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China confirms Xi will attend economic summit in South Africa followed by state visit

China's Foreign Ministry has confirmed that President Xi Jinping will attend next week's summit of the BRICS nations in Johannesburg, to be followed by a state visit to South Africa

The Independent UK

Taiwan's companies make the world's electronics. Now they want to make weapons

As military tensions with China rise, Taiwan's companies are pivoting from civilian manufacturing to defense and weapons.

WEKU

Tackling climate change: is China laggard or pioneer?

The Hai River basin is “the largest natural drainage system in northern China”, said Channel News Asia (Singapore). It has five rivers flowing into it and it contains the capital, Beijing, as well as the major port city of Tianjin.

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Shanghai Composite Index Fell 1.0% on Friday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 1.75%

Caixin Global

Are “poor quality” courses in the U.K. impacting Indian students?

The number of Indian students going to the U.K. for education has been increasing, making Indians the second-largest group of foreign students after China. However, many Indian students have struggled to find jobs or continue their studies in the U.K. after completing their degrees. The trend of students’ visas expiring…

The Hindu

BRICS 2023 summit: Common currency, membership expansion, Ukraine on agenda

South Africa hosts a summit of the BRICS group of nations and others in the Global South next week who are seeking to balance Western dominance of the world order while dealing with their own internal divisions.

The Times of India

Xi Jinping to make state visit to South Africa, attend BRICS summit

Trip will be Xi’s second overseas visit of 2023 and comes as China attempts to expand its geopolitical influence.

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China's Xi calls for measures to mitigate disastrous flooding amid economic slowdown

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for measures to mitigate the effects of this year’s disastrous flooding which has left scores dead and inflicted massive damage on crops, homes and infrastructure, including in and around Beijing

The Independent UK

Debt-ridden China developer Evergrande files for bankruptcy in US

Move will protect property giant’s assets in the United States as it attempts to restructure.

Al Jazeera

Bookings down as China slumps

China's economic troubles are hitting tourism during the Golden Week holiday in October, leading to less bookings, according to tourism operators.

Bangkok Post

Weekly Must-Read: How Zhongzhi Became the Latest Chinese Financial Holding Group to Fall

For years, the conglomerate held a reputation as one of the premier private financial holding groups in China, but its problems escalated quickly after the sudden death of its founder, Xie Zhikun, in late 2021

Caixin Global

The US navy is still more powerful than China's: more so than the Australian government is letting on

The federal Labor government today used the ALP national conference to address internal dissent over the controversial AUKUS security pact and its plan for acquiring nuclear-powered submarines.

The Conversation

UN says N Korea expanding military programmes while people suffer

First discussion of isolated country’s human rights in six years draws anger from Russia and China.

Al Jazeera

China’s struggling property giant Evergrande files for bankruptcy protection in US

The company’s chapter 15 protection will protect its US assets while it attempts a restructuring deal

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US, Japan and S. Korea agree to reinforce economic, security ties at Camp David summit

President Joe Biden and the leaders of Japan and South Korea agreed Friday to expand security and economic ties at a historic summit at the U.S. presidential retreat of Camp David. Their meeting and agreement come at a time that all three countries are on an increasingly tense ledge in…

The Independent UK

China's defense minister promises to boost cooperation with Russian ally Belarus

Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu on Thursday visited Belarus and said his country would increase military cooperation with Russia’s neighbor, where Moscow is deploying tactical nuclear weapons

The Guardian - UK

China’s army filmed apparently preparing for conflict in Taiwan strait

Propaganda video shows troops running past anti-landing barricades similar to those that dot Taiwan’s coast

Zenger

US Triumphs As WTO Rules Against China’s Retaliatory Tariffs

China was found to have violated trade agreements by putting taxes on $2.4 billion worth of American goods.

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China renews crackdown on corruption in healthcare

At least 177 officials reportedly under investigation amid revival of Xi Jinping’s decade-old anti-corruption drive

Fortune

Top Chinese official calls for increase in ‘propaganda of secrecy’ around energy sector

“We must intensify the propaganda of secrecy...in nuclear energy, petroleum and other energy industries...and actively cultivate a secrecy culture,” NEA director Zhang Jianhua said.

The Conversation

Ukraine recap: bridgehead across the Dnipro river a key objective as Kyiv works to maintain solidarity among allies

Google the words “Ukraine counteroffensive” and the adverb you will most commonly find associated with them is “slowly”. The popular misconception in the months leading up to the launch of Ukraine’s summer push was that, like last autumn’s lightning counter-attacks around Kherson in the south and Kharkiv in the north-east…

The Conversation

Solidarity and symbolism the order of the day as US, Japan and South Korea leaders meet at Camp David

Camp David is associated with some special moments in diplomacy. In 1978, the presidential retreat in Maryland hosted Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin – leading to the first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab state.

The Conversation

Six books to read this Women In Translation month – recommended by our experts

Only a third of books translated into English are by women authors. August is Women in Translation month, which hopes to address this imbalance by getting more people reading and buying – and publishers translating – books by women. In a bid to do our part we asked a few…

Al Jazeera

‘New milestone’: Leaders of US, Japan and South Korea to meet at Camp David

Amid Japan-South Korea detente, summit presents chance to shore up trilateral alliance to counter China and North Korea.

WEKU

China makes it harder for its Muslim citizens to go to Mecca, or anywhere else

Chinese Muslims take roundabout trips for their Hajj pilgrimage, trying to circumvent China's tightened surveillance at every turn — and possible arrest on their return, pilgrims and tour leaders say.

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