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Kinas utrikesministerium för tillfångatagna soldater har nu sagt i ett uttalande att man för närvarande "verifierar situationen" med Ukraina och att man alltid har bett sina medborgare att hålla sig borta från områden med väpnade konflikter och att inte bli inblandade i väpnade konflikter.

EU to Approve First Retaliation Against Trump Tariffs. The EU is set to greenlight its first counter-tariffs on U.S. goods today, joining China and Canada in responding to Trump’s escalating trade war.•The EU’s response targets $23 billion worth of U.S. products like The EU’s response targets $23 billion worth of U.S. products like motorcycles, poultry, fruit, wood, and clothing. Duties will roll out in three stages: April 15, May 16, and Dec 1.

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 32 km NE of Shwebo, Burma (Myanmar)

Reuters: China's central bank urges major state-owned banks to limit US dollar purchases

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 213 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A Hong Kong court sentenced Jackie Chen, a prominent social worker, to three years and nine months imprisonment for rioting during the city's 2019 pro-democracy protests, following a retrial

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 86 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines

USA "medvetna om" rapporter om att Ukraina tillfångatog två kinesiska medborgare som slogs på uppdrag av Ryssland, säger DoS Spox och kallar det "oroande". "Kina är en viktig möjliggörare för Ryssland i kriget i Ukraina", säger hon

White House Press Secretary says 104% additional tariffs went into effect at noon eastern time because China has not removed it's retaliation. The 104% additional tariff will be collected starting tomorrow April 9th

China misses deadline to remove retaliatory tariffs, US to impose additional 50% tariff - bringing total to 104% on Chinese imports - starting tomorrow

Ukrainas utrikesminister: Vi fördömer starkt Rysslands inblandning av kinesiska medborgare i dess anfallskrig mot Ukraina, såväl som deras deltagande i strid mot ukrainska styrkor. Vi har kallat Kinas chargé d'affaires i Ukraina till UD för att fördöma detta faktum och kräva en förklaring

President Zelensky: Vår militär har fångat två kinesiska medborgare som kämpade som en del av den ryska armén. Detta hände på ukrainskt territorium — i Donetsk-regionen. Identifikationshandlingar, bankkort och personuppgifter hittades i deras ägo. Vi har information som tyder på att det finns många fler kinesiska medborgare i ockupantens enheter än bara dessa två. Vi verifierar för närvarande alla fakta – underrättelsetjänsten, Ukrainas säkerhetstjänst och de relevanta enheterna inom försvarsmakten arbetar med det

Nepal: Pro-monarchy Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) carries out a protest march in Kathmandu. RPP vice president Rabindra Mishra and General Secretary Dhawal Shumsher Rana were arrested in March. Violence had erupted in Nepal following a clash between pro-monarchists

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 72 km WNW of Modisi, Indonesia

China firmly rejects pressure or threats, emphasizing that this is not the right way to engage. 'We will safeguard our legitimate rights and interests,' says Liu Pengyu, spokesman for Beijing's embassy in the U.S

Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 - 65 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia

Trump: China is a massive surplus. That they take and they spend on their military we don't want that. I don't want them to take $500 billion, $600 billion a year and spend it on their military. I don't want them spending money on their military

Reporter: How do you ensure that these tariffs don't drive U.S. Trading partners into the hands of the Chinese? Trump: I'm not worried about it. I'm not worried about it. The Chinese have turned out to be not very good at that

Trump: We will talk to China

Trump: if China does not withdraw its 34% increase above their already long term trading abuses by tomorrow, April 8th, 2025, the United States will impose ADDITIONAL Tariffs on China of 50%, effective April 9th.

Vietnam’s zero tariff offer has been rejected by the Trump administration. This offer “means nothing to us.”

Hassett: Trump is considering a 90-day pause in tariffs for all countries except China

Shares in Hong Kong plummeted more than 12% Monday in their worst day in more than 16 years as China's retaliation against Donald Trump's tariffs ramped up a trade war and fuelled recession fears

President of Taiwan: Taiwan does not seek retaliatory tariffs against the US. Instead, we’ll start talking from bilateral 'zero tariffs.' To ensure Taiwan's competitiveness, we'll increase US imports and adopt other measures. Working together, we'll usher in a golden age of shared prosperity

Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 - 150 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 14 km N of Hasaki, Japan

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 118 km E of Tual, Indonesia

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 122 km SSW of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 204 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 173 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia