China will continue to assist the United States in the search for the remains of missing American service members.

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BEIJING, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) — China will continue to assist the United States in searching for the remains of American service members missing in action on Chinese soil since the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-1945), the Chinese Ministry of Defense said.

The Chinese and US militaries held a video conference on archival cooperation, during which they exchanged views on cooperation and agreed on a preliminary cooperation plan for 2026, the statement said.

The Chinese side will continue to assist the United States in the search for the remains of missing US service members in the spirit of humanitarianism, the ministry added. -0-

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China has not discussed Prime Minister Keir Starmer's visit with the British side, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry. /detailed version-1/

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BEIJING, December 10 (Xinhua) — China has not yet discussed the dates of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's visit to China or other specific issues with the British side, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a press conference on Wednesday.

According to the report, Keir Starmer plans to visit China from 29 to 31 January 2026. During his stay in China, he intends to visit Beijing and Shanghai.

Guo Jiakun noted that China attaches great importance to improving and developing Sino-British relations and is ready to intensify contacts with the UK at all levels. -0-

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Brunei's second foreign minister will visit China

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Beijing, December 10 (Xinhua) — At the invitation of Wang Yi, a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (PRC), Brunei's Second Foreign Minister Erivan Yusuf will visit China from December 11 to 12, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced Wednesday.

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Russia cannot ignore Japan's belligerent policies, says Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu.

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Moscow, December 10 /Xinhua/ – Russia cannot ignore Japan's belligerent policies and the exercises taking place off the coast of Russia, said Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu.

"When we see the intensification of exercises taking place here in the Asia-Pacific region, when we see squadrons of ships deliberately sailing right off our shores, through straits where, generally speaking, they have little business, then, of course, this cannot help but raise concerns," Shoigu noted.

"We certainly can't ignore the emergence of new weapons here, left behind by the United States after the exercises—I'm referring to missiles. The emergence of solutions for mounting missiles on Japanese ships," he added.

"In a relatively short period, a very short period of time, Japan has gone from a country that couldn't maintain its own armed forces to today's decisions, the new prime minister's calls for a two-percent military budget," stated Sergei Shoigu. In his opinion, two percent "isn't just a random number." "Two percent is the same two percent that was envisaged before Donald Trump became president of the United States, before he established five percent. That's the NATO percentage. Therefore, Japan is moving towards that goal step by step," the Russian Security Council Secretary noted.

Sergei Shoigu stated that "the seeds of NATO" are emerging in the East, posing additional threats to Russia and ASEAN countries. "Gradually, alliances are beginning to emerge here, which, one way or another, continue to develop in a direction that worsens the situation. They are created not for something, but against someone," he noted, adding that the security of one side should not be ensured at the expense of the security or increased danger of the other.

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Colombian cocoa producers are excited about their upcoming entry into the Chinese market.

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Bogota, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) — Colombian cocoa producers are excited about entering the Chinese market after successful negotiations at the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) held in Shanghai in early November.

Agreements reached during the event, where Colombia was the guest of honor, include the annual export of 10,000 tons of Colombian cocoa from 26 rural producer associations, according to the state-run Rural Development Agency.

For Colombian cocoa producers, access to Chinese consumers is a "dream" that could "change the lives of farmers, allow them to live better lives, and ensure generational renewal," Esperanza García, legal representative of the Cocoa Producers Association, told Xinhua in an interview. The news of entering the Chinese market has raised great hopes among members of her organization, which represents 155 families and businesses from the municipality of Policarpa in the department of Nariño. They hope their products will soon be available in China, García said.

Secondo Sevillano, a representative of the chocolate brand Paz Sabor, said his organization, comprised of 100 producers from the municipality of Tumaco in Nariño, is awaiting formal approval for cocoa shipments to China. "The next challenge will be preparing to meet the demand that may arise in these Asian markets," he said after presenting his brand at the CIIE. "Demand for our products will depend on the growth we can achieve in our territory, so we continue to prepare to enter these potential markets," Sevillano added. –0–

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A Chinese diplomat called for collective efforts to build a sustainable European security architecture.

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UN, December 10 (Xinhua) — China's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Sun Lei called on Tuesday for collective efforts to build a balanced, effective and sustainable European security architecture in the context of the Ukrainian crisis at a Security Council meeting on Ukraine.

The Ukrainian issue has entered a critical phase, he said, noting that international discussions are increasingly focused on negotiations and moving closer to peace. He added that China welcomes this progress, supports all efforts aimed at achieving peace, and hopes that the international community will work together to achieve an early political resolution to the crisis.

Sun Lei called on the parties concerned to take advantage of the positive momentum and strive for an early conclusion of a fair, lasting and binding peace agreement.

"Despite the fact that the parties involved reached the Minsk agreements, the crisis around Ukraine still occurred, and its main cause is the failure to properly address its security problems and the root causes of the conflict," the Chinese diplomat said, adding that any new peace agreement should be based on this lesson."

