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China foreign minister steps up threats against Taiwan

China's foreign minister has stepped up threats against the self-governing island of Taiwan, saying any who go against Beijing's demand to exert control over the island are “playing with fire.”

The Independent UK

Hong Kong bishop invites head of China's state-backed church

Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic bishop has invited a leader of the Communist Party-controlled group for Catholics in mainland China to visit his city

The Independent UK

Top China diplomat defends growth model, draws line on Taiwan

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang defended his nation’s development path at a forum attended by foreign executives Friday, while warning that his nation will not compromise on Taiwan.

Bangkok Post

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British foreign minister’s belated visit to the Pacific a welcome counter to Chinese influence

James Cleverly’s trip won’t buy the west any semblance of strategic exclusivity in the Pacific, but it does show the UK’s renewed commitment to region

The Guardian - AU

Macron accused of ‘playing into Xi’s hands’ with Taiwan comments

French president might have been trying to caution against a bipolar world, but he left self-ruled Taiwan exposed.

Al Jazeera

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Biden aims to unveil China investment curbs with G-7 backing

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U.S. judge denies bail to exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui in fraud case

An exiled Chinese businessman charged by U.S. prosecutors with leading a more than $1 billion fraud will remain in jail after a federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday rejected a proposed $25 million bail package.

Reuters

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Fugees rapper's case that crossed Hollywood, DC goes to jury

The case against a Fugees rapper accused in multimillion-dollar political conspiracies across two presidencies wound down with closing arguments Thursday that capped off a trial with testimony from actor Leonardo DiCaprio and former Attorney General Jeff Sessions

The Independent UK

Macron, Biden talk, but statements differ on Taiwan

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden on Thursday, but statements the two leaders released differed over Taiwan just 10 days after Macron had drawn criticism with allies over the issue.

Reuters

Any peaceful solutions to the conflict over Taiwan?

The conflict about the status of the island of Taiwan is once again featuring prominently in the news. The recent exercises by the military of the People's Republic of China around the island are raising tensions that have been latent since 1949. As the government of mainland China has been…

Bangkok Post

Biden aims to unveil China investment curbs with G-7 backing

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden aims to sign an executive order in the coming weeks that will limit investment in key parts of China’s economy by American businesses, people familiar with the internal deliberations said.

Tribune News Service

US may need MORE nuclear bombs as China and Russia cooperate to create terrifying arsenal

Chinese President Xi Jinping's and Vladimir Putin announced a 'comprehensive' agreement last month which saw Beijing expand their nuclear energy weapons - and it could dwarf the US who may need to act NOW, an expert tells The Mirror

Daily Mirror

Yellen's new strategy in U.S.-China economic diplomacy

Tensions between the U.S. and China shouldn't stand in the way of a constructive economic relationship, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday.

Axios

Chinese ‘secret police stations’: Everything we know

Beijing denies community centres on foreign soil being used to monitor and intimidate Chinese dissidents

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Reuters

Front line Taiwanese island drills for a Chinese attack

Emergency workers on a Taiwan-controlled island next to China's coast practiced responding to a simulated Chinese attack on Thursday, a little more than a week after Beijing staged war games around the sensitive Taiwan Strait.

The Week

A history of China and Taiwan

A “breakaway province”, a “government-in-exile”, a “separate nation” – Taiwan’s status has dominated discussions on China for decades.

Axios

A U.S. arms race with Russia and China could spin out of control

China is closing the gap with the Cold War era nuclear superpowers.

The Independent UK

Yellen calls for better US-China relations as tensions rise

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will strike a conciliatory tone when she talks about U.S.-China relations

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Trade Envoy Tai Says US Not Seeking to 'Decouple' from China

Washington is not seeking to decouple the American economy from China’s, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said Thursday while on a visit to Tokyo. Tai, who is on her fourth visit to Japan after being appointed the top US trade envoy, said all members of President Joe Biden's administration have…

The Independent UK

Trade envoy Tai says US not seeking to 'decouple' from China

U_S_ Trade Representative Katherine Tai says Washington is not seeking to decouple the American economy from China's and that U_S_ trade sanctions against Beijing are “narrowly targeted.”

The Independent UK

Hong Kong bishop hopes for closer ties with Beijing diocese

Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic bishop says he hopes the dioceses of Hong Kong and Beijing will have more exchanges and cooperation

Asharq Al-Awsat

India Will Pass China to Be Most Populous Nation by Mid-2023

India is on track to surpass China by mid-2023 as the world’s most populous nation, United Nations data said Wednesday, raising questions about whether a booming, young Indian population will fuel economic growth for years to come. While India's 254 million people between ages 15 and 24 is the largest…

Reuters

In New Caledonia, Australia urges Pacific island unity amid China, U.S. competition

Australia's foreign minister urged Pacific island countries on Thursday to stay united in the face of great power competition as she visited New Caledonia, where the president raised concerns about Australia's AUKUS nuclear submarine programme.

Reuters

China COVID protesters released after four months' detention - sources

At least two Chinese women who joined historic "white paper" demonstrations in Beijing calling for an end to COVID-19 curbs were released on Wednesday after almost four months in detention, two of their friends told Reuters.

Reuters

China's CCTV slams Western hype of its population decline

Western media reports on China's population being overtaken by India deliberately ignores China's development, using the topic to "bad mouth" it and advocate decoupling, state broadcaster CCTV said on Thursday.

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