BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Sunday for efforts to advance "reunification" in a message of congratulations to the new leader of Taiwan's main opposition party, whose election took place amid accusations of interference by Beijing.

One of China’s most important meetings begins Monday, as its top leader Xi Jinping and other ruling Communist Party elites gather in Beijing to map out the country’s goals for the next five years

China also ousted eight other high-ranking military commanders, as leader Xi Jinping dials up a crackdown on corruption and disloyalty in the armed forces.

As far as China is concerned, America started it. Earlier this week, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent blamed Beijing for the most recent blowup of ongoing efforts to resolve the trade war triggered by President Donald Trump.

Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party has chosen Cheng Li-wun as its new chairperson. Cheng, the only female candidate, defeated former Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin and four others on Saturday.

The nine officials are suspected of extremely serious crimes involving exceptionally large sums of money, Defense Ministry spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang said in a statement posted online.

China has constructed an enormous solar farm complex on the Tibetan Plateau which is currently around seven times the size of Manhattan. According to The New York Times, the facility is intended to reach about 10 times the size of Manhattan in three years as Beijing makes a concerted push for green energy.

China on Sunday accused the U.S. National Security Agency of carrying out cyberattacks on its national time center following an investigation, saying any damage to related facilities could have disrupted network communications,

The latest spat over rare earth controls underscores how both sides continue to talk past each other, writes Lizzi C. Lee.