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No explanation after China's Xi Jinping misses key speech at Brics summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping unexpectedly skipped a speech he'd been due to give at the Brics summit in South Africa – instead sending his commerce minister to speak about the strength of the Chinese economy and to denounce wealthy nations who seek to contain the growth of developing ones.

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Philippines supplies grounded South China Sea ship despite China threats

Philippine Coast Guard says Chinese vessels continue to ‘block, harass and interfere’ with its supply ships.

Al Jazeera

Xi Jinping skips speech defending China economy at BRICS business forum

JOHANNESBURG: President Xi Jinping failed to attend a business forum in South Africa where he was expected to deliver a speech defending China’s economy and its support for emerging markets, as fears mount that the Asian nation’s struggles could cause global turbulence.

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Shanghai Composite Index Fell 1.34% on Wednesday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 2.14%

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Sri Lanka ‘processing’ China's request for research ship docking that may raise security concerns in India

Sri Lanka is processing a Chinese request to dock a research vessel in October. India had raised security concerns after a similar visit by a Chinese spy vessel last year. The vessel is expected to undertake research with NARA and is one of many Chinese vessels to visit the country.…

The Hindu

Chinese coast guard blocks Philippine vessels near disputed shoal but two supply boats breach cordon

As a US Navy plane circled, two Philippine boats breached a Chinese coast guard blockade in a confrontation in the South China Sea to deliver food and other supplies to Filipino forces guarding a contested shoal

The Independent UK

The West’s mishandling of Ukraine has made BRICS a brighter alternative for multipolarity

As the South African city of Johannesburg hosts the 15th BRICS summit from August 22 to 24, headlines have been devoted to the possibilities of certain anticipated bilateral meets on the sidelines. One such possibility is of Chinese president Xi Jinping and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi having an in-person…

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US commerce secretary meets China envoy before trip to stabilise ties

Gina Raimondo’s August 27-30 trip is latest effort by the Biden administration to cool US-China tensions.

Al Jazeera

Rumours swirl after Xi Jinping fails to give key Brics speech

Xi was due to address high profile forum in South Africa, but instead his speech was read out by his commerce minister

The Guardian - AU

Taiwan's president renews her pledge to stronger self defense during visit to war memorial

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has renewed her pledge to strengthen Taiwan’s self-defense as she visited a war memorial from the last time Taiwan and China battled

The Independent UK

Chinese-backed port project in Peru to be the 'gateway from South America to Asia,' official says

Dozens of cranes lift blocks weighing several tons and drop them to compact the soil of a roughly one-square-mile area on Peru’s Pacific coast, part of China’s most ambitious port project in Latin America designed to facilitate trade between the regions

The Independent UK

‘Hegemonism not in China’s DNA’: Xi calls for BRICS expansion

Xi says China seeks a more just and equitable international order, rejects ‘bloc confrontation’.

Al Jazeera

State Department renews ban on use of US passports for travel to North Korea

The Biden administration is extending for another year a ban on the use of U.S. passports for travel to North Korea

The Independent UK

Exporters bullish on Chinese economic woes

China's meteoric growth may be coming to an end, but opportunity apparently still remains, reports Andrew Bevin

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Explosion at coal mine kills 11 in northern China

At least 11 people were killed following an explosion in the Shaanxi province, authorities say.

Zenger

Israel-Singapore Talks Focus On Boosting Trade

Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat and Israeli Economy and Industry Minister Nir Barkat met to discuss bilateral ties and trade.

The Week

Can Brics replace the G7 in new world order?

The leaders of Brazil, India, China and South Africa kick off a three-day summit in Johannesburg today billed as the most important meeting of the Brics nations in a decade.

France 24

BRICS summit of emerging economies gets under way without Putin

BRICS leaders meet in South Africa on Tuesday as the loose association of major emerging economies seeks to assert its voice as a counterweight to Western dominance in global affairs. The so-called BRICS nations -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- represent a quarter of the global economy,…

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The Independent UK

North Korean plane takes off from Beijing in a sign Pyongyang is opening borders post-pandemic

A North Korean commercial flight has taken off from Beijing in a sign that Pyongyang is its opening its borders again after almost three years of severe COVID-19 restrictions

The Independent UK

Russia's Putin stays away over arrest warrant as leaders of emerging economies meet in South Africa

Russian President Vladimir Putin will be notably absent when Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders from the BRICS group of emerging economies begin a three-day summit in South Africa on Tuesday

Radio France Internationale

Russia and China seek to further political agendas at Brics summit

Russia and China will be looking to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world at the Brics summit in South Africa this week – when an expected joint dose of anti-West grumbling may take on a sharper edge as they move to bring Saudi Arabia closer.

The Independent UK

A jailed Hong Kong student loses bid to reduce sentence over inciting secession in landmark ruling

A jailed university student in Hong Kong has lost his bid to reduce his five-year sentence over inciting secession

The Conversation

Camp David summit turns attention to North Korea, as well as China

While China’s relationship with the region and the world is a constant focus of attention and scrutiny, world leaders have also been closely watching North Korea, particularly for its steadily increasing ballistic missile capability.

The Guardian - AU

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As Modi lands in South Africa, possible meet with Xi to be watched most closely

PM Modi lands in South Africa for BRICS summit, speculation grows over possible meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra says PM's itinerary still being worked out

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