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Biden and Xi are meeting for the first time in a year. Here are 5 things to watch

From Taiwan to fentanyl, President Biden and China's leader Xi Jinping have plenty to sort through when the two meet face-to-face for the first time in a year.

WEKU

China denies accusations of forced assimilation and curbs on religious freedom in Tibet

A government official from China’s Tibetan region has rejected allegations of forced assimilation and curbs on religious freedom, while stressing that Tibetan Buddhism should adapt to the Chinese context

The Independent UK

China's Xi urges countries unite in tackling AI challenges but makes no mention of internet controls

Chinese President Xi Jinping says potential risks associated with artificial intelligence are challenges that countries should deal with together

The Independent UK

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Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church will visit Hong Kong as ties with Vatican are strained

The Hong Kong Roman Catholic diocese says that the leader of China’s Communist Party-sponsored version of the Catholic church will visit Hong Kong this month at the invitation of the city’s pope-appointed cardinal

The Independent UK

Remains of former Chinese premier Li Keqiang to be cremated and flags to be lowered

State media report the remains of former Chinese premier Li Keqiang are to be cremated on Thursday, with flags around the country to be flown at half-staff to mourn the official who helped guide the world's second-largest economy for a decade

The Independent UK

Former Chinese Communist Party premier Li Keqiang, 68, dies from heart attack

Li Keqiang held the second highest-ranked position in China, but was sidelined by Xi Jinping

Evening Standard

Loyalty above all: Removal of top Chinese officials seen as enforcing Xi's demand for obedience

Analysts say the removal of China’s foreign and defense ministers appears to enforce leader Xi Jinping’s demand for total obedience and the elimination of any potential rivals within the ruling Communist Party

The Independent UK

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China Names Lan Foan to Be New Finance Minister

Appointment of the public finance specialist was widely expected after he was named Communist Party chief of the Ministry of Finance

Caixin Global

Taiwan indicts 2 communist party members accused of colluding with China to influence elections

Prosecutors in Taiwan have indicted two leaders of the island's tiny Taiwan People's Communist Party on accusations they colluded with China in an effort to influence next year's elections for president and members of the legislative assembly

The Independent UK

'Sparks' author Ian Johnson on Chinese 'challenging the party's monopoly on history'

Xi Jinping and China's ruling Communist Party have displayed a dogged obsession with controlling the historical narrative. But there's a group of underground historians fighting back.

WEKU

China Launches Five-Year Plan for Anti-Graft Campaign

Authorities will deepen their crackdown on state-owned enterprises and sectors such as finance, health care, sports and higher education

Caixin Global

Chinese officials voice faith in economy and keep interest rates steady as forecasts darken

Leading Chinese planners have voiced confidence in the outlook for the world's second-largest economy, holding key interest rates steady amid signs of improvement in some areas such as services

The Independent UK

China's foreign minister Wang Yi heads to Moscow after meeting US national security adviser

China’s top foreign policy official is heading to Russia for security talks after two days of meetings with U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser over the weekend in Malta

The Independent UK

Mystery over China defense minister raises more questions for Xi Jinping

BEJING: A mystery surrounding the status of China’s defense minister is raising questions about turbulence within President Xi Jinping’s new line-up of loyalist leaders less than a year into his third term.

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The Independent UK

China's 'full-time children' move back in with parents, take on chores as good jobs grow scarce

A record of more than one in five young Chinese are out of work, their career ambitions derailed by a depressed job market as the economy struggles to regain momentum after its long bout with COVID-19

Al Jazeera

US President Biden visits Vietnam: Wartime foes to highest-level partners?

US President Biden and Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong expected to agree new partnership.

The Independent UK

Top Chinese official tells the US commerce secretary he's ready to improve cooperation

The top Chinese official in charge of economic relations with Washington has told Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo he's ready to “make new positive efforts” to improve cooperation following an agreement to reduce trade tension

The Hindu

ED freezes Moideen’s bank accounts

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) that raided the residence and office of former Minister and Communist Party of India (Marxist) MLA A.C. Moideen in connection with the multi-crore loan scam at Karuvannur Service Cooperative Bank took steps to freeze his two bank accounts on Wednesday. It is reported that these accounts have…

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Chinese military launches drills around Taiwan as 'warning' after top island official stopped in US

China’s defense ministry says its military has launched drills around Taiwan as a “stern warning” over what it calls collusion between “separatists and foreign forces,” days after the island’s vice president stopped over in the United States

The Independent UK

China's Xi calls for patience as Communist Party tries to reverse economic slump

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for patience in a speech released as the ruling Communist Party tries to reverse a deepening economic slump and said the West’s pursuit of material wealth led to “spiritual poverty.”

The Independent UK

China's July exports tumble by double digits, adding to pressure to shore up flagging economy

China's exports tumbled by double digits in July, adding to pressure on the ruling Communist Party to reverse an economic slump

Caixin Global

Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.2% on Thursday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 0.41%

The Conversation

Essop Pahad: a diligent communist driven by an optimistic vision of a non-racial South Africa

The death of South African freedom struggle stalwart Essop Pahad (84) on 6 July 2023 prompted tributes from his former comrades. There were also less respectful obituaries referring to him as Thabo Mbeki’s “consiglieri”, because of his role as the former president’s “right-hand man”.

The Independent UK

China's sharp-tongued foreign minister is ousted, but his combative style is expected to continue

China’s sharp-tongued foreign minister, Qin Gang, was something of an avatar for nationalist Communist Party leader and President Xi Jinping, warning of “conflict and confrontation” with the U_S_, the stakes of which could be the “future of humanity.”

Al Jazeera

Wang Yi replaces Qin Gang as Chinese FM: What to know

Removal of Xi’s trusted adviser seen as ‘huge embarrassment’ as predecessor Wang Yi is reappointed to post he once held.

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