China has been coutraged by the decision of the NATO summit in Washington, D.C., which called Beijing a decisive force in Russia's war against Ukraine.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that the Alliance was slandering his country with "fabricated disinformation".

Official Beijing also called on NATO to stay away from the Asia-Pacific region, saying that the Alliance's efforts to strengthen military ties with China's neighbors undermine the country's interests, as well as peace and stability in the region.

China is challenging Euro-Atlantic security, as stated in the NATO declaration. The Secretary General of the Alliance separately noted the “most serious message” to Beijing with a call to stop cooperating with Russia.

The Chinese embassy in the United States responded to this by telling that China is against mentioning itself as a “threat” in NATO documents and believes that the alliance should stop making unfounded accusations.

The PRC emphasizes that trade relations with Russia proceed according to market rules and WTO principles and such cooperation is not subject to any criticism . China rejects all claims of complicity in the Ukrainian conflict, noting that it does not supply weapons to either side.

The largest Chinese Coast Guard ship, CCG 5901, approached the largest Philippine Coast Guard ship, BRP Teresa Magbanua, at Sabina Shoal.

The US will deploy 48 F-35A fighters in Japan for the first time - Kyodo News.

They will replace the 36 F-16s that are being redeployed to Cadena Air Force Base to replace retired F-15 fighters. The Pentagon has said that amid new security challenges posed by China, North Korea and Russia, the nation will modernize US tactical aircraft over the next few years.

Taiwan said two Chinese Coast Guard vessels boarded and detained a Taiwanese fishing vessel near Kinmen. The vessel was taken to the military port of Weitou in Fujian, China.

Taiwan has called for the immediate release of the fishing vessel and its return.

US aircraft carrier CVN 71 Theodore Roosevelt at the pier in Thailandia.

This is probably within the framework of exercises jointly conducted by the USA, Japan and South Korea.

This is how the three countries seek to demonstrate unity in the face of threats from China and the nuclear provocations of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

Chinese Military presence around Taiwan continues to be heightened as China vows to hunt down "diehard" independence supporters.

The US initiates an increasing number of arms sales to Taiwan.

China threatens death penalty for Taiwan independence ‘diehards’ - The Guardian.

China has threatened to impose the death penalty in extreme cases for “diehard” Taiwan independence separatists, a ratcheting up of pressure even though Chinese courts have no jurisdiction on the democratically governed island.

The new guidelines say China’s courts, prosecutors, public and state security bodies should “severely punish Taiwan independence diehards for splitting the country and inciting secession crimes in accordance with the law, and resolutely defend national sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity“, according to China’s state-run Xinhua news agency.

The US arms sales "to China's Taiwan region seriously violates the 'One China' principle and the provisions of the three Sino-American joint communiqués", as well as damaging bilateral ties, and cross-Strait peace and stability of Taiwan.

Condemning the latest $360 million supply of mini-missiles and drones announced by the Pentagon, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian accused the US "of using the Taiwanese's hard-earned money to fuel its own military complex".