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Biden-Putin Summit Puts Pressure on China: Experts
Whatever signals the U.S.–Russia summit gave off, the communist party in Beijing is not taking it coolly, analysts … Read more on theepochtimes.com
Top Chinese spy ‘defects to US to spill Wuhan lab secrets’
One of China’s top spies is said to have defected to the United States and possibly handed the intelligence agencies information backing the theory that coronavirus escaped from a laboratory.Dong Read more on thetimes.co.uk
Australia: taking China to WTO over wine tariffs enables negotiations
Australia’s complaint to the World Trade Organisation over China’s anti-dumping duties on wine exports should enable bilateral negotiations, Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Sunday. Read more on reuters.com
The US triples its vaccine donations to Taiwan
The United States is more than tripling its vaccine allocation to Taiwan, as the island battles a Covid-19 outbreak and resists pressure from Beijing to take China’s homegrown inoculations. Read more on edition.cnn.com
China calls for US bio lab investigation sparks ‘global standoff’ over Covid ‘blame game’
CHINA has sparked a “global standoff” after calling for an investigation into the possible role of American laboratories in the coronavirus pandemic. Read more on express.co.uk
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Murder of university’s Communist Party chief shows Chinese tech dream won’t take off: scholars
The case of a Chinese teacher killing the Communist Party representative to his university in June is a sign that academia cannot flourish and technological innovation is impossible to develop in the country, independent scholars say. Read more on hk.appledaily.com
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Chinese electronics seller pulled from Amazon amid crackdown on fake reviews
Another Chinese electronics vendor has vanished from Amazon.com, after the U.S. e-commerce giant blocked several other sellers over suspicious behaviour linked to fake product reviews. Read more on hk.appledaily.com
Behind the scenes at China TV: soft power and state propaganda
Insiders describe the political interference in the English-language channel, which has fallen foul of western regulators Read more on ft.com
The Observer view on China’s human rights abuses in Hong Kong | Observer editorial
Western leaders must stand up against Beijing’s assault on democratic freedoms and demand the release of imprisoned journalists Read more on theguardian.com
Iran’s ‘ghost armada’ of tankers selling black market oil to China
Iran has almost doubled its fleet sailing under other countries’ flags to 123 in the past year, letting China smuggle in up to a million barrels of oil per day – or two-thirds of the UK’s daily use. Read more on dailymail.co.uk
Councils to review CCTV contracts with Chinese firm amid human rights concerns
Hikvision stands accused of helping to build Chinese government’s surveillance state Read more on telegraph.co.uk
Taiwanese staff to leave Hong Kong office in one China row
Taiwanese staff working at the island’s representative office in Hong Kong will begin leaving the Chinese-run city from Sunday, a senior official said, after the government there demanded its officials sign a document supporting Beijing’s claim to Taiwan. Read more on reuters.com
