EconomyG7 Agrees to Release Diesel Reserves as Fuel Prices Climb

With fuel costs rising, the G7 has agreed to release diesel reserves. Taiwan has received its first two F-16V fighters, and Lai Ching-te thanked the United States; satellite imagery shows the Chinese government accelerating runway construction at Antelope Reef in the South China Sea. The US trade representative said the US-China trade committee still has no timetable for tariff reductions, while Taiwan's first domestically built submarine has entered final testing.