A successful partnership between China and the United States "is an opportunity for each country to enable the other to develop, not an obstacle," Chinese President Xi Jinping was quoted as saying by state media on Wednesday.

The Chinese military has begun a new round of drills near Taiwan, saying they are a warning against "separatist actions by Taiwan independence forces" and giving no date for when they will end. Taiwan said it has "deployed appropriate forces" in response to China's military drills.

Shao Zheng, Acting Chinese Ambassador to Yemen, stressed that his country's support for the legitimate government and the Presidential Command Council is unwavering, stressing his country's rejection of the attacks launched by the Houthi militia on cargo ships since last November.