deep exchanges and further promoting bilateral economic and trade cooperation, especially cooperation in the field of agriculture and animal husbandry.

​President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday met with representatives to the 10th Conference for Friendship of Overseas Chinese Associations at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. On behalf of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, Xi expressed warm welcome to the representatives and extended sincere greetings to overseas Chinese around the world.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, on Monday met with representatives to the 10th Conference for Friendship of Overseas Chinese Associations at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

The US is by no means a model of respecting and protecting human rights, but a typical example of disregarding and violating human rights, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Monday when commenting on United Nations (UN) experts' calling on the US to boost efforts to promote accountability for its past and future violations.

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang hailed the successful holding of the China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Dialogue on Saturday, signaling the resumption of trilateral cooperation mechanisms and Chinese experts view it as of great significance to inject stability into the region and help increase mutual trust between Afghanistan and Pakistan, which have encountered border disputes over the past few years. Since the Ukraine crisis, global security is facing more challenges, and for the three neighboring countries, it is highly necessary to jointly safeguard regional security, some experts said. The resumption of the trilateral mechanism shows that the three countries are willing to jointly tackle security challenges and normalize such mechanisms in tackling regional and hotspot issues.

The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines expressed appreciation for the Philippine authorities' effective action in rescuing Chinese nationals subjected to forced labor and asked the Philippines to protect the rescued Chinese nationals' safety and legitimate rights and interests.

A key meeting held Friday by the top decision-making body for China's financial affairs has called for speeding up the construction of the country's modern industrial system backed by the real economy and advancing Chinese modernization with support from high-quality development of the population.

More than 200 people from a dozen of political and civil groups in the island of Taiwan on Wednesday started a joint activity to protest "Taiwan independence" and the US' inciting conflicts and interference as a group of American defense contractors visit the island on the same day, the Global Times has learned from the organizers of the event.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government unveiled on Tuesday a detailed reform plan for the District Council election by introducing a vetting committee to screen candidates in order to fully implement the principle of “only patriots governing Hong Kong.” Future elections will include direct election, appointment and mutual election of district committees.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday extended festive greetings and best wishes to the country's working people ahead of International Workers' Day, which falls on May 1.

China's top leadership affirmed the country's positive economic recovery so far this year while acknowledging new challenges during a meeting convened by the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Friday, sending what experts said is a rock solid signal that China will continue to support economic recovery with expansive policies.

Zhou Jiangyong, former Party chief of Hangzhou in East China's Zhejiang Province, is accused of taking advantage of his position to receive bribes, directly or through his relatives, totaling more than 193 million yuan ($28 million). The prosecutorial authority is seeking to hold Zhou criminally responsible for the crime of accepting bribery. The People's Procuratorate in Chuzhou, East China's Anhui Province, alleged that over the past 20 years from 2001 to 2021, Zhou has been making use of his positions from a county head to Party chief of Hangzhou to provide assistance to relevant businesses and individuals in matters such as construction projects, contracting, land acquisition, among other commercial favors.

Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to a commemorative event marking the 50th anniversary of cooperation between China and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on Wednesday.

China has established a unified national real estate registration system

Chinese embassies in Egypt and Ethiopia are closely monitoring the security situation, and sent assistance teams along the border ports to assist Chinese nationals seeking to evacuate from Sudan and entering Egypt and Ethiopia amid escalating conflict in the country.

Following recent comments made by the Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye concerning the sovereign status of ex-Soviet states, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday that China respects the status of the member republics as sovereign states after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

China's top legislature will dispatch inspection teams to six provinces and regions to survey how laws curbing special equipment accidents have been implemented across the country in a bid to better protect public security.

The latest remarks by the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell calling for European navies to patrol in the Taiwan Straits caused a huge controversy on Sunday as some Chinese observers called the comments “extremely dangerous” and signaling “a retrogression” of the EU's stance on the Taiwan question following the recent G7 meeting during which the US tried to pressure its allies to take a more tough position on the matter.

With controversy over South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's Taiwan-related remarks continuing ahead of a US visit he is scheduled to make from April 24-29, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong made solemn representations to South Korean Ambassador to China Chung Jae-ho over Yoon's erroneous remarks, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday.

The modernization of China with such a huge population will be a stronger boost for global economic recovery, China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang said at the Lanting Forum on Chinese Modernization and the World held in Shanghai on Friday.

It is not the Chinese mainland, but the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces and a handful of countries attempting to take advantage of "Taiwan independence" that are disrupting international rules, unilaterally changing the status quo, and undermining stability across the Straits, China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang said at the Lanting Forum on Chinese Modernization and the World held in Shanghai on Friday.

On 21 April, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to the Lanting Forum on Chinese Modernization and the World held at the Meet-the-World Lounge in Shanghai.

China's top anti-graft body has been pushing forward the crackdown on corruption, with at least 17 centrally administered officials being investigated in about 100 days since the beginning of 2023, which experts believed showed the country's "unprecedented" determination in its anti-corruption campaign.

