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The Latest Breaking News from China

Redesigned Buick Encore GX Spied Naked While Testing

The crossover has made an early debut in China. Now, it's on US shores.

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China reports 16,797 new COVID cases for Dec 8 vs 21,439 a day earlier

China reported 16,797 new COVID-19 infections on Dec. 8, of which 3,637 were symptomatic and 13,160 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Friday.

Reuters

Confusion and anxiety in China as draconian COVID curbs eased

Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu, who lives in Beijing, reports on three years dictated by an app and endless COVID testing.

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U.S. aims for 'top line' deal on aid to three Pacific island countries

The United States hopes to reach agreement on "top line" numbers for assistance to three Pacific island countries by the year end, a State Department official told Reuters on Thursday, part of negotiations critical to shoring up U.S. strategic interests in a region courted by China.

Reuters

With US-Saudi ties at a nadir, China’s leader comes calling

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — It was no fleeting fist bump, but a five-second handshake. And rather than a grimace and stiff hello, there were smiles and warm words of greeting.

Los Angeles Times

Yellen 'open' to visiting China, will seek deeper economic engagement

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday said she was "open" to visit China as she seeks to deepen economic engagement with Beijing after the leaders of the world's two largest economies met last month, signaling a possible easing of tensions.

Reuters

Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi agree to shift some export production from China to India

NEW DELHI: In a major victory for the government’s efforts to make India a global manufacturing hub for electronics and smartphones, top Chinese companies such as Vivo, Oppo and Xiaomi have agreed to export India-made devices to countries around the world, giving away a slice of critical manufacturing output from…

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Barnaby Joyce says future Taiwan visits should include officials or even ministers

Former deputy prime minister thinks it ‘could be smart’ for future delegations to be widened, despite risk of angering China

The Guardian - AU

What is the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, about to be negotiated in Brisbane?

Australia is about to play host to negotiators from 14 countries involved in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) over six days in Brisbane from Saturday.

The Conversation

Relaxing COVID-19 rules in China met with joy, frustration and apprehension

People's happiness at China's COVID-19 restrictions finally relaxing has been tinged with frustration and some apprehension about what it could mean for the country's elderly.

ABC News

New Zealand PM Ardern says China has become 'more assertive'

Reflecting on her five years as New Zealand’s leader, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says China has undoubtedly become more assertive in the region over that time, but cautions that building relationships with small Pacific nations shouldn’t become a game of one-upmanship

The Independent UK

China Eases 'Zero-COVID' Policies After Nearly 3 Years of Harsh Lockdowns

The long-term economic and social impacts of zero-COVID can't be reversed as easily.

Reason

Republican Gallagher to lead new U.S. House China select committee

Republican U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher was named on Thursday to lead a select committee being created in the U.S. House of Representatives to focus on economic and security competition with China.

Reuters

U.S. says China seeks stabilized relations with Washington, in short term

China wants stabilized relations with the United States in the short term as it faces domestic economic challenges and push back in Asia to its assertive diplomacy, White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Thursday.

Reuters

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Elon Musk Said To Bring Tesla China Head To Oversee Giga Texas Ramp

Bloomberg reports that Tesla China president Tom Zhu is in Austin this week with some of his engineering team from China to help oversee the ramp of Giga Texas.

The Guardian - UK

Animals Farmed: China’s pig skyscraper, lab-grown meat and egg shortages

Welcome to our monthly roundup of the biggest issues in farming and food production, with must-read reports from around the web

Tribune News Service

China pushes triumphant storyline on COVID zero pivot

Chinese state media struck a triumphant chord over the country’s efforts to contain COVID-19, reflecting the government’s efforts to dilute perceptions that its shift away from the stringent approach was forced by public discontent.

Reuters

Apple supplier Foxconn's founder pushed China to ease COVID curbs - WSJ

Apple supplier Foxconn's founder Terry Gou had warned China that the government's zero-COVID stance would threaten the position of the world's second-largest economy in the global supply chain, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia, China Sign Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement

Saudi Arabia and China have signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement, Saudi state news agency SPA said on Thursday, during a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, met with Xi at Al Yamamah Palace in Riyadh in the…

The Guardian - UK

Chinese students in UK told to ‘resist distorting’ China’s Covid policies

Exclusive: comments by diplomat involved in recent Manchester clash appeared threatening, student says

The Conversation

China's Belt and Road infrastructure projects could help or hurt oceans and coasts worldwide

More than one-third of all people in the world live in cities, towns and villages on coasts. They rely on healthy oceans for many things, including food, income, a stable climate and ready connections to nature.

Caixin Global

China’s Local Governments Set Out Plans to Meet 2030 Peak Carbon Goal

Some 14 provincial-level regions have released detailed action plans, with the Southwestern province of Guizhou and North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region among the latest to make announcements

The Independent UK

Xi Jinping’s grand welcome in Saudi Arabia compared to Joe Biden’s ‘cold fist bump’

Analysts say contrast highlights how Saudi Arabia sees itself as having more in common with China than the US

Caixin Global

British Businesses Prepare for Rising Covid Infections as China Scales Back Controls

An annual survey by the British Chamber of Commerce in China shows a pessimistic outlook, with Chair Julian MacCormac saying it’s too early to predict the impact of ‘zero-Covid’ relaxation efforts

Axios

Oil prices fall to lowest level of the year

Oil prices are a big tell on how investors feel about the global economy's prospects

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