Daily brief
Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing for their first meeting in about a decade. Xi stated that unification with mainland China is an 'inevitability' and a 'certainty of history,' and said 'We are all Chinese.' The meeting was described by some outlets as an effort to ease military tensions across the Taiwan Strait. (ongoing coverage)
China blamed Japanese politician Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan for strained ties and urged Tokyo to correct mistakes, after Japan downgraded its description of China in its annual diplomatic report.