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1. China, US begin third round of trade talks in Swedish capital
Top economic officials from China and the United States have begun their third round of trade talks in Stockholm. The delegations – led by Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent – arrived at Rosenbad Monday afternoon.
2. Disgraced head of China’s famed Shaolin Temple defrocked, firms deregistered
Companies linked to Shi Yongxin, the disgraced head of China’s renowned Shaolin Temple, have been deregistered, and his Buddhist credentials revoked – with authorities citing “severe damage” caused to the image of the order.
3. Yuen Yuen Ang on how China can turn ‘polycrisis’ into ‘polytunity’
The Johns Hopkins professor of political economy says Beijing’s ‘directed improvisation’ remains essential at a time when innovation is king.
