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PHOTO ESSAY: Those caught in the dragnet of China’s digital cage enabled by U.S. tech

China runs the largest digital surveillance apparatus on earth. An Associated Press investigation has found that American tech companies to a large degree designed and built China’s surveillance state, playing a far greater role in enabling human rights abuses than previously known.

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How the AP uncovered US big tech's role in China's digital police state

An AP investigation reveals that U.S. technology companies to a large degree designed and built China’s surveillance state, playing a far greater role in enabling human rights abuses than previously known

The Independent UK

Killing Hong Kong's Lai Would Strengthen Democracy Message, Son Says

Locked up for more than four years and ailing, Hong Kong's pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai would only become a greater symbol if he died in prison, his son said.

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PM confident of Vanuatu pact despite treaty delay

A $500 million security pact between Australia and Vanuatu has been put on hold despite talks between Anthony Albanese and his Pacific counterpart.

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How China forgot promises and ‘debts’ to Ukraine, and backed Russia’s war

China postures as a neutral mediator, but it has materially and politically backed Russia’s war and profits from it.

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Trump's Tariffs 'Bite' China As Trade With US Sees 'Substantial Contraction,' El-Erian Warns Of 'Significant Challenges' To Xi Jinping's Growth Plan

Economist Mohamed El-Erian warned of "significant challenges" for Xi Jinping's growth model after fresh data showed a sharp drop in US-China trade.

Benzinga

House committee releases image of entire Epstein birthday album, including letter signed by Trump – as it happened

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Pacific Islands leaders meet with climate change, security on agenda

China, US barred from Pacific Islands Forum as leaders gather for annual summit in the Solomon Islands.

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Tube strike: Downing Street says Londoners ‘fed up’ as it urges RMT union and TfL to negotiate – as it happened

Strikes mean almost no underground trains running in London until Friday morning; Tesla’s US market share hits eight-year low

The Guardian - UK

China 'Elephant In The Room' At Fraught Pacific Islands Summit

Pacific Islands leaders are meeting in the Solomons this week for an influential summit clouded by differences over China's mounting influence in the region that risks scuppering regional cooperation.

International Business Times

Pacific Islands Forum: climate crisis tops agenda as China exclusion casts shadow over leaders meeting

Pacific Islands Forum 2025 faces bumpy start with China, the US and Taiwan uninvited from discussions, as Pacific leaders gather in Solomon Islands

The Guardian - AU

New business secretary Peter Kyle going to China for trade talks this week

Former science secretary promoted in reshuffle to continue UK efforts to revitalise trade relationship with Beijing

The Guardian - UK

Trump To Attend APEC Summit In South Korea, Eyes Xi Jinping Meeting Amid Trade Tensions: Report

President Donald Trump is preparing to travel to South Korea in late October for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, a trip that could set the stage for crucial meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and possibly North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Benzinga

Trump's Global Tariffs Backfire: Brazil, India Shift Coffee, Seafood Exports To China—US Consumers Face Higher Prices

President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, meant to boost American jobs and revenue, are driving major exporters in Brazil and India toward China while U.S. consumers face looming price hikes.

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A quick look back at this week’s biggest stories

More than 2,200 people died in an earthquake that hit Afghanistan’s mountainous east

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After Trump jab, India’s Modi says ties with US still ‘very positive’

Modi’s remarks follow Trump reaffirming personal friendship, downplaying earlier remarks about ‘losing India’ to China.

The Guardian - UK

Xi, Putin, Kim and the optics of a new world order

Alliance of global autocrats has been accelerated by Donald Trump’s use of political and economic pressure against friends and foes alike

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China shows off advanced hypersonic missiles, ICBMs and drones in military parade (photos)

Beijing's recent military parade unveiled new hypersonic and intercontinental missiles alongside stealth drones, highlighting China's expanding strike and defense capabilities

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Pentagon-funded research at colleges has aided the Chinese military, a House GOP report says

A congressional investigation finds the Pentagon has funded research involving collaboration with Chinese entities linked to China's defense sector

International Business Times

China To Impose Temporary Duties On EU Pork Over 'Dumping'

China said Friday it would impose temporary anti-dumping duties on European Union pork imports, delivering another blow to shaky ties between the economic powerhouses.

The Guardian - UK

‘People can get younger, perhaps even immortal’: Putin’s pursuit of longevity

Russian leader was caught musing about immortality with Xi Jinping but his fascination with long life is nothing new

The Independent UK

Philippine forces deliver supplies and personnel to disputed South China Sea shoal despite tensions

Filipino forces have transported food, fuel and other supplies to a Philippine territorial outpost in a fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea

Benzinga

Larry Summers Blasts Trump Foreign Policy, Says President Has Made World 'Dangerous' For All: He's United Our Adversaries

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers said a week of high-profile pageantry in China with Xi Jinping hosting Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, senior Iranian officials and India's prime minister Narendra Modi, shows U.S. strategy has "united our adversaries and divide[d] our friends," calling it a "spectacular" failure of American…

International Business Times

North Korea's Kim Tells Xi Hopes To 'Steadily Develop' Ties: KCNA

North Korea's Kim Jong Un told China's President Xi Jinping that it was his "steadfast will" to "steadily develop" bilateral relations, state media said Friday, after the two leaders met in Beijing.

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Kim, Xi hail bond as North Korea says it will protect China’s interests

Goodwill messages continued this week’s public display of diplomatic unity between Beijing, Pyongyang and Moscow.

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