August 4, 2026

03a China

Japan raises safety concern over Chinese destroyer’s live-fire drills– abcnews.com

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Japan raises safety concern over Chinese destroyer’s live-fire drills– abcnews.com
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TOKYO — Japan expressed concern after a Chinese navy destroyer conducted live-fire drills off a remote Japanese island in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday during its joint exercise with Russia, officials said Tuesday.

The Chinese Luyang III-class guided-missile destroyer conducted a live-fire exercise off Japan’s southernmost island of Okinotori, hours after the Japanese navy spotted it operating alongside two other Chinese warships and a Russian frigate, the Japanese Joint Staff said.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told reporters Tuesday that his government conveyed concerns that the live-fire drills posed a potential safety threat to nearby vessels. He noted that ships near the area received a notice from the Chinese warships just before the drills started.

“We will continue to watch China-Russia operations around Japan with concern, while doing utmost for the warning and surveillance of the Japanese airspace and territorial waters,” Kihara said.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, in a speech Monday in Britain, said the action underscored “the deepening military cooperation between China and Russia,” as he also noted China’s ballistic missile launch from a submarine earlier this month, and at least 10 joint flights conducted by Chinese and Russian bombers around Japan.

More Canadians now trust China under Xi than U.S. under Trump: poll – National– globalnews.ca

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More Canadians now trust China under Xi than U.S. under Trump: poll – National– globalnews.ca
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As U.S. President Donald Trump heads into the halfway point of his second term, a new poll suggests more Canadians hold a favourable view of China than they do of the United States.

Recent polling by the Pew Research Center shows that two in five (44 per cent) Canadian respondents held a favourable view of China, while just one in three (33 per cent) said the same about the U.S.

Last year, Canadians were found to be “equally” favourable toward both countries.

Canada has for years been part of an international effort to condemn China for human rights violations against Uyghur people, a largely Muslim minority group that has faced a long-term campaign of detention, and later incarceration, by China.

There are about 12 million Uyghurs living in Xinjiang, which is officially known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). The United Nations (UN) estimated in 2018 that as many as one million Uyghurs were being held in what resembles a “massive internment camp that is shrouded in secrecy.”

German leader not opposed to Chinese taking over car plants– www.channelnewsasia.com

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German carmakers have long complained of high costs and onerous red tape while critics contend the companies themselves need to restructure and improve how they are run.

Volkswagen boss Blume – who also told staff that four plants might need to close – said in April that he was open to Volkswagen’s Chinese partners using its plants.

However, the group has since sought to dampen speculation of any imminent deals.

Other carmakers in Europe are also partnering with Chinese firms.

Jeep and Fiat owner Stellantis said in May it had formed a joint venture with China’s Dongfeng to share manufacturing, sales and engineering operations on the continent.

China and Xi are seen more favourably than the US and Trump in many nations, Pew study suggests– www.channelnewsasia.com

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Aside from benefiting from the fading memory of the pandemic, China appears to have gained from comparison with the US, Silver said.

“By comparison, we know that China is seen to be a more reliable partner in many places. It’s more likely to be seen to contribute to global peace and stability,” the researcher said.

Notably, those in some US-allied countries have drastically shifted their views in recent years, such as Canada. In the new survey, only 33 per cent of Canadians have positive views of the US, down from 57 per cent in 2023. Over the same period, their favourable opinions of China rose from 14 per cent to 44 per cent.

Trump slapped a barrage of tariffs on Canadian goods last year, and even claimed that Canada could be the “51st state”.

Major European countries — including France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands and Italy — all have switched their opinions toward the world’s two largest economies.

People in the UK, where about six in 10 held positive views of the US in 2023, now view China and the US similarly. Three years ago, the spread was 32 percentage points in Washington’s favour.

Of the six countries where people have more favourable views of the US, Israel leads the way. About eight in 10 Israelis view the US positively, compared with 19 per cent for China.

China ups arrests of Christians, demands cult of Xi– www.americanthinker.com

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The Chinese communist government clearly sees the first of the Ten Commandments, “Thou shalt have no other gods before me,” as a threat.

As reported Sunday in The Telegraph, Chinese authorities have intensified a nationwide campaign against independent Christian congregations, arresting thousands of worshippers and forcing many of China’s “house churches” further underground.

Police have raided churches across the country, detained pastors and lay leaders, and expanded surveillance of believers who refuse to worship in state-approved churches.

Several Chinese Christians who fled the country told The Telegraph that believers increasingly feel they are being treated as enemies of the state simply because their highest allegiance is to God rather than to the Chinese Communist Party.

One Christian told the newspaper that “there is no freedom left,” while another described living under constant surveillance and fearing arrest for attending ordinary worship services. Others said authorities have pressured Christians to join government-controlled churches whose preaching is closely monitored by the Communist Party.

China Becomes an Ethno-Nationalist State?

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China’s Ethnic Unity Law took effect July 1, 2026. The law appears to attempt to advance Han ethnic supremacism both within China and globally. Global concerns about the laws effects on ethnic minorities within China were met by claims from CCP officials that the law was meant to “protect them.”

China Defends Widely Criticized ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law – The New York Times
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Rights groups and Western officials have criticized the law as a threat to Tibetans, Uyghurs and other minorities. Beijing says the measure aims to protect them.