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Questions swirl around Xi’s motives after a second top minister disappears in China

Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu has not been seen in public for more than two weeks. The disappearance of this top official close to President Xi Jinping comes two months after that of now-former foreign affairs minister Qin Gang, and follows the dismissal of a pair of influential military generals.…

France 24

China sees ‘Cold War mentality’ in US-Vietnam pact, Vietnamese disagree

Pulled in opposite directions by Washington and Beijing, everyday Vietnamese people say staying neutral is best.

Al Jazeera

Rishi Sunak considers banning Chinese officials from half of AI summit

Exclusive: Bletchley Park event, to be attended by world leaders, is taking place as concerns grow about Beijing spying on the west

The Guardian - UK

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Taiwan hits out at Elon Musk over his China comments: ‘Listen up, Taiwan is certainly not for sale’

Musk labeled self-ruled Taiwan “an integral part of China.”

Fortune

Ex-MPs must be ‘exceptionally cautious’ about Chinese recruitment, minister says

The Government said China has tried to ‘headhunt’ UK politicians, military personnel and civil servants to strengthen its influence.

The Independent UK

China Blasts EU Probe Into EV Subsidies, Describes It As “Protectionist”

Beijing described the probe as “protectionist” and said that the Chinese EV sector’s competitive advantage is not due to subsidies.

InsideEVs

China’s defence minister Li Shuangfu is missing: What do we know so far?

Li was last seen in Beijing at the end of August when he gave a keynote address at a forum with African countries.

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‘A small fish in a sea of sharks’: The isle caught between China and Taiwan

Amid tensions with China, people on the longtime Taiwanese frontline island of Kinmen warn against a return to war.

Al Jazeera

Pope's Ukraine peace envoy raises stalled Black Sea grain exports in Beijing talks

Pope Francis’ Ukraine peace envoy has discussed the need to resume the stalled Ukraine grain export deal to feed the world’s hungry during a meeting with a Chinese official in Beijing

The Independent UK

Will Deteriorating Relations With China Push Apple Stock Lower?

After reaching a record high in July 2023, the leading U.S. company, Apple (AAPL), corrected lower. Many analysts are concerned that deteriorating relations between Washington and Beijing will cause an even deeper correction in the company with a multi-trillion-dollar valuation.

Barchart

Kathmandu’s map strategy comes undone as China’s ‘wolf-diplomacy’ opens wounds

Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs had released a statement asserting that it ‘stands firm and clear on its political and administrative map’

The Hindu

China ‘headhunting’ top UK officials as spies, says Sunak – but still rejects calls to label Beijing a threat

Government acknowledges the superpower ‘crosses the line from influence into interference’

The Independent UK

China promotes economic ‘integration’ with Taiwan while militarily threatening the island

China is promoting new economic opportunities for Taiwanese people while at the same time ramping up military activity around the island it claims as its own

The Independent UK

UK must avoid ‘foghorn diplomacy’ with Beijing after ‘Chinese spy’ arrest, says Dominic Raab

The former foreign secretary said UK-China relations are like walking on wafer-thin ice that could give way at any moment

The Independent UK

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Taiwan claps back at Elon Musk after China comments

Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu says Taiwan is ‘not for sale’ after Musk discusses Beijing’s stance on the island.

The Guardian - AU

Taiwan tells Elon Musk it is ‘not for sale’ after latest China comments

Reproach comes as Taiwan says it has detected a large number of Chinese aircraft crossing into its air defence identification zone

The Independent UK

Cambodia's new Prime Minister Hun Manet heads to close ally China for his first official trip abroad

Cambodia's new Prime Minister Hun Manet is heading to Beijing on his first official trip abroad since taking office last month

The Independent UK

Taiwan hits back at Elon Musk claim that it is ‘an integral part of China’ and teases him over Beijing’s Twitter ban

Tesla co-founder previously suggested Taiwan should become a ‘special administrative zone’ in China

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Taliban gives a warm welcome to China’s new ambassador to Afghanistan

Beijing did not indicate whether Wednesday’s appointment signalled any wider steps such as formal recognition.

France 24

UK government spy scandals fuel calls for tougher stance on China

Britain's MI5 security service warned the UK Conservative party that two would-be MPs could be Chinese spies, a minister said Wednesday, after news reports on Sunday revealed a parliamentary researcher was arrested in March on suspicion of spying for Beijing.

Al Jazeera

Chinese aircraft carrier, jets holding drills in the Pacific, says Taiwan

Analysts say Chinese drills in the western Pacific are Beijing’s largest-ever manoeuvres involving an aircraft carrier.

The Independent UK

Tories warned by MI5 that MP candidates could be Chinese spies as ex-security chief says row is ‘wake-up call’

Two candidates dropped, as ex-national security adviser warns spy row affects all of public life

Al Jazeera

Q&A: Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu talks elections and China

Island’s top diplomat says Taiwan under ‘constant threat’ from Beijing, which has ‘ambitions over a democratic country’.

Al Jazeera

China key to preventing possible Russia, North Korea arms deal, expert says

China is North Korea’s and Russia’s biggest trade partner and and could restrain a weapons deal.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on China and spying: we need less heat and more light

Editorial: Beijing’s espionage and influence operations demand not just more, but more thoughtful, scrutiny

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