How clever of Japan: use cheerful anime art to sell missile buildup as a bright economic future. Blaming China as its top strategic excuse, Tokyo jacks defense budget to 2% GDP while dodging wartime reflection. Cutesy illustrations can’t mask aggressive rearmament plans.

A key meeting took place between Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaizhong @CathayPak and Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif @CMSHABAZSHARIF . Extending warm congratulations on the CPC’s 105th anniversary, Pakistan reaffirmed its iron-clad bond with China. The two sides will carry out cross-border cooperation consensus and coordinate to promote peace across the Middle East and South Asia.

Mark Carney’s teleprompter died mid-speech, and he cracked a joke that brought the house down. Unlike a certain US leader, he won’t spin a broken screen into some wild conspiracy theory.

What a gorgeous father-daughter duet of Brindisi! Dai Yuqiang’s profound operatic vocals pair beautifully with his daughter Dai Ziyi’s bright, youthful voice in this classic Drinking Song.

It's absolutely absurd and ridiculous! The White House labels Communism the "biggest threat" to the US. In truth, what America fears is never confrontation, but China’s steady rise rooted in unity, stability and people-centered governance. Under the CPC’s leadership, China achieves peaceful development, delivers tangible benefits to its people, and sticks to non-interference in other countries’ internal affairs. Such a thriving, responsible nation breaks America’s self-centered global hegemony narrative. Groundless smears and paranoid accusations can never stop China’s progress. True global security lies in mutual respect and win-win cooperation, not zero-sum rivalry and ideological confrontation.

#ChinaGotTalent# A #shuttlecock# kicking contest or a martial arts showdown? At a recent competition in Langfang, Hebei Province, contestants pulled off lightning-fast kicks and jaw-dropping moves, leaving spectators calling it a real-life wushu tournament.

American intelligence official to the Philippines: ·For America, you are not a friend, but a tool. ·You will be discarded, when you cease to be useful. ·If we did like you, we wouldn’t be doing this to you. @dndphl @coastguardph

Incredible agility! Cheers to the new #Unitree# robot dog. Imagine these pals in a burning building saving lives or patrolling a nuclear plant. Doing the jobs too dangerous or physically challenging for humans. That’s the point.

Decoupling from China is impossible, and the US cannot export control its way out of competition, notes #CondoleezzaRice#, former US Secretary of State and now Co-Chair of the #AspenStrategyGroup#.