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China’s Economy Slows, Shows No Clear Signs of Improvement: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

China’s economy has slowed due to fewer exports, a dwindling housing market and less consumer spending.

Kiplinger

Chinese cities open air raid shelters for heat relief as extreme temperatures lead to deaths

Cities across China have opened their air raid shelters to offer residents relief from the heat as unusually high temperatures across parts of the country started claiming lives

The Independent UK

China says up to US to create 'necessary conditions' for anti-drugs cooperation

China is insisting it is up to the U.S. to “create necessary conditions” for anti-drugs cooperation, following complaints from Washington that Beijing is ignoring its calls for a crackdown on precursor chemicals for the highly addictive painkiller fentanyl

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Yellen criticizes Chinese treatment of US companies during visit to revive relations

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has criticized China's treatment of U.S. companies and new export controls on metals used in semiconductors during a visit to Beijing to try to revive strained relations

The Independent UK

Yellen's visit to Beijing aims to heal rifts over a daunting array of China-US antagonisms

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is visiting Beijing as part of efforts to revive U.S.-Chinese relations that are at their lowest level in decades due to disputes over technology, security and other irritants

The Independent UK

Chefs without borders

Thai and Chinese people share a great similarity in their gastronomic attitude. Whether it was in the olden days or now, we treat food always with high regard and our kitchens are almost identical. Life recently sat with two chefs from mainland China who love Thailand so much they wish…

Bangkok Post

We’re a Tory MP and a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, and China is trying to silence us both

Beijing will go to any lengths to harass the Hong Kong diaspora and its allies. But we will keep speaking out, say activist Finn Lau and Conservative MP Tim Loughton

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US says Beijing’s moves ‘risky’ as Chinese ships ‘swarm’ sea

WASHINGTON: The US has expressed concern over China’s recent behavior towards Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, as the Southeast Asian nation reported Chinese vessels “swarming” south of an oil and gas-rich area in contested waters.

The Times of India

US Treasury Secretary kicks off four-day China visit amid heightened tensions

Shortly after arriving in Beijing, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said her visit was an "opportunity to communicate" and "avoid misunderstanding". Relations between the world's two biggest economies have become strained due to disputes over trade and technology. No major agreements are expected to come out of Yellen's meetings with…

France 24

After Vietnam, the Philippines could be next to ban 'Barbie.' Here's why

Philippine film regulators are reviewing Barbie after a senator said it depicts a map that China uses to lay claim to nearly all of the South China Sea. Warner Bros. says it's just a "doodle."

WEKU

When the chips are down: China threatens to cut supply on rare minerals

News junkies can be forgiven for not having heard of gallium and germanium until now. That's all about to change. If our growing general knowledge of the periodic table seemed timed with the visit to Beijing of the US Treasury Secretary, that's because China is announcing controls on exports of…

France 24

US’s Yellen begins China trip aimed at ‘deepening communication’

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit comes amid ongoing efforts to stabilise relations between the two countries.

Al Jazeera

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

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Visit by Solomon Islands leader to Beijing underscores rising China-US rivalry in South Pacific

The leader of the Solomon Islands will visit China next week, highlighting the accelerating contest between Beijing and Washington for influence in the South Pacific

The Independent UK

Beijing orders outdoor work to be halted as scorching summer heat soars

Employers in Beijing have been ordered to stop outdoor work after scorching summer heat in the Chinese capital was forecast to reach 40 degrees centigrade (104 Fahrenheit)

WEKU

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.

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.

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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

Bangkok Post

15 dead as storms lash southwest China

BEIJING: Fifteen people died and four were missing after torrential rain lashed the metropolis of Chongqing and parts of southwestern China, local officials and state media said on Wednesday.

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

The Guardian - AU

Chip wars: how semiconductors became a flashpoint in the US-China relationship

The fight for the 21st century’s most critical technology has become a major source of hostility between the world’s two superpowers

Chicago Sun-Times

Vietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie due to an illustration showing China’s territorial claim

The National Film Evaluation Council made the decision, saying a map in the film shows China’s ‘nine-dash line,’ which extends Beijing’s territorial claims far into waters that fall within areas claimed by Vietnam and other countries.

Bangkok Post

Return of Russia warlords stokes memories of China

The turmoil in Russia unleashed by Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner Group has drawn rapt attention in capitals throughout the world, but probably nowhere more so than in Beijing. The reason is not only that Russia is a trusted partner for China, but also that there are clear historical parallels between Russia…

WEKU

China imposes export controls on 2 metals used in semiconductors and solar panels

As trade tensions between the U.S. and China continue, Beijing is now requiring buyers of germanium and gallium to ask for approval from the Chinese government.

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