- Japan and the US have agreed to accelerate their trade talks after an initial meeting in Washington suggested the two sides will stick to a narrow range of topics;
- Toshimitsu Motegi, Japan’s economy minister, said he would meet US trade representative Robert Lighthizer again next week after a day of “frank” discussions in Washington.
- Editor of nationalist tabloid Global Times claims China’s death toll was ‘far smaller than India’s’
- It’s the first time state media has acknowledged any casualties in the incident, while Beijing has declined to say how many troops died Source South China Morning Post
The Turkish navy issued three new navigational telexes on Friday reserving areas of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea. Source Ekathimerini
Taiwan has said it had to scramble fighter jets to track approaching Chinese aircraft that also crossed the sensitive mid-line of the Taiwan Strait, in an escalation of tensions as a top United States diplomat visited the self-ruled island in a move that angered Beijing. Source Al Jazeera
