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Australian activist Drew Pavlou arrested in London but denies sending Chinese embassy bomb threat

Pavlou says the emailed threat was intended to frame him after he staged a peaceful protest carrying a Uyghur flag outside the embassy

The Guardian - AU

China renews yellow alert for high temperatures

BEIJING: China's national observatory on Saturday continued to issue a yellow alert for high temperatures as intense heat waves linger in many regions of the country.

Bangkok Post

Beijing court rules against woman who wanted to freeze eggs

A Chinese court has overruled a rare legal challenge brought by an unmarried Beijing woman seeking the right to freeze her eggs

The Independent UK

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Japan Warns of Rising Global Tension, Russia-China Arms Ties

Japan warned of escalating national security threats stemming from Russia’s war on Ukraine and China’s tensions with Taiwan in an annual defense paper issued Friday, as Japan tries to bolster its military capability and spending. The annual defense white paper, approved by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet on Friday, highlights…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Pushes to Quell Protests Over Billion-dollar Banking Scandal

The scandal has drawn national attention as Beijing is struggling to maintain economic growth in the face of President Xi Jinping's commitment to a zero-Covid policy that has prompted widespread lockdowns and a resulting economic slowdown.

The News Lens

China's economy faces multiple challenges but what might those pressures mean for Australia?

From a banking crisis to property market slumps, China's economy is under stress and the country also recently recorded its lowest quarterly growth rate figure since 1990. What might those challenges mean for Australians?

ABC News

China’s PM says all foreign students can return, as country considers increasing international flights

Beijing, however, offers no timeline for Indian students

The Hindu

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Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip ‘not a good idea right now’, says Biden

US military advises against House speaker’s reported trip as president is due to talk to Xi Jinping for first time in four months

The Guardian - UK

China, India Vie for Influence in Sri Lanka Amid Economic Turmoil

Sri Lanka — with its strategic location at the crossroads of busy shipping routes — has become an arena of geopolitical rivalry and maritime competition between India and China.

The News Lens

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi hit with $1.2bn fine

BEIJING: China has fined ride-hailing giant Didi more than 8 billion yuan ($1.2 billion), regulators announced Thursday, concluding a year-long investigation into alleged data security violations.

Bangkok Post

China fines Didi $1.2bn over ‘egregious’ data security violations

Cyberspace Administration of China says Beijing-based startup illegally collected user data since 2015.

Al Jazeera

CIA Chief: Ukraine Making China Rethink When, Not Whether, to Invade Taiwan

China appears determined on using force in Taiwan, with Russia's experience in Ukraine affecting Beijing's calculations on how, not whether, to invade, the head of the CIA said Wednesday. Appearing at the Aspen Security Forum, Central Intelligence Agency Director Bill Burns played down speculation that Chinese President Xi Jinping could…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China investors call it quits as Xi, ‘zero COVID’ sap confidence

Overseas investors shed a record $150bn in yuan-denominated assets in the first quarter of this year.

Al Jazeera

Beijing warns AUKUS submarine project sets a 'dangerous precedent' and threatens non-proliferation

A new report out of Beijing declares the AUKUS nuclear submarine project is a grave risk to non-proliferation and warns that Australia may be intent on developing nuclear weapons.

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Ukraine war quagmire prompting China rethink on Taiwan: CIA chief

Bill Burns says Beijing likely to reconsider timing of any invasion amid Russia’s ‘unsettling’ war on Ukraine.

Foreign Policy

Chinese Mortgage Boycott Gains Steam

Homebuyers’ threats to stop payments on unfinished projects could deepen an ongoing real estate crisis.

ABC News

Beijing forms organisation in bid to give Chinese steel producers more leverage over Australian iron ore prices

China's government has established a new minerals giant that will purchase iron ore from abroad on behalf of Chinese steel producers — a move seen as an attempt to gain long-term leverage in price negotiations with Australian exporters.

Reuters

Taiwan's speaker warns of Chinese ambitions in Prague, China protests

Taiwan parliament speaker You Si-kun warned against China's power ambitions in a speech at the Czech parliament on Thursday in a visit drawing a rebuke from Beijing.

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Bangkok Post

Hotels in Beijing banned from hosting weddings and banquets as city tightens Covid controls

HONG KONG: Beijing has announced a citywide ban on hotels hosting weddings as well as other events such as group banquets amid a small surge in Covid-19 cases in other parts of the country.

The Independent UK

European Parliament VP urges renewed China-Taiwan dialogue

European Parliament Vice President Nicola Beer has met with Taiwan's leader Tsai Ing-wen and called for China to open a “mutual and respectful dialogue" with the self-governing island democracy it claims as its own territory

The Guardian - UK

‘Run philosophy’: the Chinese citizens seeking to leave amid Covid uncertainty

With Beijing’s zero Covid policy set to continue, many disillusioned citizens have begun planning to leave the country

Bangkok Post

China to fine ride-hailing giant Didi more than $1bn

BEIJING: China is preparing to hit ride-hailing giant Didi with a fine of more than US$1 billion to wrap up a long-running probe, media reports said, boosting investor hopes that the country's tech crackdown is winding down.

Reuters

Beijing says report it invited European leaders to meet Xi is 'fake news'

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman on Tuesday described as "fake news" a newspaper report saying that China had sent invitations to European leaders to meet with President Xi Jinping in November in Beijing.

The Guardian - UK

Mortgage strikes threaten China’s economic and political stability

Analysis: worsening meltdown in the country’s debt-laden property market is at the heart of a problem that comes at a precarious time for the Communist party

Reuters

Amid COVID shutdowns, Chinese women flock to skateboarding

Feeling cooped up by the Chinese capital's partial COVID-19 lockdown earlier this year, which shut gyms, parks and other venues, Beijing resident Mina Zhao came across surfskating on social media and decided to give it a try.

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