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Biden, Xi to hold fifth talk of their presidencies Thursday

President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to hold the fifth talk of their presidencies on Thursday morning amid rising tensions

The Independent UK

Pelosi’s Taiwan trip plan apparently confirmed by US lawmakers

US-China tension rising as Michael McCaul and Anna Eshoo say they were invited to travel with House speaker

The Guardian - AU

US carrier strike group returns to S. China Sea amid Taiwan tensions

HONG KONG: A US aircraft carrier and its strike group have returned to the South China Sea after a port call in Singapore, deploying in the disputed region as tensions with China rise over a possible visit to Taiwan by congressional leader Nancy Pelosi.

Bangkok Post

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China’s BYD was written off by Elon Musk. Now it’s beating Tesla

Shenzhen-based electric carmaker sold more than 641,000 vehicles in the first half of 2022.

Al Jazeera

Nissan's profits plunge on COVID lockdown, chips crunch

Japanese automaker Nissan says its profit in the last quarter plunged to less than half of what it was a year earlier, as the COVID-19 lockdown in China and a global semiconductor shortage slammed production

The Independent UK

China industry minister Xiao Yaqing under investigation -state media

China's minister of industry and information technology, Xiao Yaqing, has been placed under investigation for suspected violation of discipline and law, Chinese state media reported on Thursday.

Reuters

'Mostly verbal threats': Taiwan residents shrug off China's warnings on Pelosi visit

Many in Taiwan have shrugged off China's warnings about a possible trip to the democratic island by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, saying they were accustomed to Beijing's sabre-rattling and saw no cause for alarm.

Reuters

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U.S. carrier strike group returns to South China Sea amid Taiwan tensions

A U.S. aircraft carrier and its strike group have returned to the South China Sea after a port call in Singapore, deploying in the disputed region as tensions with China rise over a possible visit to Taiwan by congressional leader Nancy Pelosi.

Reuters

Seeking New Funds, Hamas Raises Taxes in Impoverished Gaza

Gaza’s Hamas rulers have imposed a slew of new taxes on imported clothes and office supplies just ahead of the new school year, sparking limited but rare protests in the impoverished coastal strip. The move by the armed group comes at a time when Gaza’s 2.3 million people are suffering…

Asharq Al-Awsat

What’s Next for China’s Economy?

China’s economy shrunk from April to June compared to the first three months of the year.

The News Lens

National Security Adviser warns of 'accidental' nuclear war between the West and China

He warned of the “pace and scale with which China is expanding its nuclear and conventional arsenals”

Irish Mirror

Japan to avoid capping defence spending next year - draft document

Japan will hold off on setting a ceiling for next fiscal year's defence spending, a draft of the government's budget outline reviewed by Reuters showed, underscoring resolve to beef up expenditure to counter China's growing military presence.

Reuters

Warning of 'accidental' nuclear war between the West and China

'Miscalculations' could see nuclear conflict

Wales Online

Don't 'play with fire' over Taiwan, China's Xi warns in call with Biden

Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned against playing with fire over Taiwan in a call with U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday, highlighting Beijing's concerns about a possible visit to the Chinese-claimed island by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Reuters

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Daily Mirror

Nuclear war moving closer as China rapidly boosts arsenal, warns UK security boss

UK's National Security Adviser Sir Stephen Lovegrove has given a speech warning that a nuclear war is now a greater threat as China rapidly builds up its weapons arsenal

Al Jazeera

UK adviser warns of nuclear war risk amid communication breakdown

Stephen Lovegrove says backdoor channels that kept world safe during the Cold War have disintegrated.

The Guardian - AU

China’s targeting of Australian military planes ‘aggressive and irresponsible’, US says

Defense department’s Ely Ratner says such incidents represent ‘one of the most significant threats to peace and stability in the region’

Dynamite News

Gadgets: Oppo K10 Energy unveils snapdragon 778G and 12GB RAM

According to GSM Arena, Oppo interpreted the word "Energy" on the back, with a Snapdragon 778G chipset, the phone is intended to be an 5g">Oppo K10 5G that is more reasonably priced. It is already available for purchase in China. Full story on Dynamite News:

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Pelosi Taiwan trip in limbo as officials plan east Asia stops

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Asia in early August is set to include stops in Japan, Indonesia and Singapore, but a potential Taiwan visit that has already exacerbated U.S.-China tensions remains off the official itinerary, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Wales Online

Truss seeks to unite the Commonwealth to counter China’s influence

But the Foreign Secretary is accused of ignoring the 'damage her Government has done to Britain’s reputation abroad'

The Independent UK

Pelosi to Taiwan would be career capstone, despite warnings

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a political career being tough on China

The Guardian - UK

UK car industry’s 1m vehicles a year target slips by two years to 2025

War in Ukraine, lockdowns in China and chip shortages among factors slowing recovery in sector already hit by Covid

The Guardian - UK

Risk of nuclear war from cutting off China and Russia, says security tsar

Sir Stephen Lovegrove, the UK’s national security adviser, says backdoor channels have deteriorated

The Guardian - AU

Bill Shorten says robodebt royal commission set to start this year – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Liz Truss pledges stronger Commonwealth ties to counter ‘malign influence’ of China

Lib Dems say Truss ‘helped oversee savage aid cuts to our Commonwealth allies’

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