China has sanctioned seven military industrial companies and related senior executives over U.S. arms assistance and sales to Taiwan, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday. Boeing subsidiary Insitu Inc.

Taiwan aims to involve a range of people, including taxi drivers and security guards, to respond to emergencies.

China revised upwards on Thursday the size of its economy by 2.7%, but said the change would have little impact on growth this year, as policymakers pledged more stimulus to spur expansion in 2025. Policy support late this year has set the world's second-largest economy on track for a growth target of "around 5%" as activity warmed slightly,

The World Bank has recently updated its economic forecasts for China, raising the projected GDP growth for 2024 and 2025. The World Bank now expects China's GDP to grow by 4.9% in 2024, up from its June forecast of 4.

China's President Xi Jinping will visit Russia in 2025, Russia's state-run RIA news agency quoted Moscow's ambassador to Beijing as saying early on Friday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia in 2025. He has met with Vladimir Putin multiple times since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to Reuters. "What can be said that is no secret, in terms of priority,