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Pacific defense chiefs meet against backdrop of rising China

Defense chiefs from across the Indo-Pacific gathered this week to bolster their connections against a backdrop of China’s ongoing campaign to expand its influence and military presence in the region

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022

Why is US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's planned Taiwan visit sparking so much tension with China?

Nancy Pelosi will be the highest-ranking US politician to visit Taiwan since 1997 but China warns it will take "firm and forceful" measures if her visit goes ahead.

ABC News · Jul 27, 2022

New studies say Wuhan market is the only ‘plausible’ source of COVID-19 pandemic

Not long after the World Health Organization and China released a report last year dismissing the possibility that the SARS-CoV-2 virus originated in a lab leak, scientists from major research institutions around the world noted the paucity of the published data, and advocated for a rigorous scientific investigation into the…

Los Angeles Times · Jul 27, 2022

New studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild

Two new studies provide more evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022

Michael Pascoe: Business isn’t wasting a good crisis while China plays the long game

Ampol’s increased refinery profits, the price of bread in Britain, environmentalists making coal miners richer and China selling its US Treasuries stash.

The New Daily · Jul 26, 2022

COVID originated in Wuhan market, Australian-backed study concludes

Scientists have detailed the "most compelling and most detailed" evidence showing COVID-19 originated at a fish market in Wuhan, China.

The New Daily · Jul 26, 2022

China's mortgage boycott is escalating. Now Evergrande suppliers have stopped paying bank loans

The property crisis in China may have entered a dangerous phase as mortgage boycotts spread and banking corruption shakes confidence, with the shadow of COVID outbreaks and lockdowns also hanging over the economy.

ABC News · Jul 26, 2022

Why the big fuss over Nancy Pelosi's possible visit to Taiwan?

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hasn’t confirmed when – or even if – she is to visit Taiwan. Yet such is the sensitivity over the island’s status that reports of her possible trip have resulted in a warning by China of “serious consequences” and a suggestion by President Joe Biden…

The Conversation · Jul 26, 2022

U.S. should focus on Taiwan's defense -McConnell

The United States should focus on whether Taiwan has weapons that "are adequate to the threat that may come from mainland China," U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Jul 26, 2022

A bill to reduce reliance on China for semiconductors moves closer to a Senate vote

It would support domestic manufacturing of semiconductor chips that power the nation's smartphones, cars, computers and medical equipment. The bill cleared a procedural Senate vote Tuesday.

WEKU · Jul 26, 2022