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Beijing requires COVID test results within 48 hours to enter public places - official

China's capital Beijing reported 634 new local COVID cases for the 15 hours to 3 p.m. (0700 GMT) on Tuesday, the deputy director of city's municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Liu Xiaofeng said at a briefing.

Reuters

US and Chinese defense chiefs meet amid strained relations

The defense chiefs of the United States and China have held talks on the sidelines of a regional meeting in Cambodia to discuss strained bilateral relations and regional and global security issues

The Independent UK

Analysis-China has limited power, and perhaps little desire, to curb North Korea

U.S. President Joe Biden last week asked his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, if he could try to talk North Korea out of a new nuclear weapon test but he acknowledged that he did not know if China had the capacity to do so.

Reuters

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China resumes streaming South Korean content after six-year suspension

A Chinese streaming platform has resumed distributing South Korean content after suspending it for nearly six years, South Korean officials said on Tuesday, in what Seoul called a sign of Beijing's readiness to improve ties.

Reuters

Taiwan charges army officer with corruption, harming state security

Taiwanese prosecutors said on Tuesday they had charged a senior military officer with corruption and harming state security after they said he took bribes from a Chinese agent to act as a spy and even signed a letter promising to surrender to China.

Reuters

Dozens killed in factory fire in central China ‘caused by illegal welding’

Death roll from blaze in Anyang has rised to 38, many of them women

Evening Standard

US VP Harris Visits Philippine Island near China-claimed Waters

US Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday visited a Philippine island near waters claimed by China to show support for the longtime US ally and counter Beijing's growing influence in the region. Harris is the highest-ranking US official ever to visit the western island of Palawan, the closest Philippine landmass…

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Apple Daily ex-staff plead guilty to collusion in Hong Kong

Six former employees of pro-democracy newspaper admit conspiring to solicit sanctions against China.

Al Jazeera

Philippines to send diplomatic note to Beijing on South China Sea incident

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Tuesday the country will issue a diplomatic note to Beijing following an incident in the South China Sea involving a floating rocket piece.

Reuters

EU to renew sanctions on Chinese officials over Xinjiang

The European Union (EU) is set to renew sanctions on Chinese officials it has accused of "serious human rights violations" in the western region of Xinjiang for another year.

Bangkok Post

China anti-virus curbs spur fears of global economic impact

Anti-virus controls that have confined millions of Chinese families to their homes and shut shops and offices are spurring fears of further damage to already weak global business and trade

The Independent UK

Shanghai Composite Index Rose 0.13% on Tuesday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 1.18%

Caixin Global

Navy prepared to pull out of sub purchase from China

The navy is prepared to pull out of its submarine purchase project with China if the conditions of the procurement are unfavourable, the navy commander-in-chief said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

What happens when humans meddle with nature?

Seven ways in which our destruction of the natural world has led to deadly outcomes

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US receives stinging criticism at Cop27 despite China’s growing emissions

The country is highlighting China’s status as top polluter after being called out for climate inaction

Newcastle Herald

Kevin Rudd speaks in Newcastle about avoiding war between the United States and China

"It has become so dangerous that anything could happen any day," he said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

38 Killed in Central China Fire

Thirty-eight people were killed and two were injured after a fire at a plant in central China, state media said Tuesday, citing local authorities. The fire broke out at a plant in Anyang City in Henan Province on Monday afternoon, news agency Xinhua reported. State media said rescue services first…

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US, China Defense Chiefs Meet in Cambodia

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe in Cambodia on Tuesday as the two sides move to keep tensions in check. The meeting on the sidelines of a conference of defense ministers in Siem Reap is the first between Austin and Wei since June, before a…

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Cleverly: We Will Continue to Take Action to Prevent Iran’s Destabilizing Activity in the Region

British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs James Cleverly stressed that London will continue to work with its allies to “take the necessary measures to prevent Iran’s destabilizing activities in the region.” “We will continue to take action both to prevent that destabilizing activity in the region…

Reuters

Taiwan is at the core of China's core interests - Chinese defence minister

Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe on Tuesday told his U.S. counterpart that Taiwan is at the core of China's core interests and was a "red-line" that must not be crossed.

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Beijing Sees Record Covid Cases as China Outbreak Spirals

China's capital Beijing posted a record number of new Covid cases on Tuesday, with the city hunkering down under a tightening chokehold of restrictions that have sent schools online, closed many restaurants and forced employees to work from home. More than 28,000 new infections were reported nationwide -- nearing the…

The Independent UK

Asian stocks mixed after Wall St slide, China virus fears

Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street sank and Chinese anti-virus controls fueled concern about an economic slowdown

Reuters

U.S., China defence chiefs discussed need for improving crisis communication -Pentagon spokesperson

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday discussed with his Chinese counterpart the need to improve crisis communication between the two major powers, a Pentagon spokesperson said.

Bangkok Post

US, China defence ministers meet in latest bid to ease strains

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin began talks with Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe on Tuesday as the two countries tentatively resume contacts that were severed after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in August.

AAP

China urged to contribute to climate fund

Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen says China has developed enough to put it in a position to contribute to a new global fund, rather than receive money.

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