# VOA Chinese broadcast: Taiwan Strait standoff, US-India trade deal and Ukraine-Russia talks

https://mins.news/en/video/108727

- VOA Chinese, 2026-10-21 00:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsCrOh8WUeE

> The broadcast highlights Trump saying it is time for Ukraine and Russia to reach a deal, Rubio’s statement that the US and India are close to agreement on a trade pact, and Taiwan’s military reporting 27 sorties by Chinese military aircraft, 21 of them crossing the median line. Britain says it will conduct defensive air operations over Saudi Arabia to help protect it from Houthi attacks.

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