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Topic: China

China is a South Asian country, sharing borders with 14 countries including India. Its significance lies in its rise in the region and hegemonic influence over smaller countries through loans and the Belt and Road Initiative. China and India have fought a major war in the 60s and have disputes over the Aksai Chin and LAC, and tensions over the Indo-Pacific.

Odisha train crash grabbed eyeballs in China as disengagement issue with India took a backseat

Aadil Brar -
The hashtag ‘train crash in India kills more than 300’ was the number one trend on the search engine Baidu on Saturday.

34 years since Tiananmen Square: Hong Kong detains scores, Taiwan commemorates massacre

Nikhil Rampal -
As many as 6,000 policemen deployed at the site where residents of Hong Kong have been uniting on the anniversary of the massacre for years. Four arrested for "seditious intent".

3-day Shangri-La Dialogue kicks off in Singapore amid US-China tensions

Joe Brock -
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and China's new Defence Minister Li Shangfu are expected to trade barbs in speeches at the event over the weekend.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says ‘unfortunate’ that China declined talks

Tim Kelly -
US Defense Secretary Llyod Austin and his Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu were to meet at a security forum in Singapore and communicate to stop dangerous encounters between military aircraft.

Absence of women among China’s top leadership is concerning, says United Nations

Farah Master -
UN committee said while representation of women in political and public life has increased, women only represent 26.54% of deputies to 14th National People's Congress.

Chinese graduates lower their ambitions in worst youth job market on record

Laurie Chen -
Youth unemployment hit a record 20.4% in April, and a new high of 11.58 million university students are due to graduate this summer.

Chinese reporters had been treated unfairly in India for years, claims China’s foreign ministry

Liz Lee -
The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that China and India had ejected nearly all of each other’s journalists in recent weeks.

China says it took ‘appropriate’ action after its journalists lost Indian visas

Liz Lee -
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday the country took appropriate action in response to India's treatment of Chinese journalists, following reports Beijing had denied visas

China building a new city to ease Beijing. 6 years on, Xiong’an still a construction site

Aadil Brar -
Launched in 2017 as Xi’s pet urban project, Xiong’an has faced delays and limited progress despite the talk of turning the area into the next Shenzhen or Shanghai.

India to host 22nd SCO summit virtually on 4 July, PM Modi to chair meeting

Pia Krishnankutty -
Invitations sent to heads of state of all SCO member states including China & Pakistan, says MEA. Iran, Belarus and Mongolia invited as observer states for the upcoming meeting.
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