WorldVOA Chinese Broadcast Highlights US-China Talks, Taiwan Visit and Iran and Ukraine Strikes

The VOA Chinese broadcast leads with several major developments. US and Chinese trade officials held a call, with Washington urging Beijing to honor commitments on rare earths and agricultural products. A bipartisan US congressional delegation began a three-day visit to Taiwan on Thursday. The US military launched what it called a new wave of “heavy strikes” against Iran. Reports also said Iran could receive Chinese shoulder-fired air-defense missiles, while President Trump said he would be “quite disappointed” if that happened. Russia fired ballistic missiles and drones at Ukraine overnight, killing at least eight civilians, including children.