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Xi Jinping's China
China on the suspected corruption: "Fabrications"

China denies that Defense Minister Dong Jun is being investigated for corruption and calls the information "pure fabrications", writes AFP.

- The rumor mongers have bad intentions, says Defense Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian.

The denial comes after US sources told the Financial Times that Dong is part of a larger investigation into the country's army, ordered by President Xi Jinping.

Meanwhile, Miao Hua, a high-ranking military officer, has been removed from service by the Chinese Communist Party on suspicion of "serious disciplinary violations". Something that is often used as a rewrite for corruption, according to AFP.

The Swedish security situation
ÖB on the outside world: "Not a train crash - but have to think the worst"

Commander-in-Chief Michael Claesson says in a longer interview with Dagens Industri that it is important not to forget that Russia is not only at war with Ukraine, but also with the collective West.

He says that Putin is not alone, but that actors like North Korea, Iran and China are dealing with the situation in a way that "doesn't necessarily benefit us."

According to him, Putin's goal is to divide the West, the EU and NATO, and that Moscow has several methods to achieve its goals, such as hybrid warfare. He says that unfortunately he doesn't have many "hopeful words to say"

- I don't consider global developments to be a train crash in slow motion, but I'm making a mistake in my position if I don't think the worst.

Security around the Baltic Sea
Media in front of the ship: "May speak to your government"

Several media have made their way to the place in the Kattegat where the suspected sabotage Chinese ship Yi Peng 3 is located. Both SVT and Danish TV2 have contacted the crew via radio from adjacent boats.

When SVT confronted the crew with questions about the cable breaks, an answer came from someone on board.

- Sweden's Television, please stay away from my ship.

TV2's reporter was clearly refused permission to come on board.

- It is impossible. If you want to come on board you have to talk to your government, the Danish government, someone on the ship answered.

The presidential election in Romania
The accusation: Tiktok favored Georgescu in the Romanian election

Tiktok violated legal rules governing the electoral process in Romania in connection with the first round of the presidential election, the presidential office said according to AFP.

Tiktok has previously denied such allegations.

The pro-Russian far-right candidate Calin Georgescu, whose campaign put a lot of effort on Tiktok during the election campaign, advanced to the second round. According to the latest statement, he should have received a lot of exposure to users because the platform gave him "preferential treatment" by not making it clear that Georgescu is a political candidate.

The country's Constitutional Court has requested a recount.

The election in the United States Trump's victory
Trump claims closed Mexico border - gets counterstabbed

US President-elect Donald Trump has gotten into a spat with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum after he claimed the neighboring country had agreed to close its border, writes AFP.

"She has agreed to stop migration through Mexico and into the United States, which effectively means closing our southern border," Trump writes on Truth Social.

But that's not true, according to Sheinbaum.

"We want to reiterate that Mexico's position is not about closing borders but about building bridges between governments and people," she writes on X.