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Three Americans released by China in prisoner swap
Three Americans were safely in U.S. custody after a rare prisoner swap between the U.S. and China. An American official said the U.S. turned over two Chinese nationals in return for the release of ...Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Is Communist China Coming for Your Turkey, Too?
China’s push to develop alternative proteins is not a threat to America. It’s good for the planet.Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
A high-ranking military official in China is under investigation
China's Defense Ministry says a a high-ranking military official is under investigationWorld - ABC News - 2 days ago -
China probes top officer discipline ‘violations’
Investigation into Miao Hua takes Xi Jinping’s purge of military to its highest echelonsWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Elon Musk: the ‘wild card’ in Trump’s dealings with China
Do the billionaire’s longstanding ties to Beijing represent a diplomatic opportunity or a clash of political and business interests?Business - Financial Times - Yesterday -
FirstFT: Trump’s cabinet picks engender conflict of interest concerns
Also in this newsletter, French bond yields converge with Greece’s, and Canada’s plan to bolster its border securityWorld - Financial Times - Yesterday -
China Journalist, Dong Yuyu, Is Sentenced to Prison for Espionage
Dong Yuyu, who has written articles critical of the Communist Party, was arrested in 2022 while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat.World - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Why China is probably on board with Putin’s nuclear threats
Xi Jinping is almost surely comfortable with Vladimir Putin’s threats to use his most destructive weapons against Ukraine.Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
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Uniqlo faces China backlash over cotton comments
Commentators call for a boycott of the chain in China after it told the BBC it does not use Xinjiang cotton.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
U.S. Condemns China’s Harsh Sentence for a Prominent Journalist
The sentencing of Dong Yuyu, a former Harvard Nieman fellow, signals that officials consider some exchanges between Chinese citizens and foreigners to be espionage.World - The New York Times - 22 minutes ago -
The other November 5 election: China and the US look on as Palau votes
Brothers-in-law face off in a presidential battle over the economy, cost of living and relations with global powers. Flanked by a turquoise lagoon, a newly rebuilt US military runway slices through ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
China’s manufacturing output swings back into expansion in October, private survey finds
The Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing PMI came in at 50.3 in October, beating the median estimate of 49.7 in a Reuters poll.Business - CNBC - November 1 -
China surrogacy abandonment case being investigated after online criticism
A woman who acted as a surrogate in China is said to have been abandoned by her surrogacy agency, fueling criticism on social media and prompting investigation.Top stories - NBC News - November 1 -
ASEAN continues to emerge as a winner of U.S.-China trade tensions, IMF says
Southeast Asia has continued to emerge as an economic winner of increasing geopolitical tensions between China and the United States, according to the IMF.Business - CNBC - November 1 -
U.S. Factory Towns Laid Low by the ‘China Shock’ Are Benefiting From New Investments
Communities that suffered the worst of plant closings in recent decades are now gaining an outsize share of fresh investment and new jobs.Business - The New York Times - November 1 -
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Meta’s Llama Used to Develop AI Model for China’s Military
Researchers connected to the People’s Liberation Army created a chatbot model based on Meta’s Large-Language Model AI.Business - Inc. - November 1 -
Chipmaker GlobalFoundries Faces $500,000 Fine for Banned Shipments to China
The Biden administration said it had reached a settlement after the U.S. chipmaker voluntarily disclosed that it had shipped products to a firm linked with China’s military industrial complex.Business - The New York Times - November 1 -
China's Once-Unwanted Daughters Have Grown Up---and Now They Shun Motherhood
Cast aside in favor of sons, some women say the trauma of the one-child policy shattered their sense of family.World - The Wall Street Journal - November 2 -
China targets 2mn lifts to keep its ageing population upwardly mobile
A campaign is under way to retrofit older apartments but authorities and residents are fighting over the billWorld - Financial Times - November 2 -
Kim Jong Un is China's ally - but has become the 'comrade from hell'
Beijing is caught between its sanctioned neighbours, whose new alliance is causing concern.Top stories - BBC News - November 1
