A Taiwanese TV drama envisioning a Chinese invasion of Taiwan was previewed in Taipei on Tuesday. "Zero Day Attack" is set to be aired on TV and via Internet in Taiwan, Japan and elsewhere starting next month.

Japan has published its Defence of Japan 2025 white paper, which details escalating threats from a more united bloc of authoritarian countries, specifically China, Russia, and North Korea, as reported by the Eurasian Times.

European leaders are meeting with top Chinese officials in Beijing to discuss trade, climate change and global conflicts.

The two sides reiterated their opposition to “any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion” in the East and South China seas.

Japan has launched an anti-dumping investigation into nickel-based stainless cold-rolled steel sheets and strips imported from China and Taiwan, its trade and finance ministries said on Tuesday. The move follows a petition filed on May 12 by Nippon Steel and other domestic manufacturers,

Japan has warned of escalating military threats from China in a new defense report. The report highlights China's growing military activity near Japan’s southwestern coasts and the Pacific as a major strategic challenge.

The ship, one of seven Canadian icebreakers scheduled to deploy for the Coast Guard's Arctic summer operations between June and November, was tracked near Nome, Alaska, on July 19, as it shifted its mission to icebreaking and scientific support in the Arctic.

A Japanese government official called on China to expand a program allowing certain mainland investors to put more money abroad, citing “strong enthusiasm” for Japanese stocks.

Progress in relations between China and Japan could lose some steam if embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba steps down following a crushing electoral loss. Ishiba, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has come under intense pressure since the ruling coalition’s defeat in upper house elections on Sunday.