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China's ties to Cuba and growing presence in Latin America raise security concerns in Washington, even as leaders try to ease tensions

There is a push by leaders in Washington and Beijing to get U.S.-China relations back on track. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with President Xi Jinping in China in June 2023 to reopen the lines of communication between the countries. And Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is spending four…

The Conversation

China’s Economy Slows, Shows No Clear Signs of Improvement: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

China’s economy has slowed due to fewer exports, a dwindling housing market and less consumer spending.

Kiplinger

China says up to US to create 'necessary conditions' for anti-drugs cooperation

China is insisting it is up to the U.S. to “create necessary conditions” for anti-drugs cooperation, following complaints from Washington that Beijing is ignoring its calls for a crackdown on precursor chemicals for the highly addictive painkiller fentanyl

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Yellen criticizes Chinese treatment of US companies during visit to revive relations

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has criticized China's treatment of U.S. companies and new export controls on metals used in semiconductors during a visit to Beijing to try to revive strained relations

The Independent UK

India is not 'extractive economy' and is not pursuing 'narrow economic activities' in Africa: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, on his visit to Tanzania, said that unlike some other countries, India is not “an extractive economy” and it was not pursuing “narrow economic activities” in the resource-rich African continent

The Hindu

Yellen's visit to Beijing aims to heal rifts over a daunting array of China-US antagonisms

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is visiting Beijing as part of efforts to revive U.S.-Chinese relations that are at their lowest level in decades due to disputes over technology, security and other irritants

The Independent UK

We’re a Tory MP and a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, and China is trying to silence us both

Beijing will go to any lengths to harass the Hong Kong diaspora and its allies. But we will keep speaking out, say activist Finn Lau and Conservative MP Tim Loughton

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US says Beijing’s moves ‘risky’ as Chinese ships ‘swarm’ sea

WASHINGTON: The US has expressed concern over China’s recent behavior towards Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, as the Southeast Asian nation reported Chinese vessels “swarming” south of an oil and gas-rich area in contested waters.

The Times of India

IAEA chief nods to discord among Fukushima report experts

TOKYO: The head of the United Nations' (UN) nuclear watchdog said on Friday that one or two of the team of international experts behind its report greenlighting Japan's release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima plant may have had concerns.

Bangkok Post

Kishida willing to meet with N. Korea over abduction issue

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed willingness to negotiate with Pyongyang over past abductions of Japanese citizens during a meeting with a woman who was abducted to North Korea in the 1970s.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

The Guardian view on Hong Kong’s pursuit of exiles: these bounties should backfire

Editorial: The authorities have put a price on activists who fled abroad. They are speaking out anyway – governments must do likewise

The Guardian - UK

Pope Francis' trip to Mongolia in September will be closely watched by Russia and China

Pope Francis travels to the periphery of Roman Catholicism this summer when he becomes the first pontiff to visit Mongolia

The Independent UK

3 China Stocks Smart Money Is Following

While worldwide counterparts saw weaker growth due to inflation and rising interest rates, China’s GDP soared in the first quarter of 2023. With the nation’s upward momentum expected to persist, it could be wise to load up on robust China stocks X Financial (XYF), China Automotive (CAAS), and Sunlands Technology…

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US’s Yellen begins China trip aimed at ‘deepening communication’

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit comes amid ongoing efforts to stabilise relations between the two countries.

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Free and open Indo-Pacific region need of the hour, says Japanese Navy commander

Bilateral security and defence cooperation is the key to peace and prosperity in the region, observes Rear Admiral Nishiyama Takahiro

The Guardian - UK

MPs call for sanctions on Hong Kong officials targeting UK-based activists

Backbenchers respond to police bounties placed on activists, as minister challenged over meeting with Chinese official

The Independent UK

Hong Kong police arrest another person accused of supporting overseas activists

Hong Kong police have arrested another person accused of supporting overseas activists who allegedly endangered national security, in a further expansion of a government crackdown on pro-democracy dissidents

Daily Mirror

Covid kills 239 people in China in month - expert's verdict on what this means for UK

China's controversial "Zero-Covid" policy was abruptly halted in December, with an enormous surge of 60,000 deaths following shortly after - but deaths appeared to be on the way down until this month

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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits China as part of efforts to sooth strained relations

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has arrived in Beijing for meetings with Chinese leaders as part of efforts to revive relations that are strained by disputes about security, technology and other irritants

The Guardian - UK

US treasury secretary lands in Beijing in visit aimed at calming tensions

Janet Yellen expected to emphasise need for cooperation between two superpowers to tackle global threats

The Independent UK

Hong Kong changes law to slash directly elected council seats, undermining democratic challenges

Hong Kong lawmakers on Thursday passed an amendment to a law to eliminate most directly elected seats on local district councils, the last major political representative bodies chosen by the public

Al Jazeera

Russian frigates arrive in China in sign of ‘close cooperation’

The Gromkiy and the Sovershenniy will take part in joint drills with the Chinese navy during a week in Shanghai.

Al Jazeera

‘Shared status’ fuels closer Taiwan and Somaliland partnership

The two territories are stepping up cooperation as conflict and election delays cool Western optimism about Somaliland.

Miami Herald

China has had a spy base in Cuba for decades, former intelligence officer says

China’s espionage efforts in Cuba targeting the United States are not recent and date back at least three decades, a retired army counterintelligence agent has told the Miami Herald.

Bangkok Post

Panel trims export growth forecast

Dim economic prospects over the next six months have caused the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) to cut its export growth forecast to -2% this year, down from -1%.

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