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1. Marco Rubio marks China’s National Day with message of peace, prosperity from US
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sent a congratulatory message for China’s National Day, reinstating a tradition to mark the occasion before October 1 arrives in the United States.
2. China’s military sees threat in expanded US drills with Japan and South Korea
The US military’s expanded joint cyber and AI-integrated exercises with Japan and South Korea pose a risk to regional security, a Chinese military commentary has warned.
3. China’s ‘super golden week’ forecast to spark travel boom at home and abroad
Visa-free travel abroad and free toll roads at home are expected to fuel a surge in travel by Chinese citizens during an extra-long holiday starting this week, in what analysts call a boon for the service economy.
4. Beijing issues paper on Taiwan, rebukes West for ‘gross violation’ of global order
Beijing marked the anniversary of foundation of the People’s Republic by reasserting its position on Taiwan and describing attempts by the United States and other Western nations to expand Taiwan’s presence in international organisations as “a gross violation” of the global order.
5. Is this a new look for China’s sixth-gen J-50 stealth fighter?
New images of what appear to be one of China’s sixth-generation fighters point to rapid progress in the stealth programme and hint at multiple variants in parallel development, according to analysts.
6. US$1.4 billion Tazara rail deal puts China on fast track to Africa’s Copperbelt
The Chinese state-owned construction giant that built the Mao Zedong-era Tanzania-Zambia railway is returning to the project with a US$1.4 billion commitment to overhaul and run the line as it increasingly becomes geoeconomically important for China.
7. Race to the bottom? China thwarted as US moves on deep-sea mining
No reward yet for Beijing’s multilateral approach at a UN body tasked with regulating the law of the sea.
