Parliament vulnerable to ‘foreign actors’ after China spying charges dropped, Commons speaker says | Espionage

The UK parliament has been left vulnerable to “foreign actors” after charges against two men suspected of spying for China were dropped, the speaker of the House of Commons has warned. Speaking... Read more »

Trump’s reported pause on Taiwan weapons aid sparks fears he is using island for China trade deal | Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s reported pause on $400m (£297m) in weapons aid to Taiwan has fuelled fears he is using US support of the island to negotiate with China. Trump’s pause on weapons provisions,... Read more »

The aide, the associate, the ‘Chinese agent’ – and the collapse of a long-awaited UK spy trial | UK news

Shortly before 10am on Monday, the Conservative MP Alicia Kearns received an unwelcome phone call. “I don’t know how to tell you this,” said the specialist police officer on the line. Ten... Read more »

Trump says Xi Jinping has agreed to approve TikTok deal, but details unclear | TikTok

Donald Trump said on Friday that he and Xi Jinping had agreed to approve a deal over TikTok. “He approved the TikTok deal,” Trump said about Xi to reporters in the Oval... Read more »

China’s Gap Between Rhetoric and Action Perpetuates Status Quo in Gaza

On Monday, Reuters reported on the story of a man who tried to flee Gaza by crossing the border into Egypt and then flying to China in order to seek asylum, only... Read more »

As Youth Unemployment Hits New High, China Waxes Nostalgic for the “Boom Years”

China’s National Bureau of Statistics published new data on Wednesday showing that urban youth unemployment rose to a two-year high last month. According to the data, the rate of unemployed youth aged... Read more »

China issues warning to Papua New Guinea over defence deal with Australia | Papua New Guinea

China has urged Papua New Guinea not to sign a treaty that could restrict or prevent it from cooperating with another country, days after Australia failed to secure a defence pact with... Read more »

Trending on Weibo: ‘731’ Movie, Actor Xie Mengwei Detained, Hangzhou Chemical Waste Death

🔥 Quick Take: Trending in ChinaThis is a brief update from our curated roundup of what’s trending in China this week. A version of this story also appears in the Weibo Watch... Read more »

Maps: Tracking Tropical Storm Mitag

Mitag was a tropical storm in the South China Sea early Friday Hong Kong time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory. Forecast wind speeds and direction Where will... Read more »

Trump celebrates TikTok deal as Beijing suggests US app would use China’s algorithm | China

Donald Trump has claimed his administration has reached a deal with China to keep TikTok operating in the US, amid uncertainty over what shape the final agreement will take, with suggestions from... Read more »