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NEWS FROM THE CHINESE SPHERE
 September 20, 2026
CHINA Hong Kong pays final respects to former city leader Tung Sep 20, 2026 (AFP)
Hong Kong officials and the public commemorated the city's first post-colonial leader, Tung Chee-hwa, at his funeral on Sunday, AFP journalists saw. Read more →
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Philippine tribe in limbo over US-led tech hub Sep 20, 2026 (AFP)
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AI 'warning shots' focus Beijing on national security risks Sep 20, 2026 (AFP)
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Trump signs bill authorizing sweeping Russia sanctions Sep 19, 2026 (AFP)
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China vice premier to visit US ahead of Trump-Xi summit Sep 19, 2026 (AFP)
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Drone owners rush to offload devices ahead of Beijing ban Sep 19, 2026 (AFP)
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Nvidia, OpenAI CEOs to attend Xi dinner at White House Sep 19, 2026 (AFP)
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Chinese man sentenced to prison for 2024 Switzerland knife attack on children Sep 18, 2026 (AFP)
CHINA Macau concludes first closed-door national security trial Sep 18, 2026 (AFP)
Macau has concluded its first national security trial behind closed doors, a court said on Friday, days after proceedings began in a former pro-democracy lawmaker's case. more
CHINA Asian stocks boosted by falling oil, yen weakens after BoJ rate hike Sep 18, 2026 (AFP)
Asian stocks mostly rose on Friday in line with a rally on Wall Street as a tumble in oil prices eased inflation concerns, while the yen dropped against the dollar even after the Bank of Japan hiked interest rates to a three-decade high. more
CHINA Asian stocks track Wall St rally as oil prices drop Sep 18, 2026 (AFP)
Asian stocks rose Friday in line with a rally on Wall Street as a drop in oil prices eased inflation concerns, while investors were awaiting a Bank of Japan interest rate decision later in the day. more
CHINA Friends, rights groups worry for Chinese #MeToo activist's life after jail Sep 18, 2026 (AFP)
Rio once joined his friend, jailed Chinese #MeToo activist Sophia Huang Xueqin, for weekly group discussions on social issues and shared struggles, and now worries about how she will navigate life after prison. more
MILITARY Philippines says Chinese ship 'rammed' government vessel in South China Sea Sep 18, 2026 (AFP)
The Philippines said a China Coast Guard ship "rammed" one of its fisheries department boats on Friday in contested waters in the South China Sea. more
CHINA US car lobbies urge Trump to shut door to China producers Sep 18, 2026 (AFP)
Incumbent US automakers and suppliers urged President Donald Trump Friday to keep Chinese production out of the United States ahead of next week's summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. more
CHINA Zimbabwe farmers seek funds to cash in on China blueberry boom Sep 18, 2026 (AFP)
Under the morning sun, women moved briskly through neat rows of bushes, plucking blueberries for Zimbabwe's export market thrown wide open by new trade deals with China. more
MILITARY Flawed AI-linked intel almost led US to board China ship: report Sep 18, 2026 (AFP)
The US military came close to boarding a Chinese vessel in the Middle East earlier this year based on a flawed intelligence report prepared with the help of artificial intelligence, CNN said Friday. more
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