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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

The Guardian - AU

China’s foreign minister holds talks with Russia’s Lavrov in Moscow

Wang Yi and Sergey Lavrov say they share a commitment to a ‘multipolar world’ in their discussion in Moscow.

Al Jazeera

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 - US

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‘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

The Guardian - UK

South Korea's Yoon warns against Russia-North Korea military cooperation and plans to discuss at UN

South Korea’s president says the international community “will unite more tightly” to cope with deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, as he pushes to raise the issue with world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly this week

The Independent UK

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

Laos deports human rights lawyer who was fleeing state pressure back to China

A human rights lawyer who was arrested in Laos has been deported back to China despite pleas from rights groups and United Nations experts for his release

The Independent UK

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Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.28% on Friday

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Caixin Global

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.

The Times of India

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.

Al Jazeera

China welcomes Cambodian and Zambian leaders as it forges deeper ties with Global South

The leaders of China and Zambia have announced an upgrading of their ties to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, as the world’s second-largest economy forges deeper ties with the Global South

The Independent UK

False perception that ‘Biden’s too old’ is getting old

Too many Americans have come to believe Biden is in sharp mental decline. But the president is perfectly capable of thinking on his feet, based his performance at a recent press conference in Vietnam.

Chicago Sun-Times

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 and Venezuela Agree to Upgrade Official Status

President Xi Jinping and Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro say they will elevate their countries’ relationship to an ‘all-weather strategic partnership’

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The Hindu

G20 summit a crowning moment for India; a loss for China: President of U.S.-India Strategic and Partnership Forum

India's success at G-20 Summit crowns its diplomatic success, reflects PM Modi's leadership. India's involvement of cities, communique, and focus on "One Earth, One Family, One Future" shows its rising power and diplomatic skills. China's absence created a vacuum for Biden and Modi to drive their agenda.

The Conversation

New Zealand’s strategic priority in the Indo-Pacific is not AUKUS – it's helping to defeat Russia in Ukraine

The debate in New Zealand over whether to join “pillar two” of the AUKUS security partnership threatens to overshadow a more important foreign policy challenge: how the country’s allies in the Indo-Pacific region are responding to the war in Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Joe Biden’s rambling press conference cut off by jazz music

The US President was cut off by his press secretary while speaking to reporters in Hanoi

The Times of India

Rumours swirl over whereabouts of China's defense minister Li Shangfu

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping called for unity and stability within the military during an inspection in the northeast, just as speculation mounts over the whereabouts of the country’s defense minister.

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The Guardian - AU

Frustrated China steps up warship and fighter plane activity around Taiwan

Taipei reports People’s Liberation Army operation, which comes after Beijing accused US and Canada of ‘inciting conflict’ by traversing Taiwan Strait

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden says U.S. outreach to Vietnam is about providing global stability, not containing China

Vietnam elevates the U.S. to its highest diplomatic status, comprehensive strategic partner. The move reflects broader moves across Asia to counter China’s influence.

The Guardian - AU

Have we reached peak China? How the booming middle class hit a brick wall

Facing a slowing economy and a less secure jobs market, China’s educated elite are left negotiating a new central bargain with the government

The Guardian - US

Joe Biden calls for stable US-China relationship during south-east Asia tour

US president’s remarks came after after meeting in Vietnam with Communist party official to secure global supply chain

Newslaundry

G20: In Global South coverage, ‘seat for Latin America, Brazil anti-hunger alliance, Putin arrest’

The press in G20’s several Global South participants – including China, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, South Africa and Indonesia – largely gave a miss to G20 coverage on the front pages of their Sunday editions.

Al Jazeera

Analysis: Does an ‘uninspiring’ G20 have a future?

Though the G20 managed to secure a joint statement, many are disappointed with the outcome on Ukraine, climate and more.

The National (Scotland)

Arrests in Scotland and England as UK Parliament 'infiltrated' by ‘spy for China’

Two men have been arrested under the Official Secrets Act amid allegations that a parliamentary researcher spied for China.

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