TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump defended Japanese Prime Minister Sanae ‌Takaichi when Chinese President Xi Jinping criticised ‌her in the Sino-U.S. summit this month, Japan's Yomiuri ​Shimbun daily said on Sunday, citing unidentified government sources.

China deployed over 100 vessels around Taiwan after the Trump-Xi Beijing summit, Taiwan's National Security Council Secretary General Joseph Wu says.

India, May 23 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reached out to his Chinese counterpart following a catastrophic gas explosion in Shanxi Province that claimed at least 90 lives, marking a moment of rare diplomatic outreach.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping could visit North Korea as early as next week, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday. The trip would follow Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Pyongyang last month,

Russian President Vladimir Putin is traveling to China to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The visit comes less than a week after U.S.

Analysts say a comparison of the readouts issued by the U.S. and China reveals "minor inconsistencies" on issues such as agriculture, tariffs and rare earths. But, experts argue, those differences are not significant.

The Chinese leader’s policies have strained his country at home but given him great international stature.

The U.S. and Chinese readouts agree on one phrase: constructive strategic stability.

The visit comes amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict, with Pakistan playing a mediatory role between the two sides.

China's Xi Jinping welcomed Vladimir Putin in Beijing, touted the countries' "unyielding" ties, and took a loosely veiled jab at Trump's policies.