China bans exports of dual-use goods to Japan, escalating tensions with key US ally amid growing disputes over Taiwan and broader regional security concerns.

China's commerce ministry said on Wednesday that it is launching an anti-dumping probe into dichlorosilane imports from Japan, according to a statement published on its website.

A statement from China’s Ministry of Commerce, released on Jan. 6, prohibits the export of all dual-use items Japan uses for military purposes.

No wonder, then, that many Chinese people were transfixed by reports of America’s dramatic night-time extraction of Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela.

U.S. President Donald ‌Trump ​said that "only time ‌will tell" how long the United ​States will maintain oversight of Venezuela in an interview published ‍by the New York ​Times early on Thursday.

Democrats and five Republicans voted to advance the war powers resolution on a 52-47 vote and ensure a vote next week on final passage.