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Amid row over visa denial to Indian wushu players, Chinese envoy calls for strengthening bilateral ties

China, India call for strengthening bilateral relations on healthy, stable track. Union Sports Minister cancels visit to Hangzhou to protest China's denial of visas to 3 Indian wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh. MEA reaffirms Arunachal Pradesh is integral part of India.

The Hindu

Politicising exchanges: On China using sporting events to score geopolitical points

Beyond the Asian Games, the Chinese action against Indian athletes from Arunachal Pradesh is a reminder of the current distrust in bilateral relations

The Hindu

Navies of India, U.S. explore ways to expand cooperation

Navy Chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar's visit to U.S. focused on expanding bilateral maritime security cooperation and exploring operational engagements. Discussions held on challenges of human resource management, Agnipath scheme, empowering women, gender-neutral force, and defence & security pacts.

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Chances of wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh featuring in Asian Games as good as over

HANGZHOU: The chances of participation of the three wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh, who were denied entry by the Chinese government for the Asian Games, are as good as over.

The Times of India

Biden to open embassies in Cook Islands, Niue as he welcomes Pacific leaders for Washington summit

President Joe Biden is set to announce the U.S. will open new embassies in the South Pacific islands of Cook Islands and Niue

The Independent UK

Philippines condemns ‘floating barrier’ in South China Sea

Images posted on social media show buoys blocking Philippine fishing boats from entering the area within Manila’s EEZ.

Al Jazeera

‘I am willing to wait for months’: Chinese Tiananmen critic ready for long haul in Taiwan transit lounge

Chen Siming pleads for safe passage to US, saying his situation is ‘dangerous and urgent’ amid Beijing’s pursuit of him

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Lots of dignitaries but no real fireworks as the Asian Games open

The opening ceremony of the Asian Games in China offered all the staples of a major international sports event

The Independent UK

Crowd roars as Xi opens Hangzhou 19th Asian Games in China

The Games will be held over the next two weeks in 56 venues, of which 12 have been newly built.

Al Jazeera

Who wants to rule the world? I will, says Joe Biden. No, it’ll be me, says Xi Jinping

The US and China are building rival global coalitions as the UN stumbles. Tackling collective challenges will be harder in a fragmented world

The Guardian - UK

'Arunachal Pradesh, integral part of India': Anurag Thakur on cancelling China visit for Asian Games

NEW DELHI: Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur stated on Saturday that he has opted to cancel his scheduled visit to the Asian Games in response to China's refusal to grant visas to three Wushu players hailing from Arunachal Pradesh.

The Times of India

Chinese government sentences famed Uyghur scholar to life in prison, foundation says

A prominent Uyghur scholar specializing in the study of her people’s folklore and traditions has been sentenced to life in prison, according to a U.S.-based foundation that works on human rights cases in China

The Independent UK

Taiwan says China’s increased military drills ‘abnormal’, risks accident

Taiwan’s Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng says frequency of Chinese military drills increases risk of accidental clash.

Al Jazeera

Marriage declines in China as young Chinese choose dating, staying single

The number of marriages falls from 13.5 million couples in 2013 to 6.8 million in 2022.

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The Independent UK

Foreign office rejects Boris Johnson’s Chagos Islands handover fears

The former prime minister said Britain appeared to be ‘on the verge of a colossal mistake’ if it gives control of the islands to Mauritius.

The Independent UK

A Chinese dissident in transit at a Taiwan airport pleads for help in seeking asylum

A Chinese dissident known for regularly commemorating the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square has fled to Taiwan and is pleading for help in seeking asylum in the United States or Canada

The Independent UK

US ambassador to Japan calls Chinese ban on Japanese seafood 'economic coercion'

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has accused China of using “economic coercion” against Japan by banning imports of Japanese seafood in response to the release of treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, while Chinese boats continue to fish off Japan’s coasts

The Hindu

Sports Minister will skip Asiad inaugural as China bars entry of Arunachal players

Indian sportspersons from Arunachal Pradesh denied entry to Asian Games, leading to govt's protest & Sports Minister's visit cancellation. MEA lodged strong protest & OCA & Games organising committee made statements on inclusivity but refused to comment on issue. Host China gave diff. visas, but Indians didn't accept. Accreditation acts…

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Al Jazeera

US launches new economic working groups with China in bid to quell tension

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says working groups mark ‘important step forward’ in relationship with China.

Al Jazeera

China to help reconstruct war-battered Syria

Bashar al-Assad visit to China part of a bid to end more than a decade of diplomatic isolation under Western sanctions.

The Independent UK

United States and China launch economic and financial working groups with aim of easing tensions

The U.S. Treasury Department and China’s Ministry of Finance have launched a pair of economic working groups in an effort to ease tensions and deepen ties between the nations

The Guardian - UK

Trial of Chinese #MeToo journalist and labour rights activist begins in secret

Huang Xueqin, a feminist who was due to move to UK, and Wang Jianbing charged with ‘inciting subversion of state power’

Al Jazeera

Philippines mulls court action against Beijing in South China Sea dispute

Country could file second case with International Court of Arbitration over China’s alleged destruction of coral reefs.

Al Jazeera

China reiterates ceasefire, peace talks ‘only way’ to end Ukraine war

Vice President Han Zheng, a second-tier official, repeats familiar talking points in speech to 78th UNGA.

The Independent UK

China, at UN, presents itself as a member of the Global South as alternative to a Western model

China is telling assembled world leaders at the United Nations that it considers itself part of the Global South

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