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French parliamentary delegation to visit Taiwan as China sends military drone

A delegation of five French parliamentarians is expected this week in Taiwan, against a background of heightened tensions with mainland China.

Radio France Internationale

New British PM Truss brings tougher UK stance on China

One of British politics' firmest critics of China became prime minister on Tuesday as Liz Truss, a self-styled defender of the post-war western world order, replaced Boris Johnson whose policy towards Beijing failed to harden fast enough for many in his party.

Reuters

What can we expect from Liz Truss on foreign policy?

The strong stance on Russia and China, along with promises of increased defence spending, may lead to a more forward international role for Britain on Truss’s watch, writes Kim Sengupta

The Independent UK

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Daily Dose Ep 1143: ED raids in liquor scam case, firing at Indo-Pak border

Tanishka Sodhi brings you the news from New Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, and China.

Newslaundry

Taiwan leader cites threat of Chinese 'cognitive warfare'

Taiwan's president says China is conducting “cognitive warfare" against the self-ruled island by spreading misinformation in addition to its regular incursions into nearby waters and airspace

The Independent UK

Tiktok denies huge security breach as hacker claims to have a billion users details

Posts on a hackers' forum claim a group of users are in possession of a database of social media users - including many children who use the site - from both TikTok and WeChat, popular in China

Daily Mirror

Taiwanese independence advocates will be 'punished', says Chinese ambassador

China's ambassador to Australia warns that Taiwanese people advocating full independence from the mainland will be "punished" according to Chinese law, speaking in an interview with the ABC's 7.30 program.

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Japan, US, Philippines to step up maritime security ties

An American diplomat in Tokyo has criticized what he calls China’s “increasingly hostile maritime actions” as a threat to the safety of waterways in the resource-rich Indo-Pacific

The Independent UK

Russia sends more energy to Asia as Europe cuts back

A new report says Russia sent significantly more oil and coal to India and China over the summer compared with the start of the year, while European countries that long relied on Russian energy have cut back sharply in response to the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Chinese ambassador would ‘love’ to see Anthony Albanese meet Xi Jinping without preconditions

Xiao Qian says Canberra and Beijing have ‘good momentum but we need to keep the momentum’

The Guardian - AU

Sanjay Verma appointed India's next High Commissioner to Canada

Among his other postings, Sanjay Verma has served in Indian missions in Hong Kong, China, Vietnam and Turkey. Read more on Dynamite News

Dynamite News

French and U.S. lawmakers to visit Taiwan this week

A delegation of five French lawmakers and another group from the U.S. Congress will visit Taiwan this week, in a show of support for the island amid rising tensions with China, officials and sources said.

Reuters

Putin attends joint military drills with China, others

Russian President Vladimir Putin has attended sweeping war games involving troops from China and other nations in a show of force amid Moscow’s tensions with the West

The Independent UK

Taiwan says three Chinese aircraft crossed Taiwan Strait median line

Three Chinese fighter jets crossed the Taiwan Strait median line, which normally acts as an unofficial barrier between the two sides, on Tuesday, Taiwan's defence ministry said, as China continues its military activities near the island.

Reuters

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Thai, emerging Asia equities see biggest monthly foreign inflow in 20 months

Emerging Asian equities ex-China saw massive foreign purchases in August due to a rise in risk appetite based on tempered inflation expectations.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Smiling Putin Inspects Big Far East Military Drills

Russian President Vladimir Putin was shown smiling and joking with his defense minister on Tuesday as he inspected a big military exercise in Russia's far east, thousands of miles from the war in Ukraine. The "Vostok" (East) exercises also involve troops from China and India, although it was not clear…

The News Lens

Xinjiang Red Dates, Linked to Forced Labor, Sold in US

Report says 20% of world’s red dates come from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and are likely the products of forced labor.

Dynamite News

China's angry defense of its "serious human rights violations" in Xinjiang

The Chinese government reacted furiously to the release of a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on 31 August, calling it "wholly illegal and invalid". Read more on Dynamite News:

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Rescuers Scour for Survivors after Dozens Killed in China Quake

Rescuers scoured through rubble for hundreds of missing people in parts of southwestern China on Tuesday after an earthquake killed more than 60, as local weather services warned rain was set to inundate the area. The magnitude 6.6 quake hit about 43 kilometers (26 miles) southeast of the city of…

Reuters

U.S. envoy Kerry urges China to resume talks to avoid climate crisis

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on Tuesday urged China to resume bilateral talks to avert a global warming crisis, and called on world leaders to speed up their energy transition away from fossil fuels.

The Independent UK

Asian stocks mixed after China promises to boost growth

Asian stock markets are mixed after China promised to speed up policy changes to boost anemic economic growth and Australia's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taiwan Says Chinese Military Drone Entered Air Defense Zone

Taiwan said a Chinese military reconnaissance drone entered its air defense zone on Monday, the latest incursion as relations between the two neighbors remain tense. The drone, identified by Taipei's defense ministry as a BZK-007 vehicle, crossed into the southwest corner of the island's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) along…

Reuters

China drills improved Taiwan's combat abilities, President Tsai says

The combat skills of Taiwan's military are now "more mature" and it is better able to fight thanks to having to repeatedly scramble to see off Chinese forces during their recent drills, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Thousands evacuated in SW China as quake toll rises to 66

Chinese firefighters worked in treacherous terrain on Tuesday to help evacuate more than 11,000 people after a magnitude-6.8 quake struck China's mountainous southwestern province of Sichuan a day earlier, killing at least 66 people.

Al Jazeera

Rescuers search for missing after earthquake in China’s Sichuan

At least 65 people killed and hundreds remain stranded or missing following 6.8 magnitude earthquake, media reported.

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