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US, Taiwan grapple with key differences in debate over deterring China - Roll Call

Officials in Washington and Taipei have differences on how to deter a Chinese invasion of Taiwan as tensions heat up.

Roll Call

COVID-19 policy puts brakes on China's economy

BEIJING -- A shadow has fallen over China's economy amid a resurgence of infections with the novel coronavirus. Nearly 50 cities are under lockdown, with factories shuttered and over 200 million people forced to limit their activities.

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Taiwan says two Chinese aircraft crossed Taiwan Strait median line

Two Chinese aircraft on Monday crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, which normally serves as an unofficial barrier between the two sides, Taiwan's defence ministry said, as Beijing continues its military manoeuvres near the island.

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China media influence efforts on the rise - report

Beijing is increasing its attempts to promote favourable content - and suppress dissent, according to a new report from a US think tank.

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Blind Date goes to Beijing: ‘I wanted to hold her hand … too fast!’

In a global dating special, Xiaoyu, 24, manager trainee, meets Iris, 28, medical industry

The Guardian - UK

Taiwan says 17 Chinese aircraft crossed Taiwan Strait median line

Seventeen Chinese aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, which normally serves as an unofficial barrier between the two sides, on Saturday, Taiwan's defence ministry said, as Beijing continues its military activities near the island.

Reuters

China shuns cooperation with UN rights office over report

A top Chinese diplomat says China can’t work with the U.N. human rights office after it released a report criticizing Beijing’s policies against Uyghurs and other ethnic groups in western Xinjiang

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Chief of Navy details Beijing's 'unusual' South China Sea behaviour as Australia prepares for more spy ships off Darwin coast

Australian warships are being "routinely" shadowed by Chinese military vessels in contested waters in the South China Sea, in behaviour the new Chief of Navy describes as "unusual".

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China’s great leap forward in chips faces US pushback

Beijing’s efforts to secure dominance over critical chips are facing growing resistance from Washington.

Al Jazeera

Austrian diplomat tipped to head sensitive UN rights office

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has proposed a veteran Austrian diplomat to head the global body’s human rights office at a time when it is facing harsh criticism from China for accusing Beijing of abuses against Muslim minorities

The Independent UK

Xi and Putin expected to meet for first time since Ukraine war

Chinese and Russian leaders expected to meet on sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Uzbekistan.

Al Jazeera

Amid China's military and diplomatic isolation, Taiwan turns to films and games to reconnect with the world

For years, Beijing has tried to isolate Taiwan from the world through military threats and dollar diplomacy, but the self-governed island is finding ways to reconnect with the world.

ABC News

Latest U.S. lawmaker delegation arrives in Taiwan

A delegation of U.S. lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Wednesday on a previously unannounced trip, the latest group of senior officials from the country to visit the island and defy Beijing, which has reacted with anger to such exchanges.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping to meet at Uzbekistan summit next week

The presidents of Russia and China last met in Beijing in February, weeks before the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine

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The Independent UK

Cheng Lei: Australian PM asks China to give journalist detained in Beijing access to her children

Chen Lei’s access to her family is ‘virtually nonexistent,’ her partner says

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin, Xi to Meet in Uzbekistan Next Week, Official Says

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet next week at a summit in Uzbekistan, a Russian official said Wednesday. The two leaders will meet at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, held in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on Sept. 15-16, Russian Ambassador to China Andrei Denisov…

France 24

Nathan Law on the future for pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong

In the past 25 years since Hong Kong was handed over to China from British rule, the self-government and freedoms it was originally promised have gradually been eroded. After the Umbrella Movement in 2014, Beijing's controversial extradition law in 2019 and its equally controversial national security law a year later,…

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EXPLAINER: Why is Xi Jinping's Central Asia trip important?

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a visit to the neighboring Central Asian nations of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan this month in what would be his first overseas visits since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in late 2019

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The Independent UK

Beijing hounds Chinese church seeking safety overseas

Members of a Chinese church are seeking refuge in Thailand, saying they face state harassment and possible deportation

The Independent UK

Putin, Xi to meet at in Uzbekistan next week, official says

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet next week at a summit in Uzbekistan, a Russian official said Wednesday

ABC News

How has Australia dealt with China in the past and what does this mean for today?

Tensions between Canberra and Beijing are nothing new. Here's how various prime ministers have managed the changing relationship over the years.

AAP

Albanese would welcome more China talks

The prime minister says he would welcome one-on-one talks with China's president at the upcoming G20 summit.

The Conversation

UN report on China's abuse of Uyghurs is stronger than expected but missing a vital word: genocide

The long-awaited UN report into human rights abuses committed in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) was finally published last week to a mixed reception. For some – principally the Chinese government – it went too far. Others thought it didn’t go far enough.

Radio France Internationale

French parliamentary delegation to visit Taiwan as China sends military drone

A delegation of five French parliamentarians is expected this week in Taiwan, against a background of heightened tensions with mainland China.

Reuters

New British PM Truss brings tougher UK stance on China

One of British politics' firmest critics of China became prime minister on Tuesday as Liz Truss, a self-styled defender of the post-war western world order, replaced Boris Johnson whose policy towards Beijing failed to harden fast enough for many in his party.

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