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Blizzard, NetEase gaming partnership in China to end

American game developer Blizzard Entertainment says it will suspend most of its game services in mainland China after current licensing agreements end with Chinese games company NetEase

The Independent UK

Analysis-Unmasked and in charge, China's Xi puts personal diplomacy back in play

President Xi Jinping, conspicuously absent from the main stage of diplomacy during China's COVID isolation, has been mostly smiles and handshakes on his return this week with a flurry of meetings that Beijing hopes will begin to mend frayed relations.

Reuters

Cocoon by Zhang Yueran review – families warped by the state

China’s generational trauma and the long shadow of the Cultural Revolution are brought into the light in this precise and gripping novel

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Commentary: Washington needs to strike a new bargain with the Global South

Representatives of the G20, the world’s largest economies, have convened for their annual summit this week in Bali, Indonesia. The Ukraine crisis hangs heavily over the gathering, with participants deciding to forgo a group photo due to discomfort with Russia’s presence. While they might not approve of Vladimir Putin’s ongoing…

Tribune News Service

China to adopt consensus reached in talks with United States, ministry says

China will adopt key consensus measures decided in talks between President Xi Jinping and U.S. counterpart Joe Biden, the Asian nation's commerce ministry said on Thursday.

Reuters

China says Xi was not criticising Trudeau during candid exchange at G20

China's foreign ministry on Thursday said Chinese President Xi Jinping was not criticising Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after Xi was seen confronting him at the G20 summit over alleged leaks from an informal meeting they had held on Tuesday.

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Emmanuel Macron accuses Scott Morrison of provoking 'nuclear confrontation' with China

The French president has accused former prime minister Scott Morrison of provoking "nuclear confrontation" with China as result of his decision to tear up a $90bn submarine contract with France.

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Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.15% on Thursday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 0.13%

Caixin Global

Asian benchmarks mostly decline amid lingering China worries

Asian shares mostly declined amid concerns about the impact of China’s “zero-COVID” strategy mixed with hopes for economic activity and tourism returning to normal

The Independent UK

‘Not appropriate’: Xi caught on camera rebuking Trudeau

The Chinese president took the Canadian prime minister to task for alleged leaks of an earlier closed-door meeting.

Al Jazeera

New Zealand's Ardern set to meet China's President Xi

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern expects to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday on the sidelines of the meeting of the Asia-Pacific trade group APEC, a New Zealand government spokesperson said on Thursday.

Reuters

Macron: Conventional submarine deal with Australia 'still on the table'

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that a potential deal to produce conventional submarines for Australia was still "on the table" as he visited the Asia Pacific Economic Coordination meeting in Bangkok.

Reuters

Winemakers cheers China-Australia talks

Wine producers hope a meeting between the Australian and Chinese leaders could lead to a lifting of trade bans on Aussie wines, but warn it's a long road.

AAP

China’s Xi set for Japan summit as mends ties with US allies

TOKYO — Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to hold his first in-person meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday, the latest in a series of summits that appeared aimed at calming tensions with U.S. allies.

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China's Xi leaves for Thailand to attend APEC summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping left on Thursday for the Thai capital of Bangkok, where he will attend a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) grouping of nations, the official news agency Xinhua said.

The Independent UK

Thailand to stress sustainability at Asia-Pacific summit

Leaders from the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum begin a two-day summit in Thailand’s capital on Friday with a crowded backdrop of issues to contend with: the Ukraine war, great power rivalry in Asia, inflation and food and energy shortages

Reuters

Analysis-China's freeze on Taiwan contact fuels worry as tensions build

When Chinese authorities detained a Taiwanese citizen in China in August for an alleged violation of security laws, officials in Taipei sent messages of concern to Beijing seeking details.

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China envoy: 'There is no red line redder than the Taiwan question'

Beijing's man in NZ calls for constructive dialogue on differences between the two countries, but holds firm on Taiwan.

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China's Xi invites Dutch PM for visit, says don't politicise trade

Chinese president Xi Jinping has invited Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to visit Beijing next year, following a bilateral meeting at the G20 conference in Bali in which Xi urged the Netherlands not to politicise trade.

RideApart

Gogoro Delays Expansion Into China, Focuses On India And Indonesia Instead

Gogoro is delaying its expansion into China due to geopolitical and economic uncertainty in the country, and is instead focusing on India and Indonesia.

Daily Mirror

Iran plans to kill 'enemy' Brits with 10 assassination bids this year, MI5 warns

The UK does not only face dangers from Russia and China, but also from Iran, the boss of MI5 Ken McCallum warned today - saying that the Middle Eastern country projects a threat to the country "directly"

Reason

Beauty Pageants, National Security, and Pseudonymity

Jane Doe works for the Defense Intelligence Agency; when she was an intern at the DIA, she competed in the Miss United Nations pageant, but as Miss China; according to the Complaint in Doe v. Austin, Uncertainty about her employment … led her to be a late entrant. By the…

The Independent UK

UK in ‘contest with adversaries who have massive scale’, MI5 boss warns

Ken McCallum set out in stark language the dangers faced from Russia, China and Iran.

The Independent UK

Awkward exchange between Xi and Trudeau caught on camera

The Canadian prime minister was seen responding sharply to the remarks by the Chinese president

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak’s meeting with China’s Xi Jinping called off after missile fired into Poland

The PM had been due to meet China’s premier despite criticism from backbenchers

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