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Markets reflect the economic and geopolitical landscapes, and while China’s economy may be recovering, tensions between Washington, DC, and Beijing have caused investors to shun Chinese stocks. The FXI is an ETF product that holds Chinese large-cap stocks that trade on the U.S. and international equity exchanges.

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Three scenarios for the next phase of the Ukraine war and what each means for China

Beijing is positioning itself to increase its global power at the end of the Ukraine war. But the question right now for China’s president Xi Jinping is which scenario is most likely to happen, what role China can play, and what each outcome will mean for China.

The Conversation

China denies threatening Asean-India naval drills

BEIJING: China’s foreign ministry on Tuesday dismissed accusations that boats belonging to a Chinese maritime militia had deliberately approached an area of the South China Sea where the navies of Indian and Asean countries were holding drills.

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China says it won't seek to benefit from war in Ukraine

China’s foreign minister says his country has no intention of benefiting from the war in Ukraine and hopes for further talks on a peace plan Beijing proposed earlier this year

The Independent UK

China says it's in touch with all parties in seeking Ukraine ceasefire

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Tuesday that Beijing would maintain lines of communication with all parties to the war in Ukraine, including Germany, in seeking a ceasefire.

Reuters

Canada will not be intimidated by China, says PM Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday Canada will not be intimidated by retaliation from China after Beijing expelled a Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat response to Ottawa's decision to expel a Chinese diplomat on Monday.

Reuters

Liz Truss to visit Taiwan and give speech that could upset UK’s China strategy

Ex-PM, who is trying to revive career, says she will ‘show solidarity’ with Taiwan after Nancy Pelosi visit sparked furore

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Failed PM Liz Truss heads to Taiwan to attack China's 'increasingly aggressive' conduct

The former Prime Minister risks creating a diplomatic headache for Rishi Sunak when she flies to the Far East next week to deliver a speech showing solidarity with the breakaway island, which China has vowed to retake - by force if necessary - by 2050

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss to visit Taiwan to show ‘solidarity’ in face of China threats

The former prime minister said Beijing was showing ‘increasingly aggressive behaviour’ towards Taipei City.

The Independent UK

EU must reduce risks in China relations without cutting ties - Scholz

The European Union should reduce risks in its relations with China as Beijing is becoming increasingly assertive in competing with the 27-nation bloc, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Australian journalist nears 1,000 days in detention in China on state secrets charge

Politicians, business people and friends of Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who will reach 1,000 days of detention in Beijing on Wednesday, called for a faster resolution of her case as diplomatic ties between the trade partners stabilise.

Reuters

China to expel Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat move

Expulsion comes after Canada said it was sending home a Chinese diplomat for trying to intimidate a Canadian legislator.

Al Jazeera

Chinese woman seeking to freeze her eggs makes final appeal in court

An unmarried Chinese woman made a final appeal in a court on Tuesday in her bid to sue a hospital for violating her rights by refusing to freeze her eggs because she is single.

Reuters

China accuses Australia of trying to sabotage its relationships in Pacific region

Beijing says US, Australia and New Zealand have ‘a cold war mentality’ and are driving up geopolitical tensions

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The Independent UK

Alarm over Myanmar, sea feud under ASEAN summit spotlight

Alarm over Myanmar’s deadly civil strife and China’s aggressive actions in the disputed South China Sea will be under the spotlight this week when Southeast Asian leaders meet in Indonesia

The Guardian - US

Canada won’t be intimidated by China’s retaliatory expulsion of consul, Trudeau says

China’s foreign ministry said it would expel Canadian envoy for Ottawa’s ‘unreasonable action’ of ejecting Chinese diplomat

Axios

"Persona non grata": Canada expels Chinese diplomat over lawmaker intimidation report

Beijing says it will "resolutely take countermeasures."

The Independent UK

Canada expels China diplomat for alleged threats to lawmaker

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is expelling a Chinese diplomat whom Canada’s spy agency alleged was involved in a plot to intimidate an opposition lawmaker and his relatives in Hong Kong

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US Watches With Caution as China Sends Peace Envoy to Ukraine

In just a few months, U.S. officials have pivoted from publicly warning Beijing not to provide material support for Russia’s war in Ukraine to acknowledging there is a role for China to play in brokering peace talks.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kongers fleeing China’s crackdown denied pension savings

Activist group estimates Hong Kongers in the UK are unable to access $2.8bn in retirement savings.

The Hindu

India’s China strategy needs to be debated

The period since Galwan is not the same as 1949-62, but the same pattern of appeasement and self-denial seems to be emerging

Daily Mirror

'Tories must be held to account for totalitarian laws used to stop Coronation protests'

If this happened in Moscow or Beijing, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would condemn dictatorial Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in Parliament while lionising the unjustly detained

Reuters

After opening borders, China presses Singapore for visa-free travel deal

China is hammering out details with Singapore on a bilateral visa-free travel arrangement, according to Beijing's embassy, a move that could boost arrivals in the city-state from what was its biggest pre-pandemic tourism market.

Axios

China races ahead of U.S. on AI regulation

Beijing sees strong rules for AI as a prerequisite for winning public acceptance of the new technology.

Reuters

China's return to global stage checked by national security focus

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