Bloomberg China said it is willing to forge closer ties with Taiwan’s main opposition party, underscoring recent efforts by Beijing to adjust its tough approach to the democratically run island. Song Tao, the head of Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Kuomintang Vice Chairman Andrew Hsia on Thursday, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. …

Bloomberg China accused the US of exaggerating the dispute over a balloon the Biden administration says was conducting surveillance, signaling the nations remain at odds over an issue that’s rekindled tensions. “The unintended entry into US airspace of a civilian, unmanned Chinese airship, this is an isolated, unexpected incident,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said Friday at a regular …

Bloomberg Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni doubled down on her criticism of French President Emmanuel Macron over a dinner he hosted with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ahead of a European Union summit, calling the invitation “politically wrong.” Speaking on Friday after the EU talks, she said a private meeting in advance that “privileges the internal public opinion of some leaders …