Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who was elected as the country’s first female prime minister last month, said Chinese use of force around Taiwan would qualify as “an existential threat”.

China said Monday it is making good on its pledge to crack down on chemicals that can be used to make fentanyl, a key issue for President Donald Trump during recent talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as they aimed to take steps to ease a trade war.

China has suspended sanctions on U.S.-linked subsidiaries of South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co Ltd for a year, its commerce ministry said on Monday.