[HIGHLIGHTS] US Republican presidential candidate suggests that Taiwan families own guns China: Don't use the Taiwan people as cannon fodder

Wang Wenbin: Taiwan issue is purely China's internal affair. China has sovereignty over Nansha Qundao and its surrounding waters.

Chinese research vessel and its escort left Vietnam's "exclusive economic zone" on Monday night. Earlier, the research ship carried out activities in the above area for nearly a month, sparking protests from the Vietnamese side. French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly opposed NATO's proposal to open a liaison office in Japan, saying that NATO should continue to focus on the North Atlantic region.