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Ukraine beats China to secure first Nations League 2026 victory

Ukraine’s men’s national volleyball team earned its first win of the 2026 Volleyball Nations League on June 11, defeating host nation China in four sets during the opening week of competition in Linyi.

11 June, 06:11 PM

China doubles sunflower meal imports as Ukraine expands share

China doubled its imports of sunflower meal in September-March of the 2025–2026 marketing year after suspending purchases of Canadian canola meal, APK-Inform reported.

10 June, 10:51 AM

Pentagon adds Alibaba, Baidu, BYD and NIO to military-linked list

The Pentagon has added Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, search provider Baidu, and automakers BYD and NIO to its list of companies it says support China’s military, Reuters reported.

9 June, 05:57 PM

China launches maritime operation east of Taiwan, escalating pressure on Taipei

China announced on June 6 that it had launched a special maritime traffic control operation in waters east of Taiwan, China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

7 June, 02:43 PM

Xi Jinping to visit North Korea in first trip since 2019

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea on June 8-9, marking his first visit there since 2019, the Associated Press reported on June 5.

5 June, 01:01 PM

Beijing urges de-escalation after Russian threats to strike Kyiv

China urged the sides to “avoid escalation” and return to negotiations after Russia threatened mass strikes on Kyiv, but did not say whether it would evacuate its diplomats from Ukraine, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a press briefing on May 26, Ukrinform reported.

26 May, 02:09 PM

Taiwan deploys ships and fighter jets to monitor China's second patrol this week

Taiwan sent ships and fighter jets to monitor Chinese “combat readiness patrols” near the island, Reuters reported on May 26.

26 May, 12:00 PM

Iran agrees to transfer highly enriched uranium to China

Iran has announced that it is ready to transfer its stockpiles of highly enriched uranium in line with U.S. demands, provided the material is transferred to and stored in China, Al Arabiya, citing high-level sources, reported on May 25.

26 May, 09:20 AM

China faces deadliest coal mine accident since 2009

At least 90 people were killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s Shanxi province on the evening of May 22, marking the country’s deadliest mining accident of its kind since 2009, Bloomberg reported on May 23.

23 May, 09:47 PM

France to maintain open dialogue with China to pressure Russia to end war in Ukraine

France is maintaining dialogue with China to urge Beijing to pressure Russia into ending the war against Ukraine, Ukrinform, citing French Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pascal Confavreux, reported on May 22.

22 May, 09:25 AM

China and Russia unable to reach agreement on new pipeline

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin failed to convince Chinese leader Xi Jinping to greenlight the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, stalling a critical deal intended to deliver 50B cubic meters of Russian gas to China annually, The Washington Post wrote on May 20.

21 May, 11:41 AM

For all the pomp, Putin got little from Xi in Beijing — report

Chinese leader Xi Jinping gave Russian dictator Vladimir Putin a higher‑level reception in Beijing than he did for U.S. President Donald Trump, but both visits ended with few concrete results, The Guardian reported on May 20.

21 May, 12:29 AM

Putin arrives in China for two-day visit

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing for a two-day visit on May 19, state propaganda agency TASS reported.

20 May, 01:21 AM

Russian troops secretly trained in China in 2025

Around 200 Russian soldiers secretly underwent military training in China in late 2025, with some later returning to fight in Ukraine, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and statements from three European intelligence services on May 19.

19 May, 05:46 PM

Analyst discusses Putin’s two-day visit to Beijing and China’s leverage over Russia

Vladimir Putin’s visit to China comes shortly after Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing, Artur Kharytonov told Radio NV on May 19.

19 May, 05:28 PM

Putin heads to Beijing seeking progress on Power of Siberia 2 pipeline as Middle East tensions roil markets

Putin is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 20, with the Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline expected to be a central topic, Bloomberg reported, citing sources close to the Russian government.

19 May, 02:08 PM

China dominates Ukraine’s battery import market

Ukraine’s imports of electric batteries and battery separators quadrupled year-on-year to $1.137 billion in January-April 2026, State Customs Service of Ukraine data cited by Interfax-Ukraine showed.

18 May, 03:35 PM

Russia knowingly struck Chinese-owned cargo ship in Black Sea during overnight attack, Zelenskyy says

Russian forces struck a Chinese-owned cargo ship in the Black Sea during a large-scale overnight assault on Ukraine. The attackers were fully aware of the vessel's ownership, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on X on May 18.

18 May, 01:50 PM

Overnight Russian attack hits Chinese ship in Ukrainian waters - Pletenchuk

Russian forces launched a Shahed drone strike on a Chinese commercial vessel in Ukrainian waters overnight, Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk reported on May 18.

18 May, 11:15 AM

Russian Shaheds becoming more reliant on Chinese-made parts

The share of Chinese components in Russian Shahed drones is increasing while Western parts are declining, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, Ukraine’s presidential commissioner for sanctions policy, told RBC-Ukraine on May 15.

16 May, 02:52 AM

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