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Disney cuts Simpsons 'forced labor' episode in Hong Kong

Walt Disney Co. has removed from its streaming service in Hong Kong an episode from its cartoon series The Simpsons that includes a reference to “forced labor camps” in China

The Independent UK

Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.49% on Wednesday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 0.62%

Caixin Global

IEA: Asia Set to Use Half of World's Electricity by 2025

Asia will for the first time use half of the world’s electricity by 2025, even as Africa continues to consume far less than its share of the global population, according to a new forecast released Wednesday by the International Energy Agency. Much of Asia's electricity use will be in China,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Opposition in majority in key Solomon Islands province after anti-China leader ousted

The opposition has taken a majority in the assembly of the most populous Solomon Islands province after Daniel Suidani, a vocal critic of the country's relationship with China, lost a no-confidence vote, an adviser to the ousted leader said on Wednesday.

Reuters

'No arrangement' to meet Xi, senior Taiwan opposition leader says as he leaves for China visit

There is "no arrangement" for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the deputy chairman of Taiwan's main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) said on Wednesday before leaving for Beijing, but added he would follow whatever his hosts set up.

Reuters

Five key takeaways from Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union

Biden addressed his legislative agenda for the coming year, including economic goals, China relations and police reform.

Al Jazeera

US Will Act To Protect Sovereignty If Threatened By China: Biden

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) highlighted the "serious challenges" America faces "across the world" and warned China that Washington "will act to protect sovereignty if threatened" by Beijing. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Biden stares down Republican hecklers in feisty State of the Union speech tackling economy, police reform and China

Joe Biden engaged in a running back-and-forth with Republicans that at times seemed more like something out of Prime Minster’s Questions than anything in the American parliamentary tradition

The Independent UK

Biden taunts China’s President Xi days after balloon shootdown

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden taunted Chinese President Xi Jinping in his State of the Union address, saying autocracies had grown weaker around the world and no one would want the Chinese leader’s job.

Tribune News Service

George Santos drama, balloon stunt popped, and a fired-up Biden: Big moments from a testy State of the Union

American politics can be a brutal business, but the State of the Union is almost always a respectful affair. This year's speech was marked by heckling, boos, and snide comments from the gallery.

ABC News

Biden’s State of the Union address: key takeaways

Speech covered China, abortion and the border while challenging Republicans on threats to Medicare and social security

The Guardian - US

Chinese earthquake rescue team arrives in Turkey

An earthquake rescue team dispatched by China's government arrived in Turkey's Adana Airport early on Wednesday, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Wednesday.

Reuters

Five key takeaways from Biden’s combative State of the Union address

The president toggles between the magnanimous bipartisan dealmaker and combative incumbent battling Republican heckling

The Independent UK

U.S. briefed 40 nations on China spy balloon incident, diplomats and official say

The United States held briefings in Washington and Beijing with foreign diplomats from 40 nations about the Chinese spy balloon that Washington shot down on Saturday for spying over U.S. territory, a senior administration official and diplomats said on Tuesday.

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Biden vows 'to protect' country in State of the Union speech, refers to China balloon

U.S. President Joe Biden said in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that he would cooperate with great power rival China, but vowed "to protect our country," a reference to a Chinese spy balloon that traveled across America last week.

The Independent UK

Joe Biden says US will not let China ‘threaten our sovereignty’ after shooting down spy balloon

In his 2023 State of the Union address on Tuesday, the US president took a moment to rattle his sabre at China

The Guardian - AU

Australian coal shipment to arrive at Chinese port as unofficial import ban ends

The resumption of trade marks an improvement in relations and comes a day after Australia-China ministerial talks

Bangkok Post

Deepfake 'news anchors' in pro-China report - researchers

WASHINGTON: The "news broadcasters" appear stunningly real, but they are AI-generated deepfakes in first-of-their-kind propaganda videos that a research report published Tuesday attributed to Chinese state-aligned actors.

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Philippines' Marcos visits Japan seeking closer security ties

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr arrives in Japan on Wednesday for a visit that is expected to pave the way for closer security ties with Tokyo, as Manila increasingly sides with the United States in its regional tussle with China.

The Times of India

State of Union: US is ‘unbowed, unbroken’, Joe Biden says

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said on Tuesday night that if China threatens US sovereignty, US will act to protect the country.

The New Daily

The Simpsons run foul in Hong Kong over ‘forced labour’ joke

Disney appears to have dumped an episode of The Simpsons from its streaming platform in Hong Kong over an anti-China joke.

Tribune News Service

Pentagon says China refused to take call over balloon uproar

WASHINGTON — China rebuffed a U.S. effort to arrange a phone call between the two countries’ top defense officials after the United States shot down an alleged spy balloon, a Pentagon spokesman said, in a stark new sign of how the uproar over the balloon has sent ties between the…

Tribune News Service

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Little-noticed US funding for China tech sector now draws scrutiny

The Guardian - UK

‘We just want to live in a normal world’: China’s young protesters speak out, and disappear

‘Blank Paper movement’ decrying government policies rekindles dissent after Xi Jinping’s decade of iron-fisted crackdowns

WEKU

The Pentagon says China declined a phone call in response to the balloon's downing

In a sign of continued tense relations, the U.S. says China declined the request for a phone call between top defense officials

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