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China imposes sanctions on seven Taiwan ‘secessionist’ officials

Beijing accuses the group of pushing independence for the island it claims as its own.

Al Jazeera

Australia, New Zealand say no issues with meat exports to China

Australia and New Zealand said on Tuesday they were aware of Chinese media reports of a ban on meat imports from both countries by Beijing but said they had not received any official notice and shipments had been clearing as normal.

Reuters

Don't suspend beef imports, PM tells China

Anthony Albanese has called on China to remove sanctions against Australian products amid fears that Beijing will stop beef imports over disease concerns.

AAP

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EXPLAINER: Why US lawmakers' Taiwan trips keep riling China

Taiwan is high on the summer travel list for U.S. members of Congress on their August recess this year

The Independent UK

Musk Fancies Himself A 'Free Speech Absolutist,' Pitches Futurism In Magazine Run By China Censor

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has penned a piece for the mouthpiece of the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), an agency that censors the internet for Beijing.

Benzinga

More fury from Beijing as new US delegation visits Taiwan

China announced ongoing military drills around Taiwan as the island’s president met with members of a new US congressional delegation, in a further sign of support among American lawmakers for the self-governing island Beijing claims as its own.

Radio France Internationale

Thai police arrest suspected Chinese gambling kingpin

Thai police have arrested a Chinese fugitive wanted by Beijing for allegedly running illegal online gambling operations and will soon extradite him to China, the police told Reuters on Monday.

Reuters

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China threatens to ‘crush’ Taiwan after new US delegation visit

Taipei insists Beijing ‘can’t dictate how democratic Taiwan makes friends’

The Independent UK

As West puts Taliban on hold, Kabul eyes future in China, Russia

The killing of al-Qaeda leader in Kabul will add to mistrust between Taliban and the West prolonging group’s isolation.

Al Jazeera

China conducts military drills near Taiwan as US lawmakers visit

The trip by US lawmakers followed by the US House speaker’s visit has infuriated China, which considers it provocation.

Al Jazeera

Japan PM Promises to Never Again Wage War, Ministers Visit Controversial Shrine

Japan's premier Fumio Kishida vowed to never again wage war on the anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender while members of his cabinet visited a controversial shrine to mark the date, annoying South Korea and likely also irking China. With the Yasukuni Shrine seen as a symbol of Japan's…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Beijing asks New Delhi to reiterate ‘One China’ principle

Beijing wants India to reaffirm the “One China” policy as it seeks to shore up regional support after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, which triggered aggressive military drills by the Chinese military around the island.

Tribune News Service

US Lawmakers Arrive in Taiwan with China Tensions Simmering

A delegation of US lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Sunday for a two-day trip during which they will meet President Tsai Ing-wen, the second high-level group to visit while there are military tensions between the self-ruled island and China. Beijing, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'China threat' emerges in elections from UK to Australia

While inflation and recession fears weigh heavily on the minds of voters, another issue is popping up in political campaigns from the U_K_ and Australia to the U_S_ and beyond: the “China threat.”

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Foreign Policy

The United States Is Deeply Invested in the South China Sea

As China postures, Washington remains committed.

Reuters

Taiwan says 11 Chinese military aircraft crossed Taiwan's median line

Eleven Chinese military aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait's median line or entered Taiwan’s air defence zone on Sunday, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said, as Beijing continues military activities close to the Chinese-claimed island.

Tribune News Service

Russian war in Ukraine bruises Baltics’ relations with China

China’s refusal to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine played a role in Estonia’s decision to quit an Eastern European initiative that aimed to enhance relations with Beijing, the Baltic nation’s top diplomat said.

The Independent UK

How the Solomon Islands illustrates China’s growing influence in the Pacific

As the superpower rapidly extends its reach, change is unmistakable in the Solomon Islands, writes Michael E Miller

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Taiwan says 13 Chinese air force planes crossed Taiwan Strait median line

Thirteen Chinese air force planes crossed the Taiwan Strait's median line on Saturday, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said, as Beijing continues its military activities close to the Chinese-claimed island.

Al Jazeera

US to conduct ‘air and maritime transits’ in Taiwan Strait

White House says US’s ‘freedom of navigation’ transits will reflect its response to China’s ‘provocative’ behaviour.

The Times of India

China's actions fundamentally at odds with goal of peace, stability: White House

WASHINGTON: The recent Chinese actions around House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan are fundamentally at odds with the goal of peace and stability, the White House said on Friday, adding that Beijing is going to continue its pressure campaign against Taiwan.

Al Jazeera

‘China’s Hawaii’ promised escape. Tourists got lockdowns instead

Some 178,000 tourists are reportedly stranded in Hainan as the resort island battles its worst COVID outbreak yet.

ABC News

Hong Kong diaspora say billboards in Australia are Beijing propaganda and spread lies

Hongkongers in Melbourne and Sydney say billboards in the cities proclaiming Hong Kong has entered a "new era" of stability, prosperity and opportunity are humiliating and "very upsetting".

Daily Mirror

Eve Muirhead announces retirement after skippering Team GB to Winter Olympics gold

At the age of 32, curling great Eve Muirhead has decided to announce her retirement from the sport after achieving "everything she dreamt of" including winning Olympic gold in Beijing earlier this year

ABC News

Why Beijing is banning imports of a popular brand of Taiwanese corn chips but not their microchips

China has blacklisted more than 2,000 Taiwan-made products in the wake of Nancy Pelosi's visit, but the self-ruled island's most important export — microchips — is not one of them.

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