China has banned exports of “dual-use” goods to Japan’s military, as Beijing steps up a diplomatic row with Tokyo over comments by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi late last year on Taiwan.

The administration of President Donald Trump has characterized the strike as an “arrest,” citing a 2020 indictment alleging Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was involved in a conspiracy to smuggle narcotics into the United States.

The US on Saturday revealed the details of a surprise raid to capture Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, who was whisked away to the US, where he was frogmarched into a court in New York on Monday.

China and other foreign governments have sharply criticized the U.S.’s removal of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, but experts are split on whether the Trump administration’s actions could set the table for President Xi Jinping to make a move on Taiwan.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung arrived in China on Sunday as Beijing looks to deepen ties with the nearby country after heightened tensions between China and Japan over Taiwan, a self-ruled isla...