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The Latest Breaking News from China

Twitter drops ‘state-affiliated’, ‘government-funded’ labels

China’s Xinhua and Russia’s RT no longer labelled as state media after unannounced changes.

Al Jazeera

Taiwan foreign minister warns of conflict with China in 2027

Comments indicate extent to which Taiwan is trying to bolster western support before possible invasion

The Guardian - UK

Shanghai Composite Index Fell 1.95% on Friday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 2.28%

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Chess: Ding misses wins and his prep leaks as Nepomniachtchi keeps the lead

China’s world No 3 had a dominant position in game eight but missed several good chances before he drew in 45 moves with the Russian, who leads 5-4 with five games left

The Guardian - UK

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

Trump ally’s ‘prove me wrong’ challenge backfires

An ally of Donald Trump has been forced to pay $5 million after losing a bet that no one could prove one of his election fraud claims wrong. At a cyber symposium in 2021, Mike Lindell, the founder of the MyPillow firm, claimed he had data showing that China interfered…

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Weekly Must-Read: China’s First-Quarter GDP Grows 4.5% on Pick-Up in Consumption, Industrial Production

The figure beats expectations and surpasses the 2.9% growth rate for the fourth quarter, when the country was still sticking to its stringent ‘zero-Covid’ policy most of the time

Caixin Global

Friday briefing: Food prices continue to surge – how will the UK and the rest of the world respond?

In today’s newsletter: The cost of eating continues to surge, and everywhere from Nigeria to China is in search of an answer

The Guardian - UK

Nato ‘confident’ Kyiv can retake territory in new offensive; Moscow issues warrant for Ukrainian spy chief – as it happened

Jens Stoltenberg says Ukraine will be able to retake more land; Kyrylo Budanov accused of ‘terrorist attacks’ and arms smuggling

The Guardian - AU

Saudi, Iranian FMs Discuss Next Steps in China-Brokered Deal

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received on Thursday a phone call from Hossein Amir Abdollahian, the Iranian Foreign Minister, the Saudi Press Agency reported. At the beginning of the call, the two sides exchanged greetings and congratulations on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr, SPA…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Both sides of Taiwan Strait belong to Beijing: China’s FM

Qin Gang reiterates Beijing’s claim over the self-ruled democracy and denies country trying to change the status quo.

Al Jazeera

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

Biden seeks $500 million for Brazil’s Amazon rainforest in gesture to Lula

U.S. President Joe Biden is seeking $500 million to bolster Brazil’s strategy to protect the Amazon, a gesture to his counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva amid recent tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and relations with China.

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Mini Apologizes For The Ice Cream Fiasco At Shanghai Auto Show

The incident sparked an uproar backed by pictures, videos, and angry comments.

The Guardian - AU

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

Reuters

China's foreign minister: Both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to China

China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Friday that both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to China, and that it is right and proper for China to uphold its sovereignty.

Al Jazeera

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.

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The Conversation

Plagues, poisons and magical thinking – how COVID lab leak hysteria could be straight from the Middle Ages

The COVID “lab leak” story clearly isn’t going away soon. The theory that the pandemic began with an accidental release of the virus from a lab in Wuhan recurs like clockwork – most recently in a report from Senate Republicans in the US this week.

Tribune News Service

News briefs

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

Reuters

Biden urged to deliver 'historic' arms control speech at G7 summit in Japan

Two dozen arms control advocates have urged President Joe Biden to use next month's G7 summit in Hiroshima, which was hit by the first U.S. atomic bombing of World War Two, to reaffirm a U.S. commitment to nuclear disarmament and readiness for arms control talks with Russia and China.

Axios

Global balance of population and power is shifting

Europe is shrinking, Africa is growing and India is passing China.

Reuters

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.

Bangkok Post

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…

LiveScience

Ancient princesses helped build vast warrior empire that prompted China to erect the Great Wall

Analysis of ancient DNA and grave goods from burials suggest that princesses helped to build a "massive empire" stretching from Kazakhstan to Mongolia.

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