Taiwan’s DPP mulls change of attitude on TikTok:

"China has instructed airlines to stop taking delivery of Boeing jets."— US President Donald Trump earlier this week accused China of reneging on a 'big Boeing deal', as reports emerged about Beijing’s decision.

American tariffs are 'inconvenient, but it's not going to be a threat to the economy... It's a $14tn-$15tn economy and the exports to the US are $550bn.'— Joerg Wuttke, former head of the European Chamber of Commerce in Beijing, discusses the impact of American tariffs on the Chinese economy.

"We can confirm the reporting that Chang Guang Satellite Technology Company Limited is directly supporting Iran-backed Houthi terrorist attacks on U.S. interests."— Tammy Bruce, State Department spokesperson, during a regular news briefing.

Vietnam has won all the wars it’s been in, so I believe it will also win the tariff war.— Bruno Jaspaert, general director of DEEP C Industrial Zones, about the trade relations between Vietnam and the US.

"As beneficiaries of economic globalization, both China and Vietnam should strengthen strategic resolve, jointly oppose unilateral bullying acts, uphold the global free trade system, and keep global industrial and supply chains stable."— Xi Jinping, during a meeting with Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary To Lam.

“Faced with the uncertainty, instability and unpredictability of the international situation, the two sides will firmly uphold multilateralism.”— A joint statement from Xi Jinping and Vietnam's Communist Party Secretary-General To Lam during Xi's visit to Vietnam.

"As beneficiaries of economic globalisation, both China and Vietnam should strengthen strategic resolve, jointly oppose unilateral bullying acts, uphold the global free trade system, and keep global industrial and supply chains stable."— Xi Jinping during a meeting with Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary To Lam in Hanoi.

We have finally received information that China is supplying weapons to the Russian Federation. … We believe that Chinese representatives are engaged in the production of some weapons on Russian territory … We see the cooperation between these two countries in this area, and we must acknowledge it is happening.— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a press conference in Kyiv regarding China's arms supply to Russia.

It’s both astonishing and lamentable to hear this vice-president make such ignorant and disrespectful remarks.— Lin Jian, spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry, responding to JD Vance's comments.

"We already foresee growth this year."— Herman Smetanin, Minister for Strategic Industries, discussing the future growth of arms production in Ukraine.

"China is a very important market for Nvidia."— Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, expressed the importance of the Chinese market for the company.

We're confident that the furnaces will continue to fire.— Angela Rayner, Deputy Prime Minister, during her visit to the British Steel site in Scunthorpe.

“I think Thomas Friedman is right, and that unless something big changes, China is headed for at least half a century as the globe’s preeminent power.”— Noah Smith, discussing the potential future dominance of China.

"Accusing China is business. Buying China is life."— Zhang Zhisheng, China's consul-general in Denpasar, Indonesia, commented on the controversies surrounding Karoline Leavitt's dress.

Washington must 'look before it leaps' and adopt a far more cautious approach.— Lyle Goldstein, director of Asia engagement at Defense Priorities, warns against reckless intervention in the South China Sea.

This completely unjustified aggression represents a flagrant violation of Yemen's sovereignty and independence and a direct targeting of the entire Yemeni people.— The Houthis said in a statement carried by the SABA news agency.

I don't want to boast but I think no other robotics firms in the West have matched Tiangong's sporting achievements.— Tang Jian, Chief Technology Officer for the robotics centre, commenting on the performance of the Tiangong Ultra robot.

Together, we will take back the Panama Canal from China's influence.— Pete Hegseth, U.S. Defense Secretary, during a visit to Panama.

"The earth is big enough to accommodate both China and the U.S."— Xie Feng, China's ambassador to the U.S., emphasizes the need for peaceful coexistence.

The challenge that Trump has is that he’s trying to solve so many important issues all at once, and a lot of them are very difficult.— John McLaughlin, a Trump pollster, discussing the challenges of Trump's second term.

"I welcome all efforts to dig deeper."— Jamie Metzl, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council in response to the revamped White House website.

We have a deal for TikTok, but it'll be subject to China so we'll just delay the deal 'til this thing works out one way or the other.— Donald Trump spoke about a potential TikTok deal during a press conference at the White House.

Hongkong Post said that people in Hong Kong "should be prepared to pay exorbitant and unreasonable fees due to the U.S.' unreasonable and bullying acts."— Hongkong Post explains the impact of U.S. policy on international shipping.

"The impressive thing about going from a 5k to a half marathon is really a hardware robustness problem."— Alan Fern, a robotics professor at Oregon State University, explains the challenges in developing humanoid robots.

The tariffs on China are huge... There's a potential risk that some of these products will be diverted, which will clearly affect our economies and unbalance certain sectors and markets.— French President Emmanuel Macron made this statement on Thursday, highlighting the risks posed by Trump's decisions.