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POLITICSOct 5France, Germany call for new weapon allowing ‘immediate cut off’ of China from EU marketIn the strongest sign yet of a shifting European Union policy on China, the leaders of France and Germany have demanded a new trade weapon that would cut off access to the EU market when third countries cause severe distortions. The tool would effectively act as a kill switch, allowing Brussels to respond rapidly to systemic distortions, potentially immediately. It would grant dramatic new powers to the European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, which manages trade policy for the 27-member...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 5FBI says California woman spied for China on Taiwanese president’s sonWashington Post World
POLITICSOct 5Why India’s missile deals in Central Asia matter to Russia and ChinaIndia has sold its Akash air-defence missile system to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, giving it a foothold in Central Asia as it seeks to become a major global arms exporter. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh confirmed the latest sales on Thursday last week, hinting at interest from elsewhere as he called the Akash “one of our success stories”. Developed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation, the Akash is a home-grown, short-range surface-to-air missile system that can hit...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 5US arrests woman accused of spying for China on Taiwan leader’s familyA woman accused of spying for China on Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's son and his family was arrested Sunday in the United States, US and Taiwanese officials said. The post US arrests woman accused of spying for China on Taiwan leader’s family appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 5Brazil-China ties in focus as Bolsonaro gets election edge over LulaBrazil is set for a presidential run-off after right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro won a surprise first-round victory, threatening Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s grip on power in South America’s largest economy. Bolsonaro, son of imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro, took 47 per cent of the ballots in Sunday’s election, beating out Lula on 45 per cent. Brazilians will vote again on October 25 as neither candidate got the 50 per cent share needed to claim outright victory. US-China...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 5China’s finance minister on fiscal policyThis article was translated from Chinese into English using Alibaba’s Qwen3.7-Plus, then checked and tweaked for accuracy by a South China Morning Post journalist. It is for reference only, and is not the official English version of the original Chinese document. Alibaba owns the SCMP.South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 5FBI arrests woman accused of spying on Taiwanese president's family in the US for ChinaTaiwan’s President Lai Ching-te condemned the incident and slammed China for its blatant disregard of human rights and suppression of personal freedoms, in what he labelled a “barbaric” act.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 5China’s Long TwilightDemographic decline, political paralysis, and the fate of great powers.Foreign Affairs
POLITICSOct 5US accuses California woman of spying for China, surveilling Taiwan president's sonUS authorities arrested a California woman on Sunday and accused her of spying on a son of Taiwan's president at the behest of Chinese officials, the FBI said.thestandard_hk · hong kong
POLITICSOct 5US: FBI arrests woman accused of spying for ChinaA California woman was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport, just before departing for China, with the US officials accusing her of spying on Taiwan's president's son.DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 4FBI arrests woman accused of surveilling Taiwanese president's son for ChinaCBS News
POLITICSOct 4Zheng Yongnian on China-US realism and battling for the upper hand before the next summitZheng Yongnian is a political scientist in China and a government adviser. His academic work is mainly about contemporary China, particularly politics, the country’s transformation and its external relations. This interview first appeared in SCMP Plus. For other interviews in the Open Questions series, click here. Many have offered a lukewarm assessment of the Xi-Trump summit in Washington, citing the lack of a breakthrough. What is your take? There are two primary views right now. One is...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 4China urged to build ‘system’ to protect expanding overseas interestsBeijing has been urged to do more to protect its overseas interests with a call for diplomatic engagement to reshape international rules and deeper security cooperation with other countries. As China’s expanding global footprint comes under pressure from geopolitics and restrictions from the West, a Chinese analysis posted on the Global Security Research social media account has called for a major shift in strategy. The author was not identified, but the account regularly posts analysis and...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 4China lashes out at Xinjiang ‘lie’ after US lawmaker urges Starbucks to close new storesBeijing has hit back at a US lawmaker’s criticism of coffee chain Starbucks for opening its first stores in Xinjiang, rejecting the allegation that China has committed human rights abuses against the far-western region’s mostly Muslim Uygur population. Foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun on Saturday said claims of “genocide” in Xinjiang were a “blatant lie” and accused the “US group” who raised the suggestions of attacking Beijing for political purposes. “Today’s Xinjiang enjoys social...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 4China slams US 'lie' over Starbucks stores in XinjiangChina's foreign ministry accused a US congressional committee on Saturday of "fabricating claims" after its chairman called on Starbucks to shutter two newly opened cafes in Xinjiang over alleged rights abuses.thestandard_hk · hong kong
POLITICSOct 3MI5 Says China’s MSS Funded Research Involving 100+ U.K.-Linked AcademicsThe Hacker News
POLITICSOct 3US Lawmakers Target Serbia's Democratic Backsliding, Ties To Russia, China, IranA bipartisan, bicameral group of US lawmakers is pressing for tougher action on what they describe as democratic backsliding, corruption, and growing Russian, Chinese, and Iranian influence in Serbia, just weeks before snap parliamentary elections.RFE/RL
POLITICSOct 3Zelenskyy asked Trump to block Russia and China’s Starlink rivalUkraine’s president says he requested his US counterpart to impose sanctions on companies involved in developing ‘Rassvet’Financial Times
POLITICSOct 3China, America and the new Great GameWhich power will prevail? As in the 19th-century struggle between the UK and Russia, the answer may depend on forces beyond either’s controlFinancial Times
POLITICSOct 2‘No retreat’: Key Trump ally urges continued US-China engagement on rare earthsUS Republican Senator Steve Daines, a close aide to President Donald Trump and a key interlocutor between Washington and Beijing, has called on the two capitals to stay engaged and “not retreat” over differences on issues including rare earth supply chains. Daines told the South China Morning Post that both sides still had issues that predated Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington last week and that they would continue working on them after the summit. “So that’s again why...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 2Latin America sees China as more positive global influence than US: PollAnnual Latinobarometro survey finds views of China’s influence improving as perceptions of US influence worsen.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 2Republican calls Starbucks ‘morally bankrupt’ for doing business in China’s Xinjiang and demands store closuresChina's Foreign Ministry called allegations of repression in the region ‘naked lies’The Independent World
POLITICSOct 2Šefčovič: Negotiations with China still without resultsDer EU-Handelskommissar erklärt gegenüber POLITICO, China habe verstanden, dass eine Einigung dringend notwendig ist. Er hofft auf Ergebnisse zu drei Hauptthemen.Politico Europe
POLITICSOct 2If young US people accept Xi’s invitation to China, what will Beijing show them?China is ramping up its efforts to bring young Americans to China, and ready to be seen as a country concerned with environmental protection, lifting people out of poverty, protecting minority cultures and building the technology of the future. During his trip to the United States last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping said his country aimed to welcome 100,000 young Americans on exchange or study trips over the next five years. That builds on an earlier target announced in 2023 that set the...South China Morning Post