Weather tracker: flash floods as Europe’s heatwave ends with thunderstorms Torrential rains hit parts of England, Italy, France and Belgium, while in China flooding leaves 18 dead The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2022
Sunak calls on G20 to bar Putin from meetings until Russia halts war in Ukraine Warns leaders can’t sit around a table with someone responsible for killing children ‘in their beds’ The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022
Yangtze shrinks as China's drought disrupts industry Ships are creeping down the middle of the Yangtze after China’s driest summer in six decades left one of the mightiest rivers barely half its normal width The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022
China stands by sanctions on Lithuanian official after Taiwan visit China said on Friday its sanctions on Lithuania's deputy transport minister were an appropriate and reasonable response to her recent visit to Taiwan. Reuters · Aug 19, 2022
U.S. Air Force secretary: China's actions around Taiwan increase risk U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said on Friday that China's actions around Taiwan increase the level of risk and he hoped that China's behaviour returns to the norms that were established before. Reuters · Aug 19, 2022
Commentary: Biden administration needs to match rhetoric with action on Africa policy Last week Secretary of State Anthony Blinken released the Biden administration’s long-awaited Africa strategy during his visit to South Africa. Perhaps the most notable shift in tone during Blinken’s five-day, three-country tour of the continent was his reference to African states as geostrategic players — a clear response to the… Tribune News Service · Aug 19, 2022
Mahathir expects early polls, ruling party gains in Malaysia Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad expects Malaysia’s graft-tainted ruling party will hold general elections in coming months — and could win big The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022
Asian Markets Drift as Investors Assess Fed Outlook Stocks swung in Asia on Friday as investors tried to assess the Federal Reserve's plans for lifting interest rates to fight inflation, with mixed data and differing opinions by bank officials providing little clarity. The rally across markets from their June lows appears to have run out of steam this… Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 19, 2022
US opens trade talks with Taiwan to counter China’s economic dominance The United States and Taiwan have agreed to start trade talks under a new initiative to reach agreements with "economically meaningful outcomes", with a Taiwan official saying China's "economic coercion" would be also be discussed. Radio France Internationale · Aug 19, 2022
America Rejoins the Climate Fight New legislation will reshape policy—and U.S. diplomacy. Foreign Affairs · Aug 19, 2022
Taiwan’s foreign firms weigh future amid China risk, COVID curbs China’s ongoing military exercises have led some foreign businesspeople in Taiwan to consider relocating elsewhere. Al Jazeera · Aug 19, 2022
China issues first national drought alert, battles to save crops in extreme heatwave China has issued its first national drought alert of the year as authorities battle forest fires and mobilise specialist teams to protect crops from scorching temperatures across the Yangtze river basin. Reuters · Aug 19, 2022
China's response to Pelosi visit a sign of future intentions China’s response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan was anything but subtle — dispatching warships and military aircraft to all sides of the self-governing island democracy, and firing ballistic missiles into the waters nearby The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022
Montana flagged bugs in cow app exploited in alleged China hack Montana Dept of Agriculture took USAHERDS database offline to allow developer to boost security, new documents show. Al Jazeera · Aug 19, 2022
The Times of India · Aug 19, 2022 Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin to attend G-20 summit in Indonesia, President Jokowi says JAKARTA: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin are both planning to attend a Group of 20 summit in the resort island of Bali later this year, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2022 China Communist party’s 20th national congress explained – in 30 seconds Xi Jinping is expected to secure a third term as leader at the CCP’s conference later this year
Benzinga · Aug 19, 2022 Alibaba, Other Hong Kong Stocks Show Optimism In Early Trade Even As Analysts Downgrade China Growth Projections Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index opened in the green on Friday, gaining 0.12% in opening trade, following a muted session on Wall Street. Investors also digested macro news from Japan where the headline inflation rose to 2.6% in July as compared to 2.4% in June.
Birmingham Post · Aug 19, 2022 North East diamond innovators Dyman Advanced Materials announce plans to create 100 jobs Dyman Advanced Materials is hoping to cut a piece of the $14bn industrial diamonds market which is dominated by China
Reuters · Aug 19, 2022 'Indescribable' pressure: Taiwan thanks Navy amid China tensions Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has visited sailors in the island's navy to thank them for their efforts amid days of war games and military drills by China, calling the pressure they had faced "indescribable".
The Guardian - AU · Aug 19, 2022 Solomon Islands secures $100m China loan to build Huawei mobile towers in historic step This will be the first loan from China since the Pacific country switched allegiance from Taiwan in 2019
Bangkok Post · Aug 18, 2022 Find a new path: ‘Mekong Dam Monitoring’ funded by the United States attempts to build a containment front against China in the third field In December 2020, the “Mekong Dam Monitoring” project funded by the U.S. State Department was officially launched. The project is led by the Stimson Center. As a core partner, the “Eye Of The Earth” aims to use its so-called online monitoring platform, based on remote sensing, satellite images and GIS…
The Guardian - AU · Aug 18, 2022 Morning mail: Timor-Leste plays China card, pensioners charged for antivirals, Bali bomber to go free Friday: Timor-Leste president José Ramos-Horta may look to Beijing to secure a gas pipeline. Plus: where to holiday to escape a third La Niña
The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2022 Detained Hong Kong activists to plead guilty under China-style law Former student leader among 29 pro-democracy activists entering same plea on subversion charges after more than a year in jail
Reuters · Aug 18, 2022 Lithuania demands China revoke sanctions against official over Taiwan visit Lithuania's foreign ministry said on Thursday it had issued a formal protest to China over sanctions against the Baltic country's deputy transport minister, calling for the restrictions to be rescinded.
Reuters · Aug 18, 2022 Taiwan envoy calls on Germany to up visits, military cooperation Taiwan's de facto ambassador to Berlin praised what he said was the start of a shift by Germany towards a more assertive stance on China, and urged the government to further enhance relations with Taipei.