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Alibaba, Nio Jump Over 3%: Hong Kong Shares Rally With Asia On Strong Wall Street Cues, China Inflation Data Tepid

Hong Kong stocks opened in the green on Friday after major Wall Street indices closed over 2% overnight despite high consumer inflation data for September. China’s subdued inflation for September also seems to have lifted sentiments.

Benzinga

China's 20th Communist Party Congress: What you need to know

China's 20th Communist Party Congress began on Sunday, with Xi Jinping poised to clinch his third five-year stint in charge - a mandate that would secure him as the country's most powerful ruler since founding leader Mao Zedong.

Reuters

China's Communist Party leadership reshuffle: what to look for

China's ruling Communist Party will reshuffle its leadership when it holds a once-in-five-years Congress starting Oct 16, with Xi Jinping widely expected to stay on for a third term as general secretary, China's senior-most position.

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Xi set to open party congress at challenging time for China

Chinese President Xi Jinping will take the stage on Sunday to kick off a historic congress of the ruling Communist Party, where he is poised to win a third term that solidifies his place as China's most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong.

Reuters

China's zero-COVID policies save lives - but not livelihoods

China's ultra-strict COVID-19 curbs are taking a toll on businesses and jobseekers as Beijing stresses again and again the need to maintain its zero-tolerance approach to the virus, to save lives, if not livelihoods.

Reuters

Thai students flock back to China after reopening

More than 670 Thais have returned to China to continue their studies after their education was suspended for over two years due to Covid-19, according to the Thai-Chinese Students Association (TCSA).

Bangkok Post

As China doubles down on ‘zero-COVID’, some have had enough

The digital tools for tackling the virus are intruding deeply into people’s lives, but there is no sign of a relaxation.

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How 'Xi Jinping Thought' is meant to make China great again

Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to start a historic third term — and further elevate his ideology in Chinese law and society.

ABC News

Will Xi Jinping be in charge of China forever?

In the Chinese Communist Party's 20th National Congress, which begins in Beijing on Sunday, President Xi Jinping is expected to be confirmed as president-for-life. If that actually happens, China's ascent to genuine superpower status will be at least delayed. At worst (from the Chinese perspective), it may not happen at…

Bangkok Post

As Russia and North Korea loom, US marines put on a show for Japan with the weapon that humiliated Putin

During routine military exercises on the island of Hokkaido, Japanese and US forces brought out a very expensive missile with iconic status on the battlefields of Ukraine.

ABC News

Nio Vs. Tesla: Nio CEO Says Tesla 'Will Quickly Be Pushed Out Of The Market,' Calls Out Elon Musk's Dance Moves

Chinese electric vehicle company Nio Inc - ADR (NYSE: NIO) is ramping up international expansion and has its eyes set on the U.S. market.

Benzinga

How to Avoid a War Over Taiwan

Threats, assurances, and effective deterrence.

Foreign Affairs

Will Xi’s Paranoia Defeat Him?

The Chinese leader has taken security worries to a new level.

Foreign Policy

China: Rare protest breaks out against Xi Jinping ahead of Communist Party congress

A rare protest took place in Beijing against Xi Jinping and Covid restrictions on Thursday just days before the Communist Party congress.

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Police deny there was a rare showing of political protest banners against Xi Jinping in Beijing

The banners call for the overthrow of Communist Party leader and President Xi Jinping and are removed during a sensitive time as Beijing prepares for the 20th congress of the ruling party.

Roll Call

Senate NDAA debate could have something for everyone - Roll Call

The annual defense policy bill has attracted hundreds of proposed amendments, touching on health care, immigration, intelligence and more.

The Independent UK

Samsung gets temporary OK on China chip facilities

Samsung Electronics has been granted an exception that will allow it to continue to temporarily maintain its memory-chip production facilities in China after the U.S. announced last week it’s tightening export controls to limit China’s ability to get advanced computing chips, according to a Biden administration official

France 24

‘We want to be prepared for a possible Chinese invasion,’ Taiwanese FM Joseph Wu says

Joseph Wu, the current foreign affairs minister of Taiwan, was interviewed in Taipei by FRANCE 24’s Cyril Payen. In the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Taiwan fears a similar situation as China is determined to claim the island as part of its territory, like it did over a century…

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A rare protest in Beijing calls for change ahead of a key Communist Party meeting

Online images showed banners that demanded "votes not leaders, dignity not lies" and urged students and workers to strike. Censors quickly scrubbed social media posts of the protest.

Benzinga

Xiaomi 'Effectively Halted' in Increasingly Challenging Indian Market

Key takeaways: Xiaomi said last week that its Indian operations have been ‘effectively halted’ after a court declined to unlock $676 million worth of its assets frozen in a local tax dispute

Irish Mirror

Warning life on Earth on brink of catastrophe as climate change and destruction of nature undermine planet

Wildlife populations have fallen nearly 70% globally since 1970, the World Wildlife Fund’s latest Living Planet Report reveals – equivalent to a wipe-out of everyone in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Oceania and China

The Independent UK

Biden global strategy tackles China, Russia, domestic needs

The White House has laid out a national security strategy aimed at checking an ascendant China and a more assertive Russia

The Conversation

Ukraine war: latest UN vote shows world wants conflict to end – but can't agree on how to prevent Putin going nuclear

Each time the United Nations gathers to debate and vote on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it becomes more obvious that the vast majority of the international community condemns the invasion and wants the conflict to stop. But what is also becoming clear is that the world is hopelessly divided as…

The Independent UK

China accuses US of 'Cold War thinking' in security strategy

The Chinese government has accused Washington of “Cold War thinking.”

Bangkok Post

Political protest banners removed in Beijing

BEIJING: Beijing authorities removed rare banners of political protest from an overpass in the Chinese capital, according to images circulated widely on social media on Thursday, just days before the start of a twice-in-a-decade Communist Party congress.

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