China's top official on Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Xia Baolong met with more than 80 lawmakers on Sunday during his inspection tour in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), which was described by some lawmakers as historical signaling that the central government indeed cares about and pays close attention to the city's development.

As China celebrates the National Security Education Day on Saturday, officials of China's central government and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) warned against national security risks and the possibility of the return of street violence.

Chinese modernization has clear goals, plans, strategies: Xi

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Wednesday inspected the city of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province.

Former chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party Ma Ying-jeou's visit to the mainland fully demonstrates that the 1992 Consensus is the key plank for the peaceful development of both sides of the Taiwan Straits, a spokesperson of Taiwan Affairs Office of State Council said on Wednesday, while the transit of Taiwan regional leader Tsai Ing-wen through the USonly reveals the essence of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is to sacrifice the public welfare for their own political aims.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Tuesday inspected the city of Maoming, south China's Guangdong Province.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday inspected south China's Guangdong Province.

Despite rising tension in the Taiwan Straits stirred up by the secessionist Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities' collusion with US politicians, senior Chinese officials have in recent days been meeting with business leaders from the Taiwan region and have called for strengthened cross-Straits cooperation.

A central discipline group has been dispatched to China's General Administration of Sport (GAS), as part of the nation's thunderous move in the latest anti-graft campaign in the sports field, once again proving that the country's anti-corruption work has no blind spot, observers noted.

After officially accepting Finland as a member and promising it an "ironclad security guarantee," NATO is reportedly divided over Kiev's postwar status. Experts said the division is rooted in the uncertainty over the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which is growing along with NATO's expansion.

China announced sanctions on two institutions – the Prospect Foundation and the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats – which used “democracy,” “freedom” & “cooperation” as excuses to advance “Taiwan independence” and collude with anti-China forces.

China's top office on the Taiwan affairs - the Taiwan Work Office of Communist Party of China Central Committee - announced on Friday to sanction diehard "Taiwan independence" separatist Hsiao Bi-khim, who colluded with the US and provoked confrontation between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits. Hsiao and her family members are prohibited from entering the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao.

Chinese Embassy in Myanmar announced on Thursday that it had rescued a Chinese national who was smuggled into Myanmar and was forced to engage in telecom fraud.

All issues at home can be properly resolved through consultation, and the Chinese mainland will facilitate exchanges and contacts between compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, a senior mainland Taiwan affairs official told former chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party Ma Ying-jeou on Thursday during a farewell dinner in Shanghai, the last stop of Ma's maiden visit to the mainland before his return to Taiwan island on Friday.

The latest meeting between the regional leader of China's Taiwan island and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the US state of California ignited the anger of more residents in the island of Taiwan, with many lashing out that the move by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to seek "Taiwan independence" and its collusion with US politicians have aggravated the cross-Straits situation and put the island a step closer to an abyss of clashes.

There is no so-called illicit fentanyl trafficking problem between China and Mexico, and the channels for bilateral drug control cooperation between the two countries are open, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a press conference on Thursday, when she was commenting on the news that Mexico asked China for help on fentanyl.

Multiple Chinese authorities including China's top legislature, the Taiwan Work Office of CPC Central Committee, Chinese defense ministry and Chinese foreign ministry firmly opposed and condemned the latest meeting between the regional leader of China's Taiwan island and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday in California, vowing to take resolute and effective measures to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, in response to the seriously erroneous acts of collusion between the US and Taiwan secessionist authorities.

The spokesperson of the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Thursday issued a statement on the meeting between Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen and Kevin McCarthy, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. The following is the full text of the statement:

The Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, on Thursday issued a statement in response to the meeting between U.S. congressional members including House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen in the United States. The following is the full text of the statement:

Spokesperson of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday delivered remarks regarding Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen's "transit" trip through the United States. The following is the full text of the remarks:

With a Finnish flag rising first time outside the NATO headquarters, the Nordic nation officially became NATO's 31st member country at a meeting of the US-led bloc's foreign ministers, including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on Tuesday in Brussels, a historic shift away from the Nordic nation's traditional policy of neutrality, which Chinese experts believe now pushes Finland to the forefront against Russia and may spur Moscow to boost its nuclear deployment, thus making Europe's overall security landscape even more precarious.

Ma Ying-jeou, former chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT), continued his trip in the Chinese mainland on Sunday, and he told the media that the development of the mainland is fast and some are even "undreamed of" after visiting two heavy equipment enterprises in Changsha, capital of Central China's Hunan Province on Sunday.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government on Saturday expresses strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to the fact-twisting remarks and smears of the US State Department report that claims that the Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL)'s effects "undercut Hong Kong freedoms."

After weeks of speculation, former US president Donald Trump, who is also running for the 2024 elections, was indicted in Manhattan on Thursday, making him the first former president to face criminal prosecution in US history.

