China: Daily Scan, October 07, 2020

Chinese envoy refutes accusations by U.S., other countries: Xinhuanet

October 7, 2020

China's permanent representative to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, on Tuesday refuted groundless accusations against China on issues related to Xinjiang and Hong Kong by the United States and a few other countries. Speaking at the General Debate of the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly, Zhang resolutely rejected their statements and wrongful acts of interfering in China's internal affairs with the excuse of human rights and provoking confrontation among member states at the United Nations. Click here to read... [2]

Chinese phones top in global market: China Daily

October 7, 2020

Chinese smartphone brands dominated more than half the global mobile phone market in the second quarter despite the double challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic and trade uncertainties, according to a new report. Click here to read... [3]

World Bank chief calls on China to cancel debt to coronavirus-hit poor countries: South China Morning Post

October 7, 2020

The World Bank has added its voice to calls for wealthy nations, including China, to cancel debts to poor countries to help them weather the coronavirus storm, saying efforts so far were important but inadequate. Click here to read... [4]

Why Taiwan is the canary in the coal mine of US-China confrontation: South China Morning Post

October 7, 2020

“If you are not at the table, you are on the menu,” US Senator Michael Enzi once said. When the great powers sit at the geopolitical table, Taiwan has long been on the menu. In fact, Thomas W. Robinson, a former professor at George Washington University, says that since the North Korean invasion of the South in June 1950, “Taiwan has become a continuous foreign policy protectorate of the United States. Had it not been for American security protection, Taiwan would long since have come under Beijing’s rule”. Click here to read... [5]

Pompeo’s Message in Japan: Countering China Is worth Meeting Face to Face: the New York Times

October 6, 2020

For Japan, it was the first time its new prime minister hosted international emissaries. For the United States, it was the first trip to Asia by its top diplomat in more than a year.
So when Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo greeted each other in front of a bank of American and Japanese flags on Tuesday in Tokyo, they exchanged what was surely the longest fist bump in their nations’ seven-decade alliance, a nearly 15-second joining of knuckles. Click here to read... [6]

Distrust of China Jumps to New Highs in Democratic Nations: The New York Times

October 6, 2020

Xi Jinping celebrates China’s battle against the coronavirus as a success. But in the United States and other wealthy democracies, the pandemic has driven negative views of China to new heights, a survey published on Tuesday showed. Click here to read... [7]

Beijing’s Actions Have ‘Potential to Undermine’ CCP Virus Recovery in Indo-Pacific: The Epoch Times

October 6, 2020

Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne said on Tuesday that enhanced Indo-Pacific cooperation was vital for recovering from the CCP virus pandemic. Amid Beijing’s aggressive expansion in the region, the four regional partners met to promote a strategic balance and work to support a region of resilient and sovereign states that engage each other based on “rules, norms, and international law.” Click here to read... [8]

Why the 'Quad meeting' should not translate into inflamed tensions? China Daily

October 6, 2020

This week, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been embarking on a redacted tour of East Asia for the first time in over a year. The shortened trip, which originally included visits to Mongolia and South Korea, is due to President Donald Trump testing positive for COVID-19. Click here to read... [9]

The more trouble Taiwan creates, the sooner the mainland will teach them a lesson: Global Times

October 6, 2020

The Kuomintang (KMT) group in Taiwan's "Legislative Yuan" proposed two bills, asking the island's authorities to request US assistance in resisting the Communist Party of China and to resume diplomatic ties with the US. The move is widely believed to checkmate the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and put the DPP in a difficult position. Click here to read... [10]