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Frank Shyong: Taiwan is a place in the world, and I feel very strongly about that

Yes, I am Taiwanese American, but I regret to inform you that I will not be taking a side on whether House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was right to visit Taiwan last week.

Los Angeles Times

Chinese factories close as drought hits hydropower

Shutdowns add to economic strains as President Xi Jinping gears up to extend his time in power.

Al Jazeera

Asian shares rise on optimism about US, China economies

Asian shares are mostly higher as regional markets looked to strong economic signs out of the U.S. and China as drivers of growth

The Independent UK

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China races to alleviate drought, power cuts amid record heatwave

China is scrambling to alleviate power shortages and bring more water to the drought-hit basin of the Yangtze river as it battles a record-breaking heatwave by deploying relief funds, seeding clouds and developing new sources of supply.

Reuters

China's Sichuan limits power to homes, offices amid extreme heat

China's southwestern province Sichuan began limiting electricity supply to homes, offices and malls on Wednesday, due to a severe power crunch driven by extreme heat waves and drought, according to state media and one power company.

Reuters

Chinese factories close as drought hurts hydropower

Factories in China’s southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains

The Independent UK

Report: Apple Suppliers to Make Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam

Apple Inc's suppliers are in talks to produce Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam for the first time, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Apple's Chinese suppliers Luxshare Precision Industry and iPhone assembler Foxconn have started test production of Apple Watch and MacBook in Northern…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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China's Xi makes first public appearance in two weeks

Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the northeastern province of Liaoning on Tuesday, state media reported, as he and other leaders emerge from a two-week absence from public activities, suggesting they had been at their annual summer conclave.

Reuters

Japan security adviser readies to meet China's top diplomat Yang - Jiji

Arrangements are being made for Japanese national security adviser Takeo Akiba to visit China soon for talks with its top diplomat Yang Jiechi, the Jiji news agency said on Wednesday, citing unidentified government sources.

Reuters

US admiral decries ‘unsafe’ China military actions in Pacific

The top American naval commander in Asia criticized what he said were unsafe and provocative actions by Chinese warplanes, reiterating U.S. complaints about behavior that officials argue could prompt a clash.

Tribune News Service

US and China could ‘sleepwalk into conflict’, warns Singapore’s next prime minister

Lawrence Wong says tense relationship between the two global superpowers is ‘very worrying’

The Independent UK

Medical students enrolled in China universities still waiting to go back

NEW DELHI: Indian students who are enrolled in medical institutions in China are still waiting to go back after their studies were stalled by Covid-19.

The Times of India

What is the current cannabis situation?

It has been over two months since Thailand legalised the cultivation and sale of cannabis for medical purposes.

Bangkok Post

China drills are 'non-partisan'

The current Thai-Chinese joint air force exercises have been two years in the making and have nothing to do with the ongoing tension between China and Taiwan, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) insisted on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

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Axios

China's ambassador warns U.S. of Taiwan consequences in rare D.C. media briefing

Qin rejected the idea that Biden hadn't sanctioned Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.

The Conversation

Explainer: the complex question of Taiwanese independence

“Strategic ambiguity” – the policy that has underpinned the West’s defence of Taiwan for half a century or more – rests on another ambiguity: Taiwan’s status in international law. And that status matters because it could help us answer three questions:

The Conversation

Nukes, allies, weapons and cost: 4 big questions NZ's defence review must address

New Zealand’s commitment this week to send a further 120 defence staff to assist with training the Ukrainian military underlines how quickly the geopolitical landscape is changing.

The Guardian - UK

Chinese navy vessel arrives at Sri Lanka port to security concerns from India

Yuan Wang 5 is officially described as a ‘scientific research ship’ but India suspects it has military functions

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Daily Mirror

Liz Truss attack on UK workers in leaked audio - saying 'more graft' needed in Britain

In a leaked recording, Prime Minister hopeful Liz Truss suggested Brits lacked the "skill and application" of workers from other countries, including China, and that there was a difference between workers from London and the rest of the UK

Newsroom.co.nz

Goodfellow's praise for a jolly good fellow

Did Chinese businessman Yikun Zhang court politicians for status and influence, or did they seek him out for donations and votes?

Input

Oracle begins reviewing TikTok algorithms as data security doubts intensify

TikTok’s “Project Texas” rehab campaign has officially begun.

ABC News

As Xi Jinping ordered missiles to be fired over Taiwan, some residents on these tiny Kinmen islands feared a return to the past

The remnants of the last war with China are everywhere on the main island of Kinmen and the smaller "Little Kinmen". And after Beijing sent a military drone over its waters this month, the threat of another looms large.

The Conversation

What William Ruto's presidency would mean for Kenya's economy

William Ruto has been declared the winner of Kenya’s 2022 presidential election. The close results have been queried, raising the risk of a prolonged political transition. But, if cleared, Ruto is set to inherit an economy that’s not in great shape. For example, unemployment is running high, a fact that…

The Guardian - UK

Chinese ambassador warns UK not to cross ‘red lines’ over Taiwan

Zheng Zeguang says Britain would face serious consequences if it were to ‘follow in the footsteps of the US’

Motor1

Smart #1 Getting Brabus Makeover With Possible AWD For China

It wears special aesthetic upgrades and could wield dual electric motors with over 400 combined horsepower.

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