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Find a new path: ‘Mekong Dam Monitoring’ funded by the United States attempts to build a containment front against China in the third field

In December 2020, the “Mekong Dam Monitoring” project funded by the U.S. State Department was officially launched. The project is led by the Stimson Center. As a core partner, the “Eye Of The Earth” aims to use its so-called online monitoring platform, based on remote sensing, satellite images and GIS…

Bangkok Post

Morning mail: Timor-Leste plays China card, pensioners charged for antivirals, Bali bomber to go free

Friday: Timor-Leste president José Ramos-Horta may look to Beijing to secure a gas pipeline. Plus: where to holiday to escape a third La Niña

The Guardian - AU

Detained Hong Kong activists to plead guilty under China-style law

Former student leader among 29 pro-democracy activists entering same plea on subversion charges after more than a year in jail

The Guardian - UK

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Lithuania demands China revoke sanctions against official over Taiwan visit

Lithuania's foreign ministry said on Thursday it had issued a formal protest to China over sanctions against the Baltic country's deputy transport minister, calling for the restrictions to be rescinded.

Reuters

Taiwan envoy calls on Germany to up visits, military cooperation

Taiwan's de facto ambassador to Berlin praised what he said was the start of a shift by Germany towards a more assertive stance on China, and urged the government to further enhance relations with Taipei.

Reuters

US to begin formal Taiwan trade talks despite China tension

Both nations are expected to hold first round of talks early this autumn

The Independent UK

Report: EVE Energy To Supply BMW With Large Cylindrical Battery Cells

According to Reuters, EVE Energy - a Chinese battery manufacturer and a BMW battery supplier in China - will supply BMW with cylindrical batteries in Europe.

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India envisages free, open, inclusive and peaceful Indo-Pacific built on rules-based order: EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar also said that Quad—comprising the U.S., India, Japan and Australia—is the most prominent plurilateral platform

The Hindu

Benzinga Before The Bell: Tesla Model Y Delivery Wait Time Shortened In China, Mark Zuckerberg's Sister Emphasizes On Evolution Of Web3, Amazon Succumbs To TikTok Fever And Other Top Financial Stories Thursday, August 18

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Benzinga

Exclusive-Crisis-hit Sri Lanka to ask Japan to open talks with main creditors, says Wickremesinghe

Sri Lanka will ask Japan to invite the Indian Ocean island's main creditor nations, including China and India, to talks on bilateral debt restructuring as it seeks a way out of its worst economic crisis in decades, its president said on Thursday.

Reuters

Japan national security chief Akiba criticizes China's military exercises

Takeo Akiba, secretary general of the National Security Secretariat, criticized Beijing's extensive military exercises around Taiwan earlier this month in a recent meeting with Yang Jiechi, China's top diplomat, the Japanese government said Thursday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Don’t believe China’s convenient historical tales. Taiwan belongs to the Taiwanese

There is much talk from Beijing about how the island has been part of China since time immemorial. The reality is more complicated, says journalist Brian Hioe

The Guardian - UK

Joshua Wong ‘to plead guilty’ in Hong Kong security case

HONG KONG: Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong will plead guilty in the city’s biggest national security case, local media reported, after being detained for more than a year without a trial date under the China-drafted law.

Bangkok Post

China testing live fish for Covid

Even the fish in the sea are getting caught up in China’s attempts to stop the spread of Covid-19.

Bangkok Post

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Axios

U.S. and Taiwan to hold trade talks as tensions with China rise

A top U.S. official today denounced "Beijing's growing coercion" in the region.

Reuters

Flooding caused by heavy rain kills 16 in western China

Flooding caused by heavy rainfall in the western Chinese province of Qinghai has killed 16 people, state media reported on Thursday, with an additional 36 missing.

The Independent UK

China, Japan officials meet amid Taiwan tensions

Chinese and Japanese officials have met in northern China amid tensions over China's military threats against Taiwan

The Conversation

Hidden gems: Translators and interpreters in Australia play a critical if seldom seen role

Is Australia an English-speaking country? The answer seems obvious.

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Al Jazeera

Suspected Chinese hackers spied on gov’ts, NGOs, media: Report

Cybersecurity firm says Amnesty International and Taiwan’s ruling party among organisations targeted in campaign.

The Guardian - AU

City in China orders fish swabbed for Covid

Coastal city of Xiamen tells workers on fishing boats, as well as their catch, to undergo testing as part of import controls

The Independent UK

16 dead, 36 missing in flash flood in western China

Chinese state media say that 16 people have died and 36 others are missing after a flash flood in western China’s Qinghai province

Reuters

U.N. expert concludes 'forced labour' has taken place in Xinjiang

It is "reasonable to conclude" that forced labour of members of minority groups has taken place in China's western Xinjiang region, the UN's top expert on slavery said in a report released this week, prompting a fierce response from Beijing.

The Independent UK

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China to send troops to Russia for joint military exercises

The Vostok drills are due to start at the end of the month and will also include India, Belarus, Mongolia and Tajikistan

Reuters

Yangtze tributary runs dry as China faces another month of drought

Residents living near a tributary of the Yangtze river in the southwestern region of Chongqing clambered along the dry riverbed on Thursday amid an unprecedented drought across the region that could last another month.

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