The federal Conservatives are accusing the Liberals of rewarding "Beijing's intimidation" after some parliamentarians on a trip to Taiwan decided to return earlier than planned.

Beijing’s air pollution continued to get worse for some years after the games as China continued to industrialize, grow, and urbanize, but since reaching it’s peak in 2013, the city has seen a drastic drop in pollution.

Prime Minister MARK CARNEY arrives in Beijing on Tuesday, at the invitation of Chinese President XI JINPING, where he will try to open new economic doors with Canada’s No. 2 trading partner in response to the “rupture” in relations with its No. 1 trading partner south of the 49th parallel.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in her hometown on Tuesday, in a summit meant to stabilize ties between the two sometime-rivals as Japan's worries about Chinese power in Asia grows.

Xi Jinping has reshaped China’s military command at its most sensitive pressure point. In late 2025, two generals tied directly to Taiwan operations and Beijing’s defense were removed, one publicly disgraced,

The outreach is also seen as a warning to Dhaka’s political establishment that China has alternative options and is prepared to work with multiple power centres.

Foreign ministers from Cambodia and Thailand have convened with their Chinese counterpart to discuss the border dispute between the two Southeast Asian countries.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said he wants to open a “new phase” for relations with China during his first trip to Beijing since he took office in June.

China introduced a 13% tax on contraceptives while exempting childcare services as the global superpower battles sustained population decline and aging demographics.

China on Monday reaffirmed its territorial claims over the Shaksgam Valley in the backdrop of Indias objections, stressing that the Chinese infrastructure projects in the area were “beyond reproach”.