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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits China as part of efforts to sooth strained relations

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has arrived in Beijing for meetings with Chinese leaders as part of efforts to revive relations that are strained by disputes about security, technology and other irritants

The Independent UK

US treasury secretary lands in Beijing in visit aimed at calming tensions

Janet Yellen expected to emphasise need for cooperation between two superpowers to tackle global threats

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong changes law to slash directly elected council seats, undermining democratic challenges

Hong Kong lawmakers on Thursday passed an amendment to a law to eliminate most directly elected seats on local district councils, the last major political representative bodies chosen by the public

The Independent UK

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Russian frigates arrive in China in sign of ‘close cooperation’

The Gromkiy and the Sovershenniy will take part in joint drills with the Chinese navy during a week in Shanghai.

Al Jazeera

‘Shared status’ fuels closer Taiwan and Somaliland partnership

The two territories are stepping up cooperation as conflict and election delays cool Western optimism about Somaliland.

Al Jazeera

China has had a spy base in Cuba for decades, former intelligence officer says

China’s espionage efforts in Cuba targeting the United States are not recent and date back at least three decades, a retired army counterintelligence agent has told the Miami Herald.

Miami Herald

Panel trims export growth forecast

Dim economic prospects over the next six months have caused the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) to cut its export growth forecast to -2% this year, down from -1%.

Bangkok Post

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Janet Yellen heads to China, seeking to ease tensions between the two economic powers

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is on her way to Beijing for talks with her Chinese counterparts. The meeting comes at a tense time, with tit-for-tat trade restrictions and rising strategic frictions.

WEKU

Diminishing returns: On India and its Shanghai Cooperation Organisation engagement

With its Shanghai Cooperation Organisation chairpersonship ending, the Indian government may now be feeling the law of diminishing returns over its SCO engagement

The Hindu

‘Chinese investments returning to India with greater opacity’

After imposing curbs to control the growing Chinese investment in Indian Markets, investments are still coming in through opaque structures used in other countries. Santosh Pai, Honorary Fellow at the Institute of Chinese studies, New Delhi talks on the issue.

The Hindu

Chinese diplomat slammed after telling Asian people 'they'll never be a Westerner'

The head of China's Communist Party's foreign affairs commission made racially tinged comments as he urged Japan and South Korea to 'join hands and cooperate' with the East Asian superpower

Daily Mirror

Hong Kong activists with arrest warrants demand meeting with Cleverly

Finn Lau and Christopher Mung were defiant in the face of the arrest warrants.

The Independent UK

Hong Kong police arrest 4 men accused of supporting people overseas endangering national security

Hong Kong police have arrested four men they accused of providing financial support to people who fled overseas and are involved in activities endangering national security, escalating a high-profile crackdown on dissidents in the semi-autonomous Chinese city

The Independent UK

HK arrests four accused of aiding overseas activists

HONG KONG: Hong Kong national security police on Wednesday arrested four men it accused of supporting overseas dissidents and of advocating for independence from China, two days after issuing warrants and bounties against several foreign-based activists.

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The Guardian - UK

Kremlin denies China’s president urged Putin not to use nuclear arms in Ukraine

Xi Jinping reportedly warned Russian counterpart against using such weapons on visit to Moscow in March

Al Jazeera

China cancels visit from EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell

Representatives from the EU and China were expected to discuss trade and the war in Ukraine during next week’s meeting.

Radio France Internationale

Can the Shanghai club act as a counterweight to NATO?

China's Xi Jinping has urged the leaders of Russia, Iran and other Shanghai Alliance states on Tuesday to boost ties and resist sanctions, as Vladimir Putin thanked the bloc for support during a failed Wagner rebellion.

Zenger

Xi Jinping Personally Warned Putin Against Using Nuclear Weapons In Ukraine

The Chinese leader conveyed his message in a face-to-face meeting with the Russian president, Western and Chinese officials say.

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The Independent UK

China and the EU at odds over top diplomat’s visit, cancellation at the last minute

The European Union says China has abruptly cancelled a visit by the EU's top diplomat for unspecified reasons

The Independent UK

China dismisses criticism of top diplomat's comments appearing to push for race-based alliance

China is dismissing criticism of racially tinged comments by its top diplomat

The Guardian - UK

UK Hong Kong scheme ‘funding charity with links to Chinese Communist party’

Community groups accuse leadership of Wai Yin Society of having ‘unusually close’ ties with CCP

The Independent UK

China accuses US of turning Taiwan into a powder keg with its latest sales to self-governing island

China's Defense Ministry is accusing the United States of turning of Taiwan into a powder keg with its latest sales of military equipment to the self-governing island democracy

The Independent UK

A troubled new power plant leaves Jordan in debt to China, raising concerns over Beijing's influence

Jordan has built a giant power plant meant to fulfill great hopes for energy independence

AAP

China warns Australia to hand over activist 'fugitives'

China has told countries harbouring Hong Kong activists to stop providing a safe haven after arrest warrants were issued for two Australian residents.

Tribune News Service

Brazil’s Lula vows to grow Mercosur amid Uruguay flak, Argentina crisis

Brazil’s plans to strengthen and expand the Mercosur trading bloc are running into growing divisions among its members and a spiraling economic crisis in Argentina.

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