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The US Federal Reserve was sending strong signals that it intended to pull back on the lending rate increases made in 2018 due to concerns starting to dog the economic outlook, including the trade war with China.

 

With the Asian financial hub plunged into crisis by months of pro-democracy protests, several small public rallies of support by Hong Kong students have been held at Australian universities.

A UN diplomat told that China had asked for closed consultations on the Security Council agenda item 'India Pakistan Question', to discuss India revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan too wrote a letter on the issue to the world body.  

Hong Kong's financial secretary, Paul Chan, cut this year's official growth forecast to 0 to 1%, which could be the worst performance since 2009 during the global financial crisis. The previous forecast was 2% to 3%

The figures are the latest to highlight how the world's second-largest economy China is being battered by an escalating trade war with the United States and slowing global demand.

The apology from the jewellery brand came a day after several other luxury retailers apologised for mistakes in their labelling of the semi-autonomous cities of Hong Kong and Macau as well as the self-ruled island of Taiwan.

Lekima, the ninth typhoon, hit Wenling city on Saturday afternoon, packing winds of 187 kilometers per hour and bringing heavy rainstorms. It has left 45 people dead and 16 missing in three Chinese provinces.
 

The abrupt shutdown at one of the world's busiest hubs came as the Chinese government signalled its rising anger at the protesters, denouncing some of the violent demonstrations as "terrorism". 

India and China must be a factor of stability, at a time when the world is facing an uncertain situation, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said while calling on Chinese vice president Wang Qishan.

 

Jaishankar, minister for external affairs is in Beijing on a three-day visit to discuss a host of issues including finalisation of arrangements for President Xi Jinping's visit to India

Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi who assured him that China will continue to support Pakistan in safeguarding its legitimate rights and interests and uphold justice for the country on the international arena.
 

The Trump administration believes that giving access to (China) state-controlled Huawei on 5G would risk America's national security. "We must make sure they have no access to the US market," stated Trump.
 

The Atlantic.com has published a heartrending story of how Muslims in China are being targeted by placing them in internment camps and being forced to eat pork and drink alcohol.

 

The Pentagon is thrilled that it will now be able to modernize its arsenal to counter the mounting might of China, which is looking to assert its military supremacy in Asia.

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