China

China will impose additional tariffs of up to 15% on some U.S. goods, its government said, while Canada vowed tariffs of up to 25% after new U.S. tariffs on both countries took effect.

Data shows import taxes could broadly affect U.S. industries from medicine to machinery.

Though the ruling Chinese Communist Party has already made the decisions, the gathering of China’s rubber-stamp parliament signals the government’s priorities for the coming year.

Neighbors of the activist were notified in letters bearing Hong Kong stamps; it was not clear who sent them.

A judge said Lam Cheuk-ting, who was among dozens injured when a group of men attacked anti-government protesters at a subway station, worsened the situation with his presence.

Rights advocates had said the Uyghurs, a persecuted Muslim minority in China, were “at real risk” of torture, imprisonment or even death if they were returned.

By embracing Russia and castigating Ukraine, President Donald Trump has rattled U.S. allies around the world, causing them to question if Washington is still a trusted partner.

Taiwan and China have also traded barbs this week over the severing of an undersea communications cable off the Beijing-claimed island’s southwest coast.

The company in Shandong province had said unmarried workers ages 28 to 58, including those who are divorced, would be fired if they were still single by the end of September.

The leaders held the talks as President Donald Trump has pushed for a quick deal to end the Ukraine war, raising the prospect that Washington could draw a wedge between them.

Australia said China had given short notice that it would hold a live-fire exercise in international waters between Australia and New Zealand, forcing airlines to divert flights.