On the first leg of his south-east Asia tour in Indonesia, Blinken on Tuesday outlined the US approach to the highly competitive Indo-Pacific region where both Washington and Beijing are vying for influence.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin says has taken note of media reports saying that the Assange case fully exposes double standards of the US on the issue of the freedom of speech.

China’s foreign ministry spokesman, Wang Wenbin, reacted to the Pentagon’s findings regarding the US drone strike that killed civilians in late August in the capital city of Kabul.

China accuses the United States of a "lack of transparency and responsibility" regarding a US nuclear-powered submarine's collision with an unknown object in the South China Sea last month, urging Washington once again to provide the full details of the incident.

China urges the US to “thoroughly correct its wrong policy of maximum pressure” against Iran.

China calls on the United States to strictly abide by the One China principle, stressing that Beijing would not compromise on its core interests.

China says it is ready to maintain communication with the newly created government and its leaders in Afghanistan, after the Taliban announced the formation of a caretaker government in the war-ravaged country.

Russia’s top negotiator in Vienna talks says exact forecasts are not possible during such complicated negotiations.