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The Chinese telecom giant will remain in Singapore through small local operator. The city-state does not want to take sides in the Sino-US technology row. For the Trump administration, Huawei is controlled by China’s military. The number of countries excluding the Chinese company is growing.

Chinese police have formalized charges and arrests against Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi, two leaders of the New Citizens Movement. Activists Ge Jueping, Chen Jiahong and Zhang Guiqi were also arrested for subversion. Before being tried, all had already served years of pre-trial detention. The danger for Hong Kong.

Depositors in two local banks rush to withdraw savings. Local lenders are burdened by huge bad loans. Local governments, small businesses and farmers are the main debtors. China’s total domestic debt hit 317 per cent of GDP. The central bank is looking at US$ 28 billion to recapitalise these banks.

Pyongyang had threatened to send troops to the demilitarized zone between the two countries in response to the launch of defamatory pamphlets. 10 speakers used to relay propaganda against Seoul removed from the border. Analysts: Kim wants concessions from South Koreans.

Zhang is in a Shanghai prison for disturbing social stability and creating public disorder. She criticised the government's handling of the crisis. Friends fear that her Christian faith might lead her to martyrdom. The government is cracking down on those who speak about the pandemic. Posts have been deleted from the virtual ‘wailing wall’ dedicated to the memory of Li Wenliang.

During its annual summit with China yesterday the Union expressed its disappointment, targeting trade policies, cyber-attacks and disinformation campaign. Von der Leyen: "Serious consequences for the security law for Hong Kong". Analysts: The EU will have to follow the facts with words.

The human rights lawyer gives first interview since finishing his sentence in April. He spent four years in jail for "subversion against the state". After being beaten for hours, the prison authorities forced him to sign an affidavit declaring his guilt. Wang: "Police, investigating magistrates and judges have distorted the law."

The EU is dissatisfied with its relations with China, but does not want a break. Europeans are studying measures to defend themselves from Chinese dumping and export subsidies. An EU-China investment agreement is now in doubt. For a former NATO secretary general, European companies should move away from China if Beijing does not open its market.

The measure applies only to loans due in 2020. Beijing also postpones interest payments of 77 low-income countries. According to the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the Vatican COVID-19 Commission, developing nations cannot tackle the pandemic without the help of creditor countries. Beijing excludes full debt cancellation.

The meeting in Hawaii between Yang Jiechi and Mike Pompeo was "constructive" for the Chinese; the US response is cold. The January trade agreement is struggling to take off and the technological war is worsening. The White House attacks Xi Jinping on Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Two US aircraft carriers and a flotilla of submarines deployed in East Asia. Trump could take advantage of Xi's internal and external difficulties in the presidential campaign.

The bare hand battle occurred in the Galwan Valley, on the border between Indian Ladakh and Chinese Aksai Chin. Indian media: the commander of Chinese troops in the area is among the dead. The border crisis started in early May. Over the past 45 years the two armies have often clashed, but without casualties.

Relations between Moscow and Beijing include both cooperation and competition. The Russian Arctic scientist was placed under house arrest in February, charged with passing information on Russian submarine detection technology. For Andrey Kortunov, the “overall bilateral strategic partnership” between the two powers “is too important to both sides.”