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Long road for DRC as it renegotiates minerals deal with China

A massive "resource for infrastructure" deal between China and the Democratic Republic of Congo has been criticised by Kinshasa as too favourable to Beijing. President Felix Tshisekedi was there in May to rebalance the contract. Three months later, Congolese civil society groups are upset over what they call a lack…

Radio France Internationale

Behind the ticking time bomb – should we fear China’s slide into deflation?

China was expected to roar back into life after Covid, but its weak rebound has shocked analysts

The Guardian - UK

Biden’s ‘ticking time bomb’ remark referred to China’s economy: White House

US President told political fundraiser that China was ‘in trouble’ due to internal economic and social tensions.

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China has its own reasons for being at Ukraine peace talks in Saudi Arabia

Gathering in Jeddah offers Beijing chance to placate global south and limit damage with west over Russia relations

The Guardian - UK

China’s recent economic woes suggest there is something seriously amiss

Underlying longer-term weaknesses in the economy are bound up with Beijing’s repressive political system

The Guardian - UK

Biden turns on Beijing: is China really a ‘ticking time bomb’?

Joe Biden has described China as a “ticking time bomb in many cases” because of the economic challenges it is facing.

The Week

China’s new London embassy on hold pending Westminster intervention

Deadline has passed for Beijing to appeal against Tower Hamlets council’s rejection of plans

The Guardian - UK

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On this day in 2008: Rebecca Adlington wins Olympic gold in Beijing

Adlington snatched 400m gold ahead of American Katie Hoff in a thrilling finger-tip finish.

The Independent UK

Country Garden’s losses fan worst fears on China property market

BEIJING: Less than two years after China Evergrande Group’s default sent shockwaves around the world, an even larger Chinese developer is on the brink.

The Times of India

Joe Biden fears China is ‘ticking time bomb' posing danger to world

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden expressed concern that China’s economic and demographic problems have turned the world’s second-largest economy into a “ticking time bomb” that threatens the rest of the world.

The Times of India

Once China’s top builder, Country Garden turns into penny stock

BEIJING: Country Garden Holdings Co, formerly China’s largest developer by sales, has become a Hong Kong penny stock amid increasing scrutiny of its operations and mounting liquidity concerns.

The Times of India

China accuses US of trying to block its development and demands that technology curbs be repealed

China has accused Washington of trying to block its development after President Joe Biden stepped up a feud over technology and security by tightening controls on U.S. investments that might help Beijing develop its military

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on China and Ukraine: beware great expectations

Editorial: Gestures from Beijing should not be mistaken for a substantive shift in position. But they should not be ignored either

The Guardian - UK

A global law firm separates from its Chinese partner, citing cybersecurity and data rules

One of the world’s biggest law firms says it is separating from the Chinese firm that was part of its global network for eight years, citing changes in cybersecurity and other rules that have rattled foreign companies

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Pro-democracy advocate says Australia should prepare to lay future sanctions against Hong Kong officials

Australian lawyer and China bounty target Kevin Yam still believes it is important to pursue diplomacy with Beijing

Al Jazeera

Conflict over clocks: China among countries where time is political

Keeping of time in Asia has often been subject more to the geopolitics of time zones than considerations of geography.

The Times of India

China Mpox cases surge as virus spreads to more parts of country

BEIJING: China’s confirmed cases of Mpox rose nearly five-fold in July to a new high as government efforts to contain the infectious disease’s spread ramp up.

Caixin Global

Beijing Floods’ Death Toll Rises to 33

Eighteen people remain missing after the Chinese capital was hit by the heaviest rainfall in 140 years

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Al Jazeera

What’s behind rising China-Philippines tensions in the South China Sea?

Here’s what you need to know as maritime confrontations between China and the Philippines increase.

Al Jazeera

More than 30 dead, 18 missing after recent Beijing flooding

Some 59,000 homes collapsed and 150,000 others damaged by flooding brought on by record rainfall around China’s capital.

The Independent UK

Death toll in recent Beijing flooding rises to 33, with 18 still missing

The death toll in recent flooding in China's capital has risen to 33, including five rescuers, and another 18 people remain missing

The Times of India

China slides into deflation as consumer, factory prices drop

BEIJING: China’s consumer and producer prices both declined in July from a year ago, a sign of deflation pressure as demand in the world’s second-largest economy weakens.

Fortune

ChatGPT’s rise has China scrambling to catch up in an A.I. arms race that will determine global ‘wealth, power, and influence’

Beijing is battling the U.S. for supremacy in artificial intelligence and the spoils that come with it.

The Guardian - UK

China-Philippines dispute could escalate into superpower conflict, say analysts

Expert warns of ‘significant escalatory potential’ after Chinese coastguards used water cannon on Philippine boat

The Times of India

Why a stranded WWII ship is inflaming China, Philippine tensions

MANILA: The latest spat between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea has an unlikely object at its center: a World War II-era ship that’s now rusty after being stranded in contested waters for more than two decades.

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