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China rolls out first inhalable Covid vaccine

SHANGHAI: In what is believed to be a world first, Shanghai this week introduced a new type of Covid-19 vaccine that is inhaled rather than administered via injection.

Bangkok Post

Judicial Repression Becomes the Norm in Hong Kong

As of 2022, more than 100 civil society organizations and trade unions have been dissolved or closed in Hong Kong under the threat of the National Security Law.

The News Lens

Saudi, Chinese FMs Review Developments and Means to Boost Ties

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, signed on Thursday the executive work program of the Joint Saudi-Chinese Political Affairs Committee. The two ministers chaired, via video conference, the fourth meeting of the Political and Foreign Affairs Committee of the Sino-Saudi High-Level…

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Forgotten Uyghur detainees face ‘hell on earth’

Almost a decade after fleeing China, more than 50 Uyghurs are still languishing in Thai detention facilities, living in constant fear of being sent back.

Bangkok Post

China: Dozens of cities in fresh Covid lockdown despite just 1,000 cases nationally

As of October 24, some 28 cities across the country were implementing some degree of lockdown measures

Evening Standard

EU revisits Balkans to win friends, seek more influence

The European Union is in the midst of yet another goodwill trip through the Western Balkans to drum up support for the 27-nation bloc

The Independent UK

Shanghai district orders mass COVID-19 testing, lockdown

China's largest city of Shanghai is ordering mass testing on all 1.3 million residents of its downtown Yangpu district and confining them to their homes at least until results are known

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Oil Falls as China Widens COVID-19 Curbs

Oil prices fell on Friday after China, the world's top crude oil importer, widened its COVID-19 curbs, but were poised for a weekly gain on supply concerns ahead of Europe's pending cut-off of Russian imports. Brent crude futures eased 78 cents, or 0.8%, to $96.18 a barrel at 0350 GMT,…

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Foreign Affairs

China ramps up lockdowns, Covid restrictions across country

BEIJING: Investors hoped China would ease its stringent Covid Zero strategy once the pivotal Communist Party congress cemented President Xi Jinping’s grip on power. Instead, the opposite seems to be happening.

The Times of India

Taiwan urges China to stop sabre-rattling and start talking

China should stop its sabre-rattling against Taiwan and maintain peace and stability, the head of Taiwan's China-policy making Mainland Affairs Council said on Friday, as Beijing ramped up political and military pressure on the island it claimed as its own.

Reuters

Attorney general investigates alleged cabinet leak in book that revealed secret Morrison ministries

Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet says alleged leak relates to national security committee deliberations

The Guardian - AU

Alibaba Falls Over 3%, Nio Plunges 6%: Hang Seng Opens Weaker As China COVID Curbs, Earnings Season Fray Nerves

Hong Kong shares opened in the red on Friday, with the benchmark Hang Seng falling 1.5%, as mixed earnings prompted traders and investors to pare positions before the end of the week.

Benzinga

Cops look at pub ties to China groups

Police are looking into whether a group of wealthy business owners from China are behind the growing number of unauthorised night entertainment venues and illegal gambling dens in Bangkok's Ratchada and Sutthisan areas, as well as Pattaya City in Chon Buri.

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Was Hu Jintao’s removal from China’s 20th party congress suspicious or not?

Incident has split China watchers with some saying former leader was unwell and others it was political purge by Xi Jinping

The Conversation

Dealing with a ‘bloody messy’ world – the urgent foreign policy challenges facing NZ

Since Jacinda Ardern described the state of world affairs as “bloody messy” earlier this year there have been few, if any, signs of improvement. Ukraine, China, nuclear proliferation and the lasting impacts of a global pandemic all present urgent, unresolved challenges.

Bangkok Post

Cops look at pubs' ties to China groups

Los Angeles Times

China biggest security challenge to US, but Russia is a potential nuclear threat

WASHINGTON — In a newly released defense strategy plan, the Biden administration says China remains the most dangerous security threat to the U.S. but that “for the first time,” Washington faces two possible nuclear conflicts with that country and Russia. The review released Thursday will guide the future size and…

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Bangkok Post

Cohesion over possible invasion

Chinese President Xi Jinping's new generals may have been selected for their political loyalty to him, but those ties could serve at least one vital military purpose in any Taiwan invasion plan: ensuring cohesion and decisiveness.

Bangkok Post

Thais eager to welcome Chinese coming via rail

Thai tourism should benefit from the Laos-China high-speed railway, with at least 3 million Chinese travelling via this channel once the mainland permits outbound travel, according to the Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta).

ABC News

After Chinese comedian He Huang's Australia's Got Talent stand-up went viral, China's trolls went on the attack

A Chinese comedian based in Sydney has become the latest target of Chinese nationalists' online trolling, after clips of her stand-up routine went viral in Australia.

InsideEVs

China: Plug-In Car Sales Surged 78% In September 2022

The plug-in electric car segment is booming in China, reaching a new record level and taking more than a third of the total market.

Al Jazeera

‘Pacing challenge’: US defence strategy focuses on China

In report outlining threats, Pentagon describes China as the most ‘comprehensive and serious challenge’ to US security.

Reuters

Putin says United States wrong to destroy relations with China

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the United States was wrong to destroy its relations with China over Taiwan.

Roll Call

DOD strategy reports show rising nuclear tensions - Roll Call

Documents reveal growing U.S. military focus on adjusting policies, plans and programs to respond to Russian threats to use nuclear weapons.

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