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22 Sep, 4 tweets, 3 min read
Taiwan's Executive Yuan announced tonight that #Taiwan has officially applied to join #CPTPP and will notify all member states to get their support. The news comes after #China also launched its bid to join CPTPP. cna.com.tw/news/firstnews…
The spokesperson said that the goal of joining #CPTPP has been one of the main goals of this government since @iingwen became #Taiwan President in 2016. He said all government departments have join the efforts of preparing for this bid.
#Taiwan will hold a press conference tomorrow.
Some experts describe this as a necessary and bold move by #Taiwan. However, one of the main obstacles will be the import restrictions on food from Japan's Fukushima region as well as other agricultural imports. cna.com.tw/news/firstnews…

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Lithuania's Defense Ministry recommended that consumers avoid buying Chinese mobile phones and advised people to throw away the ones they have now after a government report found the devices had built-in censorship capabilities. edition.cnn.com/2021/09/21/tec…
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By @catecadell: " @ziba116 is one of eight #Uyghur people who told Reuters they have spent years searching for information on relatives who were detained and have since been charged and imprisoned in #Xinjiang." saltwire.com/halifax/news/o…
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In a move designed to bolster #Beijing’s climate credentials, Xi Jinping said Tuesday that #China would stop building coal-burning power plants overseas, ending its support for construction projects that rely on the world’s dirtiest fossil fuel. nytimes.com/2021/09/21/cli…
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21 Sep
Last week, #China issued a new guideline detailing how the government hopes to create a “civilized” cyberspace. While it is viewed as part of the larger crackdown, some analysts think it is not creating a desirable outcome for #Beijing. My latest: independent.co.uk/independentpre…
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From @Reuters: DiDi Global Inc Co-founder and President Jean Liu has told some close associates that she intends to step down, according to two sources familiar with the matter. aljazeera.com/economy/2021/9…
Liu, 43, has in recent weeks told some associates that she expected the government to eventually take control of DiDi and appoint new management, said the two sources.
Liu told a couple of executives close to her in recent weeks – including those who had followed her to join DiDi from the Wall Street bank – that she planned to leave and encouraged them to start looking for new opportunities as well.
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