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Saudi Arabia signs $5.6bn EV deal as it eyes closer China ties

Riyadh leads the Arab region in boosting trade ties with Beijing as it looks to diversify its economy away from oil.

Al Jazeera

US and China take steps towards thaw as Blinken prepares to visit Beijing, but mistrust remains

Effort is being stepped up to rebuild relations after the spy ballon incident led to Blinken’s original visit being cancelled

The Guardian - UK

China’s Palestinian moment is about global standing rather than peace

Experts quash claims by Beijing that the Palestinian Authority president’s visit will facilitate new Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

The Guardian - UK

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China complains to South Korean ambassador in tit-for-tat move after Seoul summoned Beijing's envoy

China's Foreign Ministry says an assistant minister has lodged a complaint with South Korea’s ambassador to China

The Independent UK

Honduras has opened an embassy in China after breaking off ties with Taiwan

Honduras opened an embassy in Beijing on Sunday, Chinese state media reported, months after the Central American nation broke off relations with Taiwan to form diplomatic ties with China.

WEKU

Honduras opens embassy in China after breaking off ties with Taiwan

Chinese state media says Honduras has opened an embassy in Beijing

The Independent UK

US confirms China has had a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019

China has been operating a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, as part of a global effort by Beijing to upgrade its intelligence capabilities

The Independent UK

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Blinken to take delayed China trip this month: Reports

US secretary of state is expected to meet top Chinese officials, US media outlets say, on visit delayed since February.

Al Jazeera

The microchip industry would implode if China invaded Taiwan, and it would affect everyone

A conflict between the US and China over computer chips – or semiconductors – has been escalating in recent months. In particular, the US has taken steps to limit China’s access to advanced chip technology amid heightened international competition in the area.

The Conversation

Here's how NPR reporters around the world are dealing with air pollution

As Canada and parts of the U.S. confront declines in air quality due to smoke from Canadian wildfires, NPR reporters in Asia, Latin America and Africa share their experiences.

WEKU

China slams US over claims it is building eavesdropping base in Cuba

China has rejected reports as utter US lies that it will build an electronic eavesdropping facility in Cuba

The New Daily

Palestinian President Abbas to visit China after mediation offer

Abbas will pay a state visit to China following’s XI’s pledge to work for a solution to the Palestinian issue.

Al Jazeera

South Korea summons China's envoy over comments accusing Seoul of tilting excessively toward US

South Korea’s Foreign Ministry has summoned China’s ambassador to protest comments he made accusing Seoul of tilting toward the United States and away from China, as competition between Washington and Beijing for global influence intensifies

The Independent UK

Chinese naval ship heads for Philippines in 'friendly' tour

BEIJING: China's largest naval training ship sailed for the Philippines on Friday, its last stop of a regional "friendly" tour, amid growing unease over Chinese maritime activities in the South China Sea.

Bangkok Post

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Al Jazeera

A secret Chinese spy base? Cuban officials say no to media report

US and Cuban officials dismissed a Wall Street Journal report about a surveillance base to be built in the Caribbean.

Bangkok Post

Industry federation calls for greater business cooperation with Beijing

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) wants to increase Chinese investment in Thailand, especially in the electric vehicle (EV), food and healthcare segments, by advocating more business cooperation with Beijing.

WEKU

His baby gene editing shocked ethicists. Now he's in the lab again

He Jiankui, who shocked the world in 2018 by announcing the creation of the first gene-edited babies, tells NPR he's now working on a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

The Week

Will China win the race to become the AI superpower?

The country that leads the way in artificial intelligence “will become the ruler of the world”.

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France 24

UK PM Rishi Sunak in Washington to push for tighter UK-US economic cooperation

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits Washington as the UK looks for closer economic ties after leaving the EU. China denounces Europe's new "economic weapon" aimed at preventing Beijing from putting trade pressure on EU members over support for Taiwan, and TikTok aims to quadruple its e-commerce revenues.

Al Jazeera

S Korea, Japan scramble jets due to China-Russia joint air patrol

China’s defence ministry says patrol with Russian bomber aircraft was part of exercises that first started in 2019.

Caixin Global

Beijing Reports Two Monkeypox Cases

The capital is the second city on the Chinese mainland to confirm at least one infection of the disease among humans

The Guardian - UK

Europeans who see Russia as adversary or rival double in number since 2021

Survey reveals shift in opinion since Ukraine war and big majority favour EU increasing its defence capabilities

Reuters

Blinken looks to travel to China for talks in coming weeks -US official

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China for talks in the coming weeks, an official said on Tuesday, months after Washington's top diplomat scrapped a planned trip over a suspected Chinese spy balloon that flew across the U.S.

The Conversation

US, Chinese warships' near miss in Taiwan Strait hints at ongoing troubled diplomatic waters, despite chatter about talks

An encounter in which a Chinese naval ship cut across the path of a U.S. destroyer in the Taiwan Strait on June 3, 2023, has both Beijing and Washington pointing fingers at each other.

Caixin Global

Senior China, U.S. Officials Meet in Beijing to Discuss Mending Frayed Relations

Foreign ministry officials Ma Zhaoxu and Yang Tao met and discussed improving Sino-U.S. relations with the State Department’s Daniel Kritenbrink and the NSC’s Sarah Beran

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