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Taiwan military shows off its mettle with latest combat drills

Tanks pounded targets and fighter jets roared overhead on Wednesday as Taiwan's military carried out its latest combat drills after weeks of sabre-rattling by giant neighbour China.

Reuters

FTSE 100 Live: China trade figures disappoint, mining shares fall

Stock markets are under pressure after China reported disappointing trade figures today.

Evening Standard

Pound falls to lowest level since 1985 against dollar – as it happened

IFS boss says Liz Truss’s plans to freeze energy bills ‘very poorly targeted’; Putin threatens to cut off energy supplies if price caps are imposed; UK housing market shows signs of slowing

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China earthquake deaths rise to 74 as lockdown anger grows

The death toll in the earthquake in western China has jumped to 74 with 26 people still missing

The Independent UK

China's export growth sinks in August, imports shrink

China’s export growth weakened in August and imports shrank as high energy prices, inflation and anti-virus restrictions weighed on global and Chinese consumer demand

The Independent UK

China using ‘cognitive warfare’ to intimidate Taiwan, says president Tsai

Tsai says in addition to intrusions by drones and aircraft, Beijing uses ‘false information to create disturbance in minds of people’

The Guardian - AU

On COVID alert, more Chinese cities advise residents to stay put for holiday

More Chinese cities advised residents on Wednesday to avoid unnecessary trips for the upcoming holiday long weekend, adding to COVID policies that are keeping tens of millions of people under lockdown and exacting a growing economic toll.

Reuters

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EU, China trade barbs over failed G20 climate talks

The European Union and China are questioning each other's commitment to fighting climate change, following the failure of climate talks by the Group of 20 (G20) last week.

Reuters

China droughts highlight energy challenge as climate heats up

Hotter weather is expected to push China’s enormous energy consumption even higher in the coming years.

Al Jazeera

Locked-down Chengdu residents furious after being trapped in buildings and compounds during China earthquake

Residents of the Chinese city react angrily after security guards refused to allow them to leave buildings or compounds during an earthquake.

ABC News

East Timor sees Indonesia, S.Korea, Japan, China as potential investors in Sunrise gas

Indonesia, South Korea, Japan and China could all be interested in investing in the Greater Sunrise gas project, which lies in waters between East Timor and Australia, East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Wednesday.

Reuters

China 'very interested' in partnering with Timor-Leste on gas project, President José Ramos-Horta says

Timor-Leste's President José Ramos-Horta reveals China is "very interested" in partnering with his government on a contentious gas project.

ABC News

China clears roads to earthquake epicentre, death toll rises to 74

China has reopened roads leading to the epicentre of Monday's 6.8 magnitude earthquake in the southwestern province of Sichuan and traffic has resumed, state media reported on Wednesday, while the death toll has risen to 74.

Reuters

Australia urges China to allow detained mom to speak to kids

Australia’s prime minister has urged China to allow detained Chinese-born Australian journalist Cheng Lei to make her first contact with her children in more than two years

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Australia's PM says journalist detained in China should have access to family

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged the Chinese government on Wednesday to improve the treatment of an Australian journalist detained in China for two years and give her access to her children.

Bangkok Post

Asean customs transit system a boon

Over three years ago, Mr Raj, the general manager of City Zone Express (CZE) Malaysia, a regional logistics company with branches in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, and China and a fleet of more than 260 vehicles, was proud of his GPS-equipped fleet. It had innovative security gadgets and an…

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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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Reiterates Support to Iraq’s Security, Stability

The Saudi government reiterated Riyadh’s support to everything that would ensure the security and stability of Iraq. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the government meeting that was held in Jeddah. King Salman briefed the ministers on the message he received from China’s President Xi…

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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 Guardian - AU

Pine Gap a target as Ukraine invasion raises nuclear war risk, Australian defence expert warns

A humiliated Russia could be driven closer to China in a ‘grand coalition’, former Joint Intelligence Organisation director says

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ferragamo Sales Beat Forecasts in H1 despite Slowdown in China

Revenues at Italian luxury group Salvatore Ferragamo topped market forecasts in the first half of the year despite a slight slowdown in the second quarter due to COVID-19 restrictions in China. Underpinned by sound growth in Europe and United States, sales rose by 17% at constant exchange rates to 630…

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.

Al Jazeera

China agrees to pay for Russian gas in roubles and yuan: Gazprom

Russia is pushing to reduce reliance on the US dollar and boost economic ties with China amid Western sanctions.

The Independent UK

India and China clear needle-free COVID-19 vaccines

India and China have cleared two needle-free options for COVID-19 vaccinations

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss policies - new Prime Minister's full pledge card and how it hits you

Liz Truss now has to live up to her pledges - from the copper-bottomed to the vague. So here's a print-out-and-keep guide for you to make sure the new Prime Minister doesn't forget about them

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