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Former Bank of China boss arrested on corruption charges

Liu Liange charged with accepting bribes and illegally granting loans amid country’s anti-corruption drive

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Bank of China chairman arrested on bribery charges

Liu Liange is the latest financial executive to be caught up in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s anticorruption campaign.

Al Jazeera

China prepares for Belt and Road summit in shadow of Israel-Gaza war

President Xi Jinping’s signature economic initiative has extended Beijing’s global reach.

Al Jazeera

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Russia-Ukraine war as it happened: Putin to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing in first visit outside former Soviet Union since March

Russian president and his Chinese counterpart will hold talks in Putin’s furthest visit since international arrest warrant issued in March

The Guardian - AU

Belt and Road: Xi Jinping’s $1 trillion ‘project of the century’ faces uncertain future

BEIJING: When President Xi Jinping first assembled world leaders to map out his vision for expanding Chinese soft power via a web of infrastructure investment in 2017, he called the Belt and Road the “project of the century.”

The Times of India

Putin's visit to Beijing underscores China’s economic and diplomatic support for Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet this week with Chinese leaders in Beijing on a visit that underscores China’s support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Xi-Putin meeting: here's what it says about their current, and future, relationship

Vladimir Putin is expected to travel outside the borders of the former Soviet Union for the first time in 20 months to meet China’s Xi Jinping on October 17. The visit, if it happens, is likely to entrench a relationship in which Russia has become a useful tool in a…

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Trump ally Jim Jordan emerges as next Republican House speaker nominee - as it happened

House remains without speaker as Jordan only has a backing of 152 Republican members

The Guardian - US

Former PM Morrison calls for one China policy shake-up

The surging stranglehold on freedom under President Xi Jinping is threatening the longstanding one China policy, former prime minister Scott Morrison says.

AAP

India, China agree to maintain momentum of ‘dialogue and negotiations’

The 20th round of corps commander-level India-China talks at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Indian side failed to make any headway to end the stand-off along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh.

The Hindu

India likely to skip China’s BRI summit

As the BRI marks 10 years, China has this week pushed back against criticism of the plan, particularly with regard to projects leaving countries with debt.

The Hindu

Could Putin be arrested? President to leave Russia for first time since international arrest warrant issued

Kremlin earlier this year hinted Putin would visit China in October

The Independent UK

Biden says Israel ‘has a duty to respond’ to attacks – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

How prepared is Taiwan for a war with China?

Dwarfed by China’s military strength, the island has been improving training and stockpiling military equipment.

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Afternoon Update: Australia urges restraint in Israel-Palestine; Services Australia staff strike; and China’s shift away from the west

The Australian government has urged for civilian lives to be protected during Israel-Palestine conflict

The Guardian - AU

Xi Jinping’s wants a ‘multipolar world’, as China accelerates its shift away from the west

In the face of increasingly strained relations with the west, Beijing is attempting to build its influence in the global south

The Guardian - US

Top Republican urges party to end ‘civil war’ and elect House speaker this week

Texas congressman Mike McCaul calls on House to unify and ‘move quickly’ because ‘we cannot paralyze democracy’

The Independent UK

Biden says it’s possible he meets with Chinese president Xi next month

Mr Biden and Mr Xi last met in 2022 during the G20 leaders’ summit in Bali, Indonesia

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The Independent UK

China welcomes Taiwanese athletes at the Asian Games but they still can't compete under their flag

China has gone out of its way to welcome the Taiwanese athletes at the Asian Games

Newslaundry

G20 in Delhi, US ties, Global South leadership: Decoding Beijing worldview through Chinese press

China’s responses to the recently-concluded G20 Summit in New Delhi merits scrutiny given the tensions in bilateral relations, but also because it is a major regional and global player that has the ability to influence matters even in absentia. And it was the absence of Chinese President Xi Jinping from…

Al Jazeera

Fears China ‘closing in on itself’ amid crackdowns, rising nationalism

From laws on espionage and security to fewer foreign films and clothing bans, is China turning away from the world?

The Conversation

Five things that the west doesn't understand about China's foreign policy

China’s capacity to surprise western politicians was demonstrated recently, when Chinese leader Xi Jinping was unexpectedly absent from the G20 summit. There were a few reasons why this G20 might have been less important for Xi, including the rising influence of the Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa)…

The Guardian - AU

Beijing’s mixed messages leave businesses ‘questioning’ investments in China

A renewed focus on national security coupled with rising geopolitical tensions has damaged confidence in the private sector

WEKU

'Sparks' author Ian Johnson on Chinese 'challenging the party's monopoly on history'

Xi Jinping and China's ruling Communist Party have displayed a dogged obsession with controlling the historical narrative. But there's a group of underground historians fighting back.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Extinction Rebellion disrupts AFL parade; Clive Palmer to launch no ad blitz; and what to stream in October

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