The Associated Press reports: "Pointing to stronger China-U.S. cooperation on North Korea, a U.S. envoy said Thursday the two nations are united in their opposition to the North's nuclear tests and worked together to develop the tough sanctions imposed in March. Sung Kim, the U.S. government's top envoy for North Korea, told reporters in Beijing that China took as much part in drafting the U.N. Security Council's March resolution as Washington or the Security Council did. Both countries 'remain united in our firm opposition to North Korea's provocative and irresponsible behavior,' Kim told reporters after meeting his Chinese counterpart, Wu Dawei, over strategy toward North Korea."
Reuters reports: "A top U.S. official on Thursday said China's land reclamation and militarization in the disputed South China Sea was raising tensions and serious questions about its intention. On a visit to Vietnam, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington would continue to play a constructive role in supporting its regional allies but was not looking to set up bases for its troops....'But its massive land reclamation projects in the South China Sea and the increasing militarization of these outposts fuels regional tension and raises serious questions about China's intention,' Blinken said. Blinken also called on China, and all nations, to respect an upcoming decision by an international arbitration court in a case brought by the Philippines that could dent China's claim to nine-tenths of the South China Sea."
TIME reports: "Chinese drone maker DJI — the world's largest maker of small drones — said it was in talks with Chinese officials who want access to the data collected by its products, Bloomberg reports. That data could include flight records, GPS information and even video. Whether this applied to Chinese customers only, or customers in Europe and the U.S., has not been made fully clear. 'Should DJI receive a valid legal request from a government agency,' spokesperson Oliver Wang said in a statement to media, 'we may provide user information to that agency, just as other companies do. That is the case in the U.S., China or anywhere in the world.'"