Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the Middle East not become a battleground for great power rivalry, per Reuters.
Meanwhile, Beijing has stepped up maritime patrols near Taiwan, prompting Taipei to shadow Chinese ships, SCMP reports.
Beijing's political meeting this week focused on strengthening national security and military readiness, NPR notes.
China's top three airlines head for full-year losses as fuel costs weigh, Reuters reports.
E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E12, states; the pressure it names: Great power rivalry. Its words also reach E11 organizations and E10 institutions.
Here it is a dynamic between states, organizations and institutions: Chinese President Xi Jinping, Middle East and Beijing's political meeting (E12 states), with maritime patrols, shadow Chinese ships and top three airlines (E11 organizations), and fuel costs and full-year losses (E10 institutions).
The floor of states and force. In this briefing: Chinese President Xi Jinping, Middle East, Beijing's political meeting.
The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: maritime patrols, shadow Chinese ships, top three airlines.
The floor of money and rules. In this briefing: fuel costs, full-year losses.