He said China calls on all parties to properly address the root causes of the conflict, build a balanced, effective and sustainable European security architecture, and uphold the principle of the indivisibility of security.

Sun Lei stressed that China will continue to play a constructive role in promoting a political settlement of the crisis.

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Uzbekistan plans to reduce the poverty rate to 4.5 percent by 2026.

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Tashkent, December 10 (Xinhua) — Uzbekistan plans to reduce the poverty rate to 4.5 percent next year, the presidential press service announced on Tuesday.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was reportedly briefed on ongoing measures to transform mahallas (Uzbek neighborhoods) into areas free of unemployment and poverty and to ensure employment.

"It was noted that by the end of this year, the poverty rate is expected to decrease from 8.9 percent at the beginning of the year to 6 percent. The goal for next year is to reduce this figure to 4.5 percent," the statement said.

It is noted that, to achieve these goals, tasks have been defined for the comprehensive organization of work in mahallas: expanding the coverage of services aimed at sustainable employment, creating sources of income, training the population in professions, and involving them in entrepreneurial activity.

Let us recall that in 2026, the growth of real GDP in Uzbekistan is projected at 5.5-6.5 percent. –0–

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Two American fighter jets entered Venezuelan airspace, media reports say.

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Washington, December 10 (Xinhua) — Two American F-18 fighter jets entered Venezuelan airspace on Tuesday and circled for about 40 minutes, the Miami Herald, a Florida-based newspaper, reported.

According to Flightradar24 data, two fighter jets flew over the northern end of Lake Maracaibo, over the waters of the Gulf of Venezuela, between the city of La Guajira in Zulia state and Coro, the capital of Falcón state. Zulia and Falcón are key regions for Venezuela's energy sector.

Thousands of Venezuelans tracked the planes' flight paths online using specialized websites, the report said. It also noted that the planes were flying at an altitude of approximately 25,000 feet (about 7,620 meters).

Lake Maracaibo, which covers 5,000 square miles (about 12,950 square kilometers), is one of the largest bodies of water in the Americas and the heart of deposits containing approximately 150 billion barrels of crude oil, the report notes.

The fighter jets were flying less than 100 miles (about 161 kilometers) northeast of Maracaibo, Venezuela's second-largest city and home to Rafael Urdaneta Air Base, one of the main air force bases in the west of the country. –0–

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Since the beginning of 2025, more than 5,000 trains have traveled along the “eastern corridor” of China-Europe rail freight transport.

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HARBIN, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) — A China-Europe freight train loaded with home appliances and digital products departed from Manzhouli Railway Checkpoint in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Wednesday.

Thus, since the beginning of this year, the number of trains running along the “eastern corridor” as part of the China-Europe rail freight transport has reached 5,166 units, which have transported a total of more than 530 thousand standard containers (TEU) with various goods.

The "Eastern Corridor" for China-Europe rail freight transport includes the Manzhouli, Suifenhe, and Tongjiang railway crossings (Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China). Currently, the range of goods transported by China-Europe trains has grown to over 1,000 types, including computers, refrigerators, finished automobiles, and other high-value-added goods.

According to data, the number of routes within the "Eastern Corridor" of China-Europe rail freight transport has increased to 27. They cover 14 countries, including Poland, Germany, and the Netherlands, and connect more than 60 Chinese cities, such as Changsha, Zhengzhou, and Chengdu, effectively facilitating the deep integration of China's foreign trade economy into the global system of industrial and supply chains.

The project to reconstruct and expand the Jiamusi-Tongjiang railway is currently advancing at an accelerated pace. Once completed, the capacity of the Tongjiang railway crossing is expected to triple.

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Iran and Saudi Arabia reaffirmed their commitment to the China-brokered agreement to resume diplomatic relations.

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TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) — Iran and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the 2023 agreement to resume bilateral diplomatic ties, which was brokered by China.

The third meeting of the trilateral committee of Iran, Saudi Arabia, and China, responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Beijing agreement, was held in Tehran on Tuesday, the Islamic Republic's Foreign Ministry reported.

It is noted that Iran and Saudi Arabia are committed to fully implementing the provisions of the Beijing Agreement and are making ongoing efforts to strengthen bilateral relations. The parties have pledged to abide by the UN Charter, the Charter of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and international law, including the principles requiring respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence, and security of the two states.

Tehran and Riyadh welcomed Beijing's continued positive role in the implementation of the agreement and stressed the importance of its support and follow-up actions in this regard.

According to the statement, the three countries welcomed the "continuous progress" in relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, as well as the existing opportunities for direct contacts between the two countries at all levels and across all sectors. They also emphasized the importance of dialogue and cooperation between regional states to ensure security, stability, peace, and economic progress.

Iran and Saudi Arabia restored diplomatic relations in April 2023, brokered by China. Riyadh severed ties with Tehran in 2016 after Iranian protesters attacked Saudi diplomatic missions over the execution of a Shiite cleric in the kingdom.

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