Manchin "publicly played" McConnell Manchin waited until McConnell got Republicans to pass China bill before surprise reversal on reconciliation deal Salon · Jul 28, 2022
China backs away from growth goal, sticks to virus controls China’s leaders have effectively acknowledged the struggling economy won’t hit its official 5.5% growth target this year The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022
US aircraft carrier sails to South China Sea ahead of potential Pelosi trip to Taiwan USS Ronald Regan and strike vessels sailed into the hotly contested waters “in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region,” Navy says The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022
Apple Q3 Earnings Imminent: Why Investors Are Watching Supply Chain, Chip Shortage Impact And More Apple, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) supply chain in China was severely constrained in the June quarter, and the degree of impact could be quantified when Cupertino reports third-quarter results Thursday after the market closes. An earnings call is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET. Benzinga · Jul 28, 2022
A richer, stronger China warns Pelosi not to visit Taiwan In 1997, Beijing grumbled but swallowed its irritation when then-Speaker Newt Gingrich of the U.S. House of Representatives visited Taiwan The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022
New snake species discovered with bite so potent it can leave humans disabled Scientists in China have discovered a new species of snake with venom that has the potential to cause disability in humans if not treated in time. A study into the snake warned people to watch out for the pit viper Daily Mirror · Jul 28, 2022
Biden and Xi look to calm Taiwan nerves with phone call US officials say the phone call is intended to ‘keep the lines of communication open’ with Xi The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022
Kishida to call for greater transparency of nuclear forces at NPT review meeting Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to press world powers to provide greater transparency on their nuclear forces, and urge the United States and China to hold a dialogue on nuclear disarmament and arms control, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jul 28, 2022
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 · Jul 28, 2022
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 · Jul 28, 2022
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 · Jul 28, 2022
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 · Jul 28, 2022
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 · Jul 28, 2022
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 · Jul 28, 2022
Reuters · Jul 28, 2022 '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 · Jul 28, 2022 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.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 28, 2022 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…
The News Lens · Jul 28, 2022 What’s Next for China’s Economy? China’s economy shrunk from April to June compared to the first three months of the year.
Irish Mirror · Jul 28, 2022 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”
Reuters · Jul 28, 2022 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.
Wales Online · Jul 28, 2022 Warning of 'accidental' nuclear war between the West and China 'Miscalculations' could see nuclear conflict
Reuters · Jul 28, 2022 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.
Daily Mirror · Jul 28, 2022 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 · Jul 28, 2022 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 · Jul 28, 2022 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’