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China leader Xi visits Xinjiang amid human rights concerns

Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited the northwestern Xinjiang region this week amid concerns over China's detention of a million or more members of primarily Muslim ethnic native minorities

The Independent UK

Intimidation, crackdowns blow the lid off Chinese rural banking scandal

A massive scandal worth tens of billions of yuan is rocking the critical rural banking sector in China. Authorities blame a "criminal gang" for illegally siphoning off depositors’ money and preventing more than a hundred thousand Chinese from accessing their accounts for months.

France 24

China was seen as a gold mine for Western tech companies but now they are leaving there empty-handed

US billionaires once believed the "sky would be the limit" when it came to making money in China, however, in recent months, several tech giants — including Amazon's Kindle and Airbnb — have joined a growing exodus from the country.

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US warns it will defend ally if China breaks sea ruling

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is renewing a call to China to comply with a 2016 arbitration ruling that invalidated Beijing’s vast claims in the South China Sea

The Independent UK

WeChat Is China’s Most Beloved (and Feared) Surveillance Tool

This one app became so powerful that it could have posed a real threat to Beijing’s rule, the new book Influence Empire reveals.

Businessweek

'Las Vegas of Asia' tells casinos to grow beyond gambling

The American casino giants that helped make Macao the “Las Vegas of Asia” are losing money due to COVID and travel restrictions

The Independent UK

The new Covid challenge

As many Thais return to the office, entertainment venues reopen and wearing face masks is no longer mandatory in outdoor public places, new daily coronavirus cases have begun to climb lately, notably among school students.

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U.S. expects Biden and Xi will speak in weeks ahead - Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday the United States expects President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will have the opportunity to speak in the weeks ahead.

Reuters

China's Foreign Minister blames Morrison government for poor relations, tells Penny Wong to 'treat us as a partner, not a threat'

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong the Albanese government must form a "correct understanding" of China as a partner, not a threat.

ABC News

Blinken blasts China’s support for Russia, calls out Xi

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken blasted Beijing over its support of Russia after emerging from more than five hours of talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

Tribune News Service

US, China Top Diplomats Voice Cautious Hope in Rare Talks

The top diplomats from the United States and China voiced guarded hope Saturday of preventing tensions from spiraling out of control as they held rare talks on the Indonesian island of Bali. Neither side expected major breakthroughs between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, but the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China's Xi 'deeply regrets' death of Japan's Abe

China's President Xi Jinping expressed his condolences on Saturday over the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whom Xi said had worked hard to improve relations between the neighbours, Chinese state media reported.

Reuters

Blinken and China's Wang Yi hold 'candid' talks on Ukraine and trade

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday he had discussed Russian aggression in Ukraine during more than five hours of talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and raised concerns over Beijing's alignment with Moscow.

Reuters

Is Taiwan going to be the next Ukraine?

Russia's brutal war on Ukraine is, most observers agree, an assault on democracy, sovereignty and human rights. For the United States and its Nato allies, the Kremlin's aggression demands a powerful response, including unprecedented economic sanctions against Russia and huge amounts of military aid to Ukraine.

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The Guardian - AU

Going its own way in a messy world, New Zealand offers an alternate parable on China

Anthony Albanese avoids radical departures from a China narrative that aligns with the US, but Jacinda Ardern has a collectivist pitch

Tribune News Service

China diplomatic blitz counters US as Blinken visits Asia

As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken takes part in Group of 20 meetings on his first visit to Asia in more than six months, his Chinese counterpart is halfway through a two-week diplomatic blitz across the key strategic battleground.

ABC News

Private information of more than 100 Australians exposed amid huge China police data leak

A hacker posted in an online forum last week that they had stolen 1 billion records, mostly belonging to Chinese citizens, in an ongoing bid to sell the information for 10 bitcoins, or almost $300,000.

The Guardian - UK

The Hong Kong Diaries by Chris Patten review – handover notes

The journal of Britain’s last governor makes for candid reading, supplemented by a polemical essay on Hong Kong 25 years on

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Al Jazeera

MI5, FBI chiefs warn of ‘game-changing’ challenges from China

Ken McCallum and Chris Wray warn businesses that China is determined to steal their technology for competitive gain.

ABC News

FBI, MI5 heads issue joint warning on China's threat to Western security

The heads of the FBI and MI5 join forces to warn that China poses the biggest long-term threat to the security of the US, the UK and their allies.

Benzinga

Xi Jinping's Key Speech In Hong Kong Spurs Seminars To Study and Promote His Vision

Hong Kong is prepping to gain further insights into the latest speech delivered by President Xi Jinping in China’s Special Administrative Region.

The Independent UK

Marcos plays balancing act in meeting with China's FM

New Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will meet China’s top diplomat to discuss long-simmering disputes in the South China Sea as he wades into foreign policy dilemmas that include the U.S.-China rivalry in the region

Reuters

Vatican envoy in Hong Kong warns Catholic missions to prepare for China crackdown

Monsignor Javier Herrera-Corona, the Vatican's unofficial representative in Hong Kong, delivered a stark message to the city's 50-odd Catholic missions before finishing his six-year posting in March: the freedoms they had enjoyed for decades were over.

Al Jazeera

US, China talk trade, supply chains as Biden weighs tariff cuts

United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen raises concerns about China’s ‘unfair, non-market’ economic policies.

Tribune News Service

Biden close to rollback of Chinese tariffs to fight inflation

President Joe Biden may announce as soon as this week a rollback of some U.S. tariffs on Chinese consumer goods — as well as a new probe into industrial subsidies that could lead to more duties in strategic areas like technology.

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