TAIPEI, Taiwan - Chinese travelers have canceled more than half a million plane tickets to Japan since Saturday. Chinese students there have been told to be careful. Two Japanese films have been pulled from the Chinese box office.

China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning rejected UK allegations that Chinese spies used LinkedIn to target British lawmakers, calling the claims baseless and politically motivated. She insisted China never interferes in other nations’ internal affairs.

The Netherlands stepped back from its takeover after Beijing announced it would exempt some chips from an export ban — reportedly part of a U.S.-China trade deal.

The warning comes as U.S. warships operate just miles off Venezuela’s coast, some as close as 13 miles, underscoring the tensions.

Trump's zero tolerance policy clashes with China's new tariff-free trade deal with Venezuela, escalating tensions as U.S. carrier group monitors the region.

China is rapidly replacing its aging diesel trucks with electric models, signaling a major shift in the world’s largest vehicle market

China’s recent naval deployment around Japan comes on the heels of a war of words between Beijing and newly-elected Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi over Taiwan.

From China’s point of view, the Japanese Prime Minister’s remarks on Taiwan test a red line - a trigger that sets this dispute apart from past flare-ups, analysts say.