Ireland's Prime Minister Micheal Martin is set to have more in-depth talks on trade with China's No. 2 official on Tuesday, working to strengthen strategic ties with the world's second-largest economy amid frosty China-European Union relations.

China blocked exports of a raft of goods with potential military applications to Japan, ramping up recent tensions between the Asian powers.

Antelope Reef is a submerged coral formation in the Western Paracels, located about 250 miles east of the Vietnamese city of Hue and roughly 175 miles southeast of China’s Sanya naval base in Hainan province.

China wants to deepen cooperation with Ireland and broaden trade in sectors including aircraft leasing and healthcare, according to a Chinese state media readout on Tuesday following Premier Li Qiang's meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin,

Ireland’s prime minister, Micheál Martin, arrived in Beijing this week for the first visit by an Irish leader to China in more than a decade, placing Ireland at the centre of a rapidly evolving European strategy towards the world’s second-largest economy.

China on Tuesday banned exports of dual-use goods that can serve both civilian and military purposes to Japan, a move that comes amid heightened tensi.

BEIJING - Beijing aims to grow its core artificial intelligence (AI) industry beyond 1 trillion yuan ($142.5 billion) within two years via a new action plan unveiled on Monday, as China's capital city seeks to cement its role as a global AI innovation hub.

Experts say Beijing may see the U.S.' seizing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro not as a license to move on Taiwan as much as a chance to undermine U.S. global leadership.