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Germany's Scholz calls for economic ties 'as equals' on first China trip

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday welcomed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Beijing, with both countries seeking to deepen economic cooperation on a trip that has prompted criticism over Berlin's growing reliance on China's power.

Radio France Internationale

China, Vietnam sign 13 deals, and 1 stands to reshape economic relations

China and Vietnam, communist neighbours that both depend heavily on manufactured exports, have signed a deal to improve a crucial but recently frayed supply chain in a particular boost to the Vietnamese side.

Bangkok Post

Xi Jinping’s pilgrimage to ‘red Mecca’ brings back the Mao factor

Yan’an is where Mao Zedong definitively – and brutally – stamped his supreme authority on China’s Communist party. Experts explain how Xi continues to shape himself as today’s embodiment of the ‘great leader’

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Germany’s Olaf Scholz meets China’s Xi Jinping as trade in focus

Scholz’s trip to China has been criticised over his willingness to do deals with an increasingly authoritarian Beijing.

Al Jazeera

Xi tells Scholz China and Germany should work together during 'times of change and turmoil'

Chinese President Xi Jinping told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday that as big nations with influence, China and Germany should work together all the more during "times of change and turmoil" for the sake of world peace, according to state media.

Reuters

Germany's Scholz in China amid trade, Ukraine, rights issues

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has arrived in Beijing for a one-day visit that has drawn criticism over China’s tacit support for Russia in its war on Ukraine

The Independent UK

Japan, China eyeing Kishida-Xi meet in mid-Nov -Sankei

The Japanese and Chinese governments have started planning a meeting between Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and China's President Xi Jinping in mid-November, the Sankei newspaper reported on Friday.

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Germany's Scholz tests China ties with inaugural visit, to discuss Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives in China on a one-day trip on Friday, becoming the first G7 leader to visit since the start of COVID-19 and President Xi Jinping solidifying his grip on power with a third term as Communist Party general secretary.

Reuters

To understand what Xi Jinping's concentration of power really means, we must turn to history

After he secured an unprecedented third term as the leader of both Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the country’s Central Military late last month, Xi Jinping led the seven-member Standing Committee of the Politburo on a visit to Yan’an. This is the CCP’s sacred revolutionary base from where the first-generation…

The Conversation

Why Western leaders are warily watching the German leader's trip to China

As German Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads to China to meet with President Xi Jinping on Friday, he is under political pressure at home, and from Washington, to rethink Berlin's relationship with Beijing.

WEKU

Germany's Scholz makes difficult visit to assertive China

Chancellor Olaf Scholz is making his first visit to China as German leader this week, a diplomatically delicate trip while Germany and the European Union work on their strategy toward an increasingly assertive and authoritarian Beijing

The Independent UK

Germany’s Scholz heads to China amid questions over strategy

Scholz’s coalition government seems uncertain about what sort of relationship it wants with Beijing

The Guardian - UK

Woman dragged to quarantine camp by hazmat-suited officials in China's zero-Covid regime

The distressing footage was believed to have been taken in China last month and shows one woman being dragged along the floor by two officials - terrified screams and shrieks can be heard

Daily Mirror

Xi Jinping assures Pakistan’s Sharif of China’s support

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has held talks with top Chinese leaders during two-day visit in Beijing.

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China bans celebrities with ‘lapsed morals’ from endorsing products

State regulator tightens advertising rules to align society with ‘core socialist values’

The Independent UK

China's Xi affirms commitment to Pakistan economic ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping has affirmed his country's commitment to invest in Pakistan despite a slowdown in recent years

Reuters

China will support Pakistan in stabilising its financial situation - Xi

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Bangkok Post

Beijing reassured by Hanoi's vow to reject all military alliances

Morale in Beijing, which is weary of American influence in Taiwan and the South China Sea, will be boosted by Vietnam's refusal to host foreign bases on its soil, analysts said as Vietnamese Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong concluded his four-day visit to China.

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Worries over Germany's China dependency overshadow Scholz trip

Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes an inaugural visit to China on Friday that will be closely watched for clues on how serious Germany is about reducing its economic reliance on Asia's rising superpower and confronting its Communist leadership.

Reuters

U.S. says China resisting nuclear talks after Xi vow to boost deterrent

Despite the lesson of the Cuban missile crisis 60 years ago, China has shown no interest in discussing steps to reduce the risk posed by nuclear weapons, senior U.S. officials said on Tuesday, after Chinese leader Xi Jinping signaled last month that Beijing would strengthen its strategic deterrent.

The News Lens

The Tsai Administration Is Silent on Lula’s Victory. What Would It Take for That To Change?

The Tsai administration’s passing on an opportunity to demonstrate support for democracy in Brazil is disappointing. All the more so because in 2018, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued immediate congratulations to Bolsonaro on the day of his presidential election.

Bangkok Post

China's economy rotting from the head

China highlights a long-debated question about economic development: Can a top-down autocracy outperform liberal market economies in terms of innovation and growth?

Reuters

US and Chinese officials working to set up Biden-Xi meeting

U.S. and Chinese officials are still working to arrange a face-to-face meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Bali later this month, the White House said on Tuesday.

Benzinga

Tesla China Rivals See Shares Shoot Higher Amid Mixed October Deliveries: Are Investors Moving Past Xi Jinping Related Selloff?

Chinese electric vehicle startups Nio Inc. (NYSE: NIO), XPeng Inc. (NYSE: XPEV) and Li Auto Inc.

Reuters

Pakistan's Sharif lands in Beijing to discuss economy, debt

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet Chinese leaders and discuss plans for the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a $65 billion investment in the South Asian nation.

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