Topic: China — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 05:55 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: China renewed its strong opposition to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan ahead of the high profile summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.
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[2026-05-14 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: China’s Ambassador in Colombo Qi Zhenhong yesterday stressed that maritime cooperation is essential for the Sri Lanka’s development, while noting that routine marine scientific research conducted by scientists of both countries in Sri Lankan waters has been delayed due to various disruptions.
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[2026-05-14 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A foreign passenger who had illegally brought a consignment of cigarettes made in China worth Rs. 4.65 million into the country and attempted to take them out through the Green Channel where there is no declaration required at the arrival terminal of the Katunayake Airport
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[2026-05-14 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A delegation headed by Prof. Xin Chunying, Member of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and Chairperson of the Constitution and Law Committee of the NPC of China, called on Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne recently.
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[2026-05-14 05:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran has turned to alternative trade to bypass the US blockade along the Strait of Hormuz, making use of northern sea ports, trucking through land borders and sending cargo through a rail system bound for China to sell oil and receive vital parts for its military, according to multiple reports.
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[2026-05-14 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A draft UN Security Council resolution that demands Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz has the backing of nearly two thirds of the world’s countries, but still faces resistance from veto holders Russia and China.
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[2026-05-14 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump arrived in Beijing last night for the first visit to China by a US president since 2017. (Reuters: Evelyn Hockstein)
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[2026-05-14 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Donald Trump has returned to China for the first time since 2017, when he complimented Xi Jinping as the "king" of China. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-05-14 05:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: May 14, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-05-14 04:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends an energy investment event in capital city Brasilia on May 8. © Reuters
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[2026-05-14 04:35 UTC+10:00] [CART] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Na província argentina de San Juan, uma enorme estrutura metálica permanece imóvel perante o céu estrelado. Trata-se do Radiotelescópio China-Argentina (CART), uma estrutura de 40 metros de diâmetro que foi concebida para se tornar o maior radiotelescópio do seu tipo na América do Sul.
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[2026-05-14 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump landed in Beijing on Wednesday for a closely watched summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where the war in Iran, trade tension and Taiwan are expected to dominate discussions.
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[2026-05-14 03:47 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O Presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, chegou esta quarta-feira a Pequim para uma visita de Estado de três dias à China. A reunião com o presidente chinês, Xi Jinping, acontece na quinta-feira e deverá centrar-se em comércio internacional, guerra no Irão e venda de armas a Taiwan.
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[2026-05-14 03:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Prediction market traders think President Donald Trump will make some major announcements in his trip to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.
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[2026-05-14 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: When President Donald Trump meets with his counterpart, Xi Jinping, a new item will be added to the long list of issues of mutual interest and potential disagreement between the United States and China: the war in Iran.
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[2026-05-14 03:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-05-14 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks while visiting Washington in March. Tokyo had scheduled the trip with the timing of the U.S.-China leaders summit, then planned for April, in mind. © Reuters
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[2026-05-14 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Chinese electronics factory. China's exports to the U.S. fell in 2025, but its overall trade surplus with the world grew. © Reuters
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[2026-05-14 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Chinese electronics factory. China's exports to the U.S. fell in 2025, but its overall trade surplus with the world grew. © Reuters
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[2026-05-14 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PostMag Quick CrosswordThursday, 14 Mayloading
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[2026-05-14 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mini SudokuThursday, 14 Mayloading
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[2026-05-14 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The SCMP Cryptic CrosswordThursday, 14 Mayloading
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[2026-05-14 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Word SearchThursday, 14 Mayloading
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[2026-05-14 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The United States and Chinese flags are flown outside a hotel expected to be used for U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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[2026-05-14 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The highly vaunted Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline remains stalled months after Gazprom signed what it called a “legally binding” memorandum with China to build it, even as the Iran war has renewed Russian hopes that concerns over energy security could push Beijing closer to a deal.
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[2026-05-14 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — United States President Donald Trump said he would ask Xi Jinping to “open up” China to American firms as he headed to Beijing on Wednesday for a high-stakes summit that will also bring up the war on Iran.
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[2026-05-14 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday without a tarmac greeting from Chinese President Xi Jinping — but the seeming snub was actually an “upgrade” from his last welcome in 2017, according to an expert.
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[2026-05-14 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Women’s criteria draw most flak, with fans questioning why top three men will qualify directly while only top two women will do so
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[2026-05-14 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Women’s criteria draw most flak, with fans questioning why top three men will qualify directly while only top two women will do so
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[2026-05-14 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Observers noted the number of recent strategic and trade blows, including the war on Iran, have not derailed the meeting from going ahead
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[2026-05-14 01:59 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Observers noted the number of recent strategic and trade blows, including the war on Iran, have not derailed the meeting from going ahead
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[2026-05-14 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Chinese supertanker carrying two million barrels of Iraqi crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after being stranded in the Gulf for more than two months due to the US-Iran war, LSEG and Kpler ship-tracking data showed.
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[2026-05-14 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This undated image provided by the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences shows an ancient tooth found at the Zhoukoudian archaeological site in eastern China. (Kai Zhou/Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences via AP)
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[2026-05-14 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and artificial intelligence.
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[2026-05-14 00:58 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Case attracts widespread attention as example of China balancing enthusiastic adoption of AI with job security
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[2026-05-14 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police received report from St Paul’s Co-educational College that self-heating hotpot pack exploded after being improperly heated
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[2026-05-14 00:41 UTC+10:00] [self-heating hotpot pack] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police received report from St Paul’s Co-educational College that self-heating hotpot pack exploded after being improperly heated
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[2026-05-14 00:40 UTC+10:00] [US-China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-14 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: As president Trump was on his way to China, a Chinese tanker appears to have exited the Strait of Hormuz as it sails toward an area where the US has enforced a blockade, ahead of talks between US President Donald Trump and counterpart Xi Jinping, Bloomberg reported today, citing ship-tracking data showing the VLCC moving south along the eastern side of the chokepoint.
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[2026-05-14 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump landed in Beijing on Wednesday, accompanied by an entourage that included Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Elon Musk, after pledging to urge China's Xi Jinping to "open up" to US business at the start of their two-day summit.
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[2026-05-13 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A visitor walks in front of Alibaba booth during the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo at the China International Exhibition Center, in Beijing, China, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A., file)
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[2026-05-13 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — Chinese tech giant Alibaba said Wednesday that net profit dropped by nearly a fifth during its most recent fiscal year, weighed by challenges in the domestic economy and an expensive push into artificial intelligence.
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[2026-05-13 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with top diplomatic envoys from China and Japan to seek closer trilateral cooperation, the ministry said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-13 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump descended the steps of Air Force One in Beijing on Wednesday evening, greeted with pomp and pageantry ahead of a high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.
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[2026-05-13 23:45 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-05-13 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump and his Air Force One entourage have arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, greeted by a lavish red carpet welcome. The American president was received by Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, China’s ambassador to Washington Xie Feng, Executive Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxuong, and US envoy to Beijing David