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EU warns China it will be ‘more assertive’ in defending interests

The European Union’s chief trade negotiator warned China on Monday during his trip to the nation that the bloc will be more forceful in upholding fair competition and defending its interests.

The Times of India

China drastically cuts seafood imports from Japan in wake of Fukushima water release

Imports fell by 67% in August from the same month a year earlier, to about ¥3bn ($20.2m)

The Guardian - AU

Biden seeks to win over Pacific leaders as Solomon Islands turns back on talks

‘Historic’ summit seen as part of effort to counter Beijing in the region as Pacific leaders seek more support on climate change

The Guardian - AU

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Beijing’s demographic crisis means China could get old before it gets rich

With millennials putting off children due to cost of living pressures, China’s economy could be derailed by its growing number of grey hairs

The Guardian - UK

Politicising exchanges: On China using sporting events to score geopolitical points

Beyond the Asian Games, the Chinese action against Indian athletes from Arunachal Pradesh is a reminder of the current distrust in bilateral relations

The Hindu

Australian government says ‘yeah, no’ to deal with China to drop wine tariffs

Reported package offer from Beijing was attempt to ‘meet Australian side halfway’ but Australia sees issues as ‘entirely separate matters’

The Guardian - AU

‘I am willing to wait for months’: Chinese Tiananmen critic ready for long haul in Taiwan transit lounge

Chen Siming pleads for safe passage to US, saying his situation is ‘dangerous and urgent’ amid Beijing’s pursuit of him

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Arunachal CM slams Beijing for denying visa to wushu athletes

Arunachal Pradesh CM Khandu condemns China for denying visas to wushu athletes, urges IOC to address issue. Union Minister Rijiju slams Beijing, lodges strong protest. Thakur cancels visit to China as mark of protest.

The Hindu

A Chinese dissident in transit at a Taiwan airport pleads for help in seeking asylum

A Chinese dissident known for regularly commemorating the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square has fled to Taiwan and is pleading for help in seeking asylum in the United States or Canada

The Independent UK

US launches new economic working groups with China in bid to quell tension

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says working groups mark ‘important step forward’ in relationship with China.

Al Jazeera

Philippines mulls court action against Beijing in South China Sea dispute

Country could file second case with International Court of Arbitration over China’s alleged destruction of coral reefs.

Al Jazeera

Putin trip to meet Xi in China confirmed for next month

October visit to China will mark Putin’s first known trip abroad after an arrest warrant was issued against him

The Independent UK

Jimmy Lai's son fears media mogul may die in detention while awaiting trial

The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai says he doesn't want to see his father die in detention, as his lawyers raised the prospect that his long-delayed trial may be pushed back indefinitely

The Independent UK

Japan calls on China to remove buoy near disputed islands

Japan and China have been in a long-running dispute over the Senkaku islands that Beijing calls the Diaoyu.

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Syria's Assad to head to China as Beijing boosts its reach in the Middle East

The office of Syria's President Bashar Assad says he will head to China later this week in his first visit to Beijing since his country’s conflict started 12 years

The Independent UK

China tells foreign consulates in Hong Kong to provide personal data of all local staff

China’s Foreign Ministry has asked all foreign consulates in Hong Kong to provide the personal details of their locally employed staff, as Beijing tightens its control over the semi-autonomous city

The Independent UK

Kremlin says Russia and China must edge closer to counter Western efforts to contain them

A senior Kremlin official has called for closer policy coordination between Moscow and Beijing to counter Western efforts to contain them as he hosted China’s top diplomat for security talks

The Times of India

Who is China’s defense minister and why is he missing?

BEIJING: Chinese defense minister Li Shangfu has disappeared from public view, adding to speculation about potential trouble within the upper echelons of the nation’s leadership.

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The Guardian - AU

Where is Li Shangfu? China’s missing defence minister highlights Xi’s total grip on power

China’s latest missing minister underscores the move to centralised rule, and how questioning Xi’s judgement has become increasingly dangerous

Caixin Global

AI Startup 4Paradigm Aims to Raise $113 Million in Hong Kong IPO

Long-awaited share sale values the Beijing-based company at $3.3 billion to $3.6 billion with stock to begin trading Sept. 28

The Independent UK

Blinken meets Chinese VP as US-China contacts increase ahead of possible summit

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with China's Vice President Han Zheng on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly as the Biden administration and Beijing step up high-level contacts ahead of what could be a leader-level summit this fall

Al Jazeera

Taiwan urges China to stop ‘continuous military harassment’

Appeal comes as 103 Chinese military aircraft and nine navy ships detected around the self-ruled island.

The Guardian - US

Top US and Chinese diplomats meet in Malta to smooth strained relations

‘Candid, substantive and constructive’ talks were held as a possible prelude to a Joe Biden-Xi Jinping meeting in November

The Guardian - UK

‘He’s had a bad summer’: Xi faces calls to loosen grip as China’s crises mount

Floods, economic headwinds and disappearing ministers aside, experts say the Chinese leader’s iron grip on power may be his biggest problem

Evening Standard

Foreign Secretary refuses to confirm if he raised ‘Chinese spy’ arrest with officials in Beijing

The researcher who was arrested in March has denied claims that he is an alleged Chinese spy

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