BRICS countries vowed to form a closer cooperative partnership at a seminar that shares experiences in governance and strengthens cooperation to create a global development pattern that is inclusive, balanced, and coordinated with mutual benefits aiming for common prosperity.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Thursday stressed further advancing the study and implementation of the Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has decided to launch a Party-wide thematic education campaign starting from April to study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

Speaking on behalf of nearly 80 countries, Chen Xu, China's permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva delivered a joint statement on the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action at the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday, and called for strengthening international cooperation, revitalizing the spirit of the Declaration and promoting quality development.

"If Taiwan's regional leader Tsai Ing-wen meets with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, it would be a provocation that seriously violates one-China principle, undermines China's sovereignty and territorial integrity as well as damages peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits. And we will take resolute measures to counter this," a Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson remarked on Wednesday, with Tsai set for a stopover in the US en route to Latin America.

The two sides of the Taiwan Straits should work together to pursue peace, avoid war and revitalize the Chinese nation, former Taiwan regional leader Ma Ying-jeou said on Tuesday in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, as he started his 12-day ancestral trip in the Chinese mainland.

Any activities involving public gathering must be done in an orderly and peaceful manner, and in accordance with the law, said Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region John Lee at a press conference on Tuesday as response to questions over a gathering two days before against land reclamation in Tseung Kwan O, during which several dozen participants were reported to have to wear individually numbered badges.

China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday issued the Report on Human Rights Violations in the US in 2022, revealing human rights legislation and justice have seen an extreme regression, further undermining the basic rights and freedoms of the American people.

China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday issued the Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2022.

Former Taiwan regional leader Ma Ying-jeou landed in Shanghai on Monday afternoon, kicking off an ancestral trip in the mainland, which experts viewed as being of special significance to easing the tensions across the Taiwan Straits and enhancing exchanges. Furthermore, Ma's itinerary shows the deep historical, political and cultural ties between Taiwan and the mainland, outlining the fact that the two sides of the Taiwan Straits belong to one and the same China.

China has expressed its grave concern and firm opposition after the US, the UK and Australia pushed forward nuclear-powered submarine cooperation and coerced IAEA Secretariat to endorse the cooperation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Thursday at a routine press conference.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit to Ukraine exaggerates the dangerous narrative of "Ukraine today, Taiwan tomorrow" through a joint statement to create momentum for Japan's intervention in major international events including the Ukraine crisis, further sensationalizing the so-called geopolitical and military threats from China, thereby playing up tensions and instability in the region, said experts on international affairs. The Japanese prime minister met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev on Tuesday during a rare, unannounced visit that underscored Tokyo's emphatic support for Ukraine by providing $30 million in nonlethal equipment, humanitarian supplies and financial support, Reuters reported.

If the UK is sending controversial shells containing depleted uranium to Ukraine, it will set a bad precedent for the conflict, which could also mean an escalation in weapon supplies, Chinese experts said, warning of long-term harmful effects on the environment and people's health. This move shows that the West does not care about either Ukrainians or Russians as they use “the blood of Ukrainians to weaken Russia by all means,” experts said. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Moscow would be “forced to respond” if the UK government is supplying Ukraine with armor-piercing tank shells containing depleted uranium following a written response by a UK defense minister who was asked whether any of ammunition currently being supplied to Ukraine contains depleted uranium, according to media reports.

Considering that the impact of the Nord Stream blast has been enormous, and most members of the international community have demanded the truth behind the incident, China supports Russia's draft resolution that calls on the UN to launch an international investigation into the blast and supports the UN Security Council in having discussions over relevant issues, said the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday.

China strongly condemns any visit by European politicians to China's Taiwan island as an “egregious” act, as Chinese diplomats and the Foreign Ministry urge them to stop interacting with and sending wrong signals to “Taiwan independence” forces or using the Taiwan question as a pretext to interfere in China's internal affairs. Chinese analysts said visits by individual politicians to the island are to pander to US hype on the Taiwan question. It is part of the US' strategy to contain and suppress China. They warned such provocative acts could potentially shake the political foundation between China and Europe, and that China will take “tit for tat” countermeasures against such provocations.

Chinese President Xi Jinping returned to Beijing on Wednesday evening after wrapping up a state visit to Russia.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said China-Russia relations go far beyond the bilateral scope and are crucial to the world and the future of mankind. Xi made the remarks when jointly meeting the press with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russia committed to resumption of peace talks ASAP

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Ukraine on Tuesday to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said. Experts believe the visit is more of a show that will not have much practical effect on the Ukraine crisis. The visit, which was kept secret until right before his arrival, comes a day after Kishida met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. It is rare for a Japanese leader to make an unannounced trip to a foreign country, according to Kyodo News.

The US and the world have been closely watching how a possible indictment of former US president Donald Trump will develop, with growing worries about a replica of the Capitol riots, and analysts said that the whole stunt showcased the dysfunction of American democracy amid increasingly extreme political polarization.