5 d. ago China poses ‘daily threat’ to UK, says MI5 chief; Beijing slams accusation

China poses ‘daily threat’ to UK, says MI5 chief; Beijing slams accusation  CNA

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5 d. ago 3 arrested in Hong Kong, mainland Chinese operation targeting money launderers

Hong Kong and mainland Chinese authorities have arrested three men in a cross-border operation targeting a money laundering syndicate that allegedly used pre-recorded footage to bypass digital bank accounts’ facial recognition software and laundered more than HK$270 million (US$34.7 million). Chief Inspector Lo Yin-lam of Hong Kong police’s financial investigation bureau said on Thursday that the syndicate allegedly recruited members from the mainland to travel to the city and open accounts with...

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5 d. ago Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent slams China as Beijing threatens "hellfire" over trade war

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent slams China as Beijing threatens "hellfire" over trade war  tag24.com

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6 d. ago Trump admin slams China’s 'global power grab' on rare earths, threatens triple

Trump admin slams China’s 'global power grab' on rare earths, threatens triple-digit tariffs  Fox Business

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6 d. ago ‘This is China versus the world’: US calls allies over Beijing rare earth curbs

US President Donald Trump’s administration vowed on Wednesday to work with its allies and other countries to get an upper hand in its trade talks with China, claiming Beijing’s recent rare earth control as a sign of being an “unreliable partner” that threatens global supply chains. The remarks marked the latest in a series of threatened countermeasures, as Trump officials have previously announced 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods from November 1 and also struck back on such targets like...

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6 d. ago China airs confession from northern Myanmar crime boss Wei Hauiren

Criminal gangs in northern Myanmar targeted Chinese citizens with the support of local political and military leaders, state media has reported. On Wednesday, the national broadcaster CCTV aired a confession from the head of an alleged crime family Wei Huairen, who is also known as Wai San. Wei was handed over to Chinese law enforcement in January. A police officer told the broadcaster that the criminal activities of the Wei family – one of the main ethnically Chinese crime gangs in Kokang – had...

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6 d. ago China airs confession from northern Myanmar crime boss Wei Huairen

Criminal gangs in northern Myanmar targeted Chinese citizens with the support of local political and military leaders, state media has reported. On Wednesday, the national broadcaster CCTV aired a confession from the head of an alleged crime family Wei Huairen, who is also known as Wai San. Wei was handed over to Chinese law enforcement in January. A police officer told the broadcaster that the criminal activities of the Wei family – one of the main ethnically Chinese crime gangs in Kokang – had...

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7 d. ago Trump tariffs live updates: China hits back at Trump with sanctions on US shipping units; Bessent slams China

Trump tariffs live updates: China hits back at Trump with sanctions on US shipping units; Bessent slams China  Yahoo

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7 d. ago Trump tariffs live updates: Bessent slams China as Beijing hits back at Trump with sanctions on US shipping units

Trump tariffs live updates: Bessent slams China as Beijing hits back at Trump with sanctions on US shipping units  Yahoo Finance

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7 d. ago Trump tariffs live updates: Bessett slams China as Beijing hits back at Trump with sanctions on US shipping units

Trump tariffs live updates: Bessett slams China as Beijing hits back at Trump with sanctions on US shipping units  Yahoo

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7 d. ago Trump tariffs live updates: Beijing hits back at Trump with sanctions on US shipping units; Bessent slams China

Trump tariffs live updates: Beijing hits back at Trump with sanctions on US shipping units; Bessent slams China  Yahoo Finance

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7 d. ago Scott Bessent slams China: ‘They want to pull everybody else down with them’

Scott Bessent slams China: ‘They want to pull everybody else down with them’  Financial Times

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7 d. ago South Korea’s PPP slammed for targeting Chinese nationals via ‘xenophobic’ bill

South Korea’s conservative opposition party is facing mounting backlash over a proposed bill that aims to tighten restrictions on Chinese nationals, with critics accusing it of stoking xenophobia to galvanise support ahead of next year’s local elections. The People Power Party (PPP) has unveiled legislation – dubbed the “Three Shopping Prevention Law” – targeted at Chinese citizens, claiming that they had been abusing the country’s national health insurance system and making speculative property...

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8 d. ago UK’s MI5 warns politicians they are targets of Chinese and Russian spying

Britain’s domestic spy agency MI5 issued a rare public warning to members of parliament on Monday that they are being targeted by spies from China, Russia and Iran in an attempt to undermine the country’s democracy. The warning comes a week after prosecutors said they had to abandon the trial of two British men charged with spying on members of parliament for China because the British government had not provided evidence showing China was a threat to its national security. MI5 warned politicians...

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8 d. ago UK's MI5 warns politicians they are targets of Russia and Chinese spying

UK's MI5 warns politicians they are targets of Russia and Chinese spying  Reuters

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8 d. ago ‘Guilt exercise’: China school slammed as students cross parental ‘human bridge’

A shockingly bizarre so-called guilt education activity has played out in China during which parents knelt down to form a “bridge” while students stepped on their backs. A video of the strange activity, during which some of the students are blindfolded, was filmed in Henan province, central China. The clip has gone viral and stirred controversy online. Emotional music played as a host encouraged the students, saying: “Go ahead.” The activity is part of the school’s “guilt education”, which aims...

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8 d. ago US envoy calls UK minister ‘delusional’ for Gaza ceasefire ‘key role’ claim

The US ambassador to Israel has called UK Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson “delusional” for claiming the UK played a “key role” in securing the ceasefire in Gaza. The minister earlier on Sunday defended Britain’s contribution to peace efforts “behind the scenes” while acknowledging the “critical” work had been carried out by the White House. Mike Huckabee, who was part of US President Donald Trump’s negotiating team for the peace deal, appeared to mock Phillipson’s assertion in a post on...

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8 d. ago ‘Delusional’: US ambassador mocks UK minister’s claim of ‘key role’ in Gaza deal

The US ambassador to Israel has called UK Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson “delusional” for claiming the UK played a “key role” in securing the ceasefire in Gaza. The minister earlier on Sunday defended Britain’s contribution to peace efforts “behind the scenes” while acknowledging the “critical” work had been carried out by the White House. Mike Huckabee, who was part of US President Donald Trump’s negotiating team for the peace deal, appeared to mock Phillipson’s assertion in a post on...

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9 d. ago Chinese Ship Targets Filipino Vessel in New Disputed Waters Clash

Chinese Ship Targets Filipino Vessel in New Disputed Waters Clash  Newsweek

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9 d. ago China slams Trump’s 100 percent tariff threat, defends rare earth curbs

China slams Trump’s 100 percent tariff threat, defends rare earth curbs  Al Jazeera

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