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China's opposition to TikTok sale complicates the picture — and relations with the US

The latest U.S.-China clash over the popular social media app TikTok is likely to worsen the already-deteriorating relationship between the two countries, as Beijing and Washington tussle over software bans, technology exports and concerns about espionage and national security.

Los Angeles Times

Tesla's Price War May Lead To Automakers Closing Up Shop In China

Tesla's price cuts in China have made some models 50% cheaper than they are in the States. At this rate, some automakers in the country stand to be destroyed.

InsideEVs

Why does US see Chinese-owned TikTok as a security threat?

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has endured a nearly six-hour grilling by U.S. lawmakers, some of whom are pushing to ban the popular short-video app nationwide

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China's top diplomat: Confident about stable ties with New Zealand

China's top diplomat Wang Yi said on Friday that China sees New Zealand as an important partner and has confidence in the certainty and stability in bilateral relations.

Reuters

Is World War Three on the horizon?

As tensions ramp up between the West and its various adversaries, increased support for Ukraine could escalate its war with Russia into a global conflict.

The Week

Chinese Smartphone Maker Xiaomi’s Revenue and Profit Slides

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp on Friday reported a record drop in fourth-quarter revenue as the company weathered a slowdown in consumption and disruptions due to China's COVID-19 curbs. Sales in the fourth quarter of 2022 reached 66.05 billion yuan ($9.6 billion), down 22.8% from 85.58 billion yuan a year…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Congress grills TikTok chief at a hearing that may speed ban in Australia

Countries have raised security concerns about TikTok. Could Australia be next joining the list of those banning it in some capacity?

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First Thing: TikTok CEO questioned on China concerns at landmark hearing

Shou Zi Chew attempts to play down concerns over data and privacy as lawmakers call for ban on Chinese-owned app. Plus, majority of trans adults are happier after transitioning

The Guardian - UK

Second confrontation in two days between US and Chinese ships in South China Sea

China claims US actions violate its sovereignty and security in the strategic waterway

The Independent UK

Martin Schram: Xi, Putin 'no limits' pact has limits, after all

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin ended their Moscow summit this week by showcasing economic help and diplomatic support China will provide the now supplicant banana-less republic that is Putin’s Russia today.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Xi has been an apologist for Putin. Will he also be his lethal arms supplier?

For Ukraine, the war against Russia is existential. Defeat means extinction as a sovereign nation, and the destruction of Ukrainian identity.

Chicago Tribune

US Vice President Harris to address China's influence and debt distress in Africa visit

Vice President Kamala Harris starts a weeklong trip to Africa this weekend as the United States seeks to pitch itself as a better partner than China, which has invested heavily in the continent over several decades.

Reuters

‘Brazil is back’: Lula to visit Xi as he resets diplomatic relations with China

Meeting is part of high-profile tour as Brazil’s president attempts to repair country’s reputation after the Bolsonaro era

The Guardian - US

Vice President Harris is visiting Africa next week, part of a pushback to China

Vice President Harris will visit Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia to discuss issues like economic growth and food security. She's the highest-ranking administration official to travel to the continent.

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The Guardian - UK

Brokering peace in Ukraine would be good for Xi and China: is he adroit enough to pull it off?

The war is a test of China’s ability to manage its interests. Putin, Zelenskiy, the EU, the global south: it’s trying to keep them all on side, says Yu Jie, a senior research fellow at Chatham House

Al Jazeera

China, US in war of words over South China Sea navigation

China says US destroyer warned off for second day, US Navy said its ship successfully challenged China maritime claims.

Caixin Global

Two More China Soccer Officials Caught in Corruption Probe

Huang Song and Wang Xiaoping of the Chinese Football Association are being investigated as part of a broad effort to stamp out graft in the sport on the mainland

The Independent UK

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China Says again Drove Away US Warship in South China Sea; US Says Asserting Navigational Rights

China’s defense ministry said on Friday that it yet again had to monitor and drive away the US Navy destroyer USS Milius that entered its territorial waters in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands. “We sternly demand the US to immediately stop such provocative acts, otherwise it will…

Caixin Global

Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.64% on Friday

Shenzhen Component Index closed up 0.25%

The Independent UK

China threatens consequences over US warship's actions

China is threatening “serious consequences” after the U.S. Navy sailed a destroyer around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea for the second day in a row, in a move Beijing claims was a violation of its sovereignty and security

Reuters

China, U.S. Navy in row over guided-missile destroyer in South China Sea

China's defence ministry said on Friday that it yet again had to monitor and drive away the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Milius that entered its territorial waters in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands.

The Independent UK

Scandal-plagued China soccer hit by new corruption probes

China’s scandal-plagued official Football Association has been rocked by new corruption probes into its chiefs of discipline and competition

Reuters

China detains staff, raids office of US due diligence firm Mintz Group

Chinese authorities raided the office of U.S. corporate due diligence firm Mintz Group in Beijing and detained five local staff, the company said, putting foreign companies in China on alert just as the country hosts an international economic forum.

The Guardian - US

‘Like a war zone’: Congress hears of China’s abuses in Xinjiang ‘re-education camps’

Pair tell of witnessing or experiencing torture and brainwashing, as Republicans and Democrats vow to document ‘genocide’

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