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China summons Japanese ambassador over G7 summit's hyping up of China-related issues

BEIJING: Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong summoned Japanese ambassador to China Hideo Tarumi on Sunday and lodged solemn representations over the G7 hyping up China-related issues at its Hiroshima summit.

Bangkok Post

Socceroos lock in friendly against world champions Argentina in China

The Socceroos and Argentina will renew their recent rivalry with a friendly match to be played in Beijing

The Guardian - AU

China’s war chest: how the fight for semiconductors reveals the outlines of a future conflict

US efforts to stifle China’s chip industry are thought to be part of a wider plan to hinder Beijing’s preparations for war

The Guardian - UK

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Progress made with China despite trade block: Treasurer

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says progress has been made with China on the removal of trade bans after the prime minister accepted an invitation for a state visit.

The New Daily

No visible encroachment by China since 1962: Arunachal Pradesh BJP team

The Arunachal Pradesh stretch of the LAC separating India from the Tibetan region controlled by China is 1,129 km. Beijing disputes the border, claiming some 90,000 sq. km of Arunachal Pradesh as its territory.

The Hindu

55% of mainland Chinese back full-scale war to take control of Taiwan: poll

Just over half of mainland Chinese support a full-scale war to take control of Taiwan, according to a new survey that offers a rare insight into public opinion as Beijing takes an increasingly assertive stance towards the island.

Bangkok Post

China poses biggest threat to global security, says Sunak

UK prime minister goes further than G7 summit statement in outlining challenge posed by Beijing

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G7 wants ‘constructive’ China ties, calls out rights record

G7 says it will not block China’s development but calls out Beijing for its rights record and territorial claims.

Al Jazeera

China's power use up 4.7% in first four months

BEIJING: China's electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, saw a steady expansion in the first four months of the year, official data showed.

Bangkok Post

Coalition says Anthony Albanese should not go to China until trade sanctions are lifted

Simon Birmingham says ‘clarity should be there before the prime minister entertains a formal state visit to Beijing’

The Guardian - AU

G7 issues condemnation of China as it intensifies response to Beijing

China hits out at G7 over joint statement which criticised Beijing’s ‘economic coercion’

Evening Standard

G7 urges China to ‘play by the rules’ citing ‘economic coercion’

Western officials are becoming increasingly vocal about Beijing’s use of trade restrictions in political disputes.

Al Jazeera

No joke: China's backlash against stand-up stirs fear of comedy clampdown

One joke by a Chinese comedian about the nation's military has spurred online uproar, a $2 million fine, a police probe, a sweep of cancelled shows and fears for the survival of Chinese stand-up comedy, a rare refuge for somewhat free speech.

Reuters

Why many 'double income, no kids' couples in China don't want children

As Beijing ramps up efforts to tackle China's low birth rate, "double income, no kids" couples explain why they are choosing a child-free life.

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The Conversation

How Russia might rethink its alliance with China after Putin

For more than three decades, Moscow and Beijing have been incrementally strengthening their partnership. The growing number of potentially conflicting interests, for instance over investment and exploration in the Arctic, have not slowed down cooperation.

Bangkok Post

AstraZeneca China boss pledges to ‘love the Communist Party’

BEIJING: The global drugmaker AstraZeneca will seek to be a patriotic company in China that “loves the Communist Party”, its China president said on Friday.

The Independent UK

Russian PM to visit Beijing as China renews criticism of Western arms sales to Ukraine

China says Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will visit Beijing next week for talks, marking the latest exchange in a relationship in which Russia is becoming increasingly reliant on China for economic and diplomatic support

The Guardian - UK

Chinese police detain woman for supporting comedian who joked about military

Comic Li Haoshi made joke about soldiers that Beijing authorities deemed insulting

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Opinion: Political Economy — Reverse CFIUS and Investments in China

Under a new paradigm, investors have no choice but to navigate between global investment fundamentals and national policy ambiguities

The News Lens

US Lawmakers Issue Dire Warnings on China Competition

In the space of 24 hours this week, a pair of U.S. House committees held hearings exploring measures to counter Beijing’s aggressive use of economic power against the U.S. and its allies.

The News Lens

Why the WHO Needs Taiwan

Taiwan is again blocked from attending the World Health Assembly amid a sustained campaign by Chinese officials to deny it a seat at the table.

The Independent UK

Macao further restricts political freedoms with revisions to national security law

Echoing the crackdown on freedoms in neighboring Hong Kong, the former Portuguese colony of Macao has revised its legal system to face "new adverse challenges in terms of national security."

The Independent UK

China's Xi meets Central Asian leaders, calls for trade, energy development

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has promised to build more railway and other trade links with Central Asia and proposed jointly developing oil and gas sources at a meeting with the region’s leaders that highlighted Beijing’s growing influence

The Independent UK

Hong Kong court dismisses pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai's legal bid to fight for UK lawyer

A Hong Kong court has dismissed a jailed pro-democracy publisher’s legal bid in his fight to use a British lawyer in his landmark national security trial

France 24

G7 leaders discuss China 'economic coercion' threat

Leaders from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies are meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expected to join the group in person on Sunday.

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