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Biden says US forces would defend Taiwan if China invades

US President Joe Biden said US forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion, his most explicit statement so far on the issue. Beijing responded to Biden's statement on Monday by lodging "stern representations" with the US, adding that his comments "severely violate" Washington's policy towards the…

France 24

Biden says US forces would defend Taiwan from Chinese invasion

US president’s remarks latest sign of a shift away from a policy of strategic ambiguity towards the self-ruled island.

Al Jazeera

Bus for COVID-19 quarantine in China crashes, killing 27

A bus reportedly taking 47 people to COVID-19 quarantine in China has crashed, killing 27 and injuring 20 others

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China reports 990 new COVID cases for Sept 18 vs 1,189 a day earlier

China reported 990 new COVID-19 infections for Sept. 18, of which 147 were symptomatic and 843 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Monday.

Reuters

Biden says US would defend Taiwan but denies ‘One China’ policy has changed

Biden says US forces would come to Taipei’s defence in the event of an ‘unprecedented attack’ from China

The Independent UK

Anger in China after 27 people killed in Covid quarantine bus crash

Tragedy in Guizhou province became a lightning rod for social media criticism of zero-Covid policy before posts were shut down

The Guardian - AU

Beijing reports no new local COVID cases for Sept 18

China's capital Beijing reported no new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections for Sept. 18, local government authorities said on Monday.

Reuters

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Why is 90-year-old Cardinal Zen standing trial in Hong Kong?

The retired leader of the territory’s Catholic Church and critic of Beijing is accused of failing to register a fund.

Al Jazeera

Xi’s heir is likely among China’s rising ‘luckiest generation’

The spotlight at China’s leadership congress next month will fall on the elite lineup installed to steer the world’s No. 2 economy. But another lesser-watched group will also advance, and an eventual successor to President Xi Jinping is likely among them.

Tribune News Service

Positive signs from China, India: envoy

China and India have tacitly put public pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine after largely remaining neutral and not explicitly condemning the invasion.

AAP

Will there be more food shortages soon?

The pandemic has highlighted how interconnected the world is right now

Salon

UEFA consider Champions League overhaul including games played in the US and China

The Champions League is set for another major overhaul as leading clubs hold their annual conference and the UEFA executive committee holds its own meeting this week

Daily Mirror

Biden says he warned Xi of investment chill if China backs Putin

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said he warned Chinese President Xi Jinping it would be a “gigantic mistake” to violate sanctions imposed on Russia, but that there’s been no indication that Beijing has provided weapons to Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

A disruptive nexus of China and Pakistan

There is little doubt that China uses Pakistan as a proxy military and nuclear power against India

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The Hindu

Era of war is over: On PM Modi-Putin meeting

India did well to caution Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war

The Hindu

Geopolitics without geoeconomics, a fool’s errand

India’s current policy of pursuing geopolitical ends without geoeconomic ballast is a regressive step

The Guardian - UK

Yiyun Li: ‘I’m not that nice friendly Chinese lady who writes… Being subversive is important to me’

The Chinese American author, whose life has been shaped by tragedy, talks about her strange new novel set in rural France

The Independent UK

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China: 27 killed and 20 injured in bus accident

The accident took place in the early hours of Sunday morning in Sandu county, around 170 km (105 miles) southeast of the provincial capital, Guiyang, local police said. Read more on Dynamite News

Asharq Al-Awsat

27 Dead After Bus Overturns on Highway in China

A bus overturned on an expressway in southwestern China on Sunday, leaving 27 people dead and injuring 20 others, police said. The early morning accident was in Sandu county, which is southeast of the city of Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province, a brief police statement said, The Associated Press…

Reuters

China's Chengdu says to gradually return to normal after COVID lockdown

The southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu will resume production and life "in an orderly manner" from Monday following more than two weeks of COVID-19 lockdowns and other strict curbs, local authorities said on Sunday.

Wales Online

Factory in China had orders for British flags within 90 minutes of Queen's death

Since then they've been making nothing else

Reuters

Russia's security chief begins two-day visit to China on Sunday

Russian Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev will hold security consultations and meetings during a two-day visit to China starting Sunday, China's foreign ministry said.

The Guardian - UK

Beijing-backed Chinese language schools in UK to be replaced with teachers from Taiwan

MPs in talks with Taiwan to help phase out Confucius Institutes as relations between the countries worsen

Reuters

Bus crash kills 27 in mountainous southwest China

A bus crash killed 27 people and injured a further 20 when the vehicle rolled over on a highway in southwest China's mountainous Guizhou province, local police said in a statement on Sunday.

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