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GOP leader pledges China investigation If Republicans win House

WASHINGTON — House Republicans would set up a committee to investigate how COVID-19 spread from China and focus on military and economic threats posed by Beijing if the GOP wins control in Nov. 8 congressional elections, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said.

Tribune News Service

Questions abound for China

China has been locked into a zero-Covid policy since early 2020, enforcing aggressive pandemic border controls and implementing public health measures such as mass testing and city lockdowns that have severely affected global supply chains.

Bangkok Post

The Guardian view on China’s response to dissent: repression, at home and away

Editorial: There are growing concerns over Beijing’s attempts to restrict political expression overseas

The Guardian - UK

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Biden faces 'unpredictable' era with China's empowered Xi

President Joe Biden’s administration is taking stock of a newly empowered Xi Jinping as the Chinese president begins a third, norm-breaking term as Communist Party leader

The Independent UK

Japan’s empty villages are a warning for China

Beijing should take note of the risks posed by a property bubble and demographic changes

Financial Times

China's war on COVID-19 spurs expat exodus, but lockdowns are only part of the story

Pandemic measures are only part of the reason foreigners are leaving China in droves. Many believe the spirit of openness that underpinned China's economic rise could be in terminal decline.

ABC News

Xi and top officials pay homage to Mao

BEIJING: Dressed in matching navy windbreakers and flanking President Xi Jinping, China’s freshly appointed top leadership this week made their first group outing to the Communist Party’s “holy land”.

Bangkok Post

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Does China intend to rule Taiwan under 'one country, two systems'?

Latest amendments to the Chinese Communist Party's constitution concerning Hong Kong have reaffirmed Beijing's commitment to the "one country, two systems" policy and its vision the principle would be the governing solution for Taiwan, according to analysts.

Bangkok Post

Biden trade chief says next phase of China relationship unclear

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is waiting to see how leadership changes in China will affect the economic relationship between the countries, and will continue to defend American interests until Beijing undertakes reforms, the U.S. trade chief said.

Tribune News Service

Reports of RAF pilots teaching in China spark national security concerns

The MoD reportedly sent serving RAF pilots to Beijing to teach their Chinese counterparts in 2016.

The Independent UK

Germany will press China on opening markets, human rights on Scholz trip

Germany will press for China to open up its economic markets to European companies and will discuss human rights during a visit by Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Beijing next week, a government spokesperson said on Friday.

Reuters

Asia’s most cycling-friendly cities

From Singapore to Osaka, Tamara Hinson picks the best destinations to explore on two wheels

The Independent UK

Forgotten Uyghur detainees face ‘hell on earth’

Almost a decade after fleeing China, more than 50 Uyghurs are still languishing in Thai detention facilities, living in constant fear of being sent back.

Bangkok Post

Shanghai district orders mass COVID-19 testing, lockdown

China's largest city of Shanghai is ordering mass testing on all 1.3 million residents of its downtown Yangpu district and confining them to their homes at least until results are known

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The Times of India

China ramps up lockdowns, Covid restrictions across country

BEIJING: Investors hoped China would ease its stringent Covid Zero strategy once the pivotal Communist Party congress cemented President Xi Jinping’s grip on power. Instead, the opposite seems to be happening.

Reuters

Taiwan urges China to stop sabre-rattling and start talking

China should stop its sabre-rattling against Taiwan and maintain peace and stability, the head of Taiwan's China-policy making Mainland Affairs Council said on Friday, as Beijing ramped up political and military pressure on the island it claimed as its own.

The Independent UK

China accused of using overseas bases to target dissidents

China has reportedly established dozens of “overseas police stations” in nations around the world as part of Beijing’s crackdown on corruption

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Speculation swirls over Hu's sudden exit from party congress

Speculation is rife among foreign media over the real reason former Chinese President Hu Jintao was escorted out of the closing ceremony of the Chinese Communist Party's national congress in Beijing.

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Foreign Policy

How Putin and Xi Are Trying to Break Global Human Rights

In their own way, Russia and China are threatening the world’s system for defending human rights.

Al Jazeera

Xi Jinping says China and US must ‘find ways to get along’

US President Joe Biden also told his security chiefs in Washington that the US is not seeking conflict with Beijing.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Japan and Australia are teaming up to balance a formidable China

As Xi Jinping edges out his rivals in the Chinese Communist Party, shakes up his leadership team and begins an unprecedented third term as China’s leader, Beijing’s military modernization continues apace. In a span of two decades, China has transformed itself from a relatively minor player on the world stage…

The Guardian - AU

As Xi Jinping begins a third term, Australia must push to engage China on common interests

An overconfident Beijing and a Xi surrounded by yes-men poses a great risk to Pacific stability, making bilateral meetings all the more important

Tribune News Service

China wants to ‘speed up’ its seizure of Taiwan, Blinken says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused China of undermining the decadeslong status quo that has kept both nations from going to war over Taiwan, saying Beijing was trying to “speed up” its seizure of the island.

Reuters

Analysis-Need for speed: China Xi's new generals offer cohesion over possible Taiwan plans

Chinese President Xi Jinping's new generals may have been selected for their political loyalty to him, but those ties could serve at least one vital military purpose in any Taiwan invasion plan: ensuring cohesion and decisiveness.

The Times of India

Finance minister asks AIIB to scale up investments in clean energy, infra

NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday asked Beijing-based multilateral lending agency AIIB to scale up investments in priority areas like clean energy and infrastructure sector with a special focus on education and health.

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