Incoming Taiwan President William Lai Ching-te used his inauguration Monday to urge China to exchange its intimidatory tactics for peaceful co-existence and to respect the democratic decision of Taiwanese voters.

China’s Ministry of Commerce announced sanctions against Boeing and two other defense companies Monday for arms sales to Taiwan, on the day of Taiwan’s presidential inauguration.

The Philippines has blamed Chinese fishermen for a massive loss of giant clams in a disputed shoal controlled by China’s coast guard in the South China Sea and urged an international inquiry into the amount of environmental damage in the area.

The Philippines challenged China on Monday to open Scarborough Shoal to international scrutiny after it accused Beijing of destroying the shoal's marine environment. Maritime tension has been rising in the South China Sea between Manila and Beijing,

A suspect was taken into custody after the attack in the eastern Jiangxi province on Monday, authorities said.

Two people have been killed and 10 others injured in a knife attack at a primary school in China's southern Jiangxi province, police said. It was not immediately clear if children were among the casualties.

Two killed and ten injured in mass stabbing at primary school - A woman, 45, allegedly used a fruit knife in the attack on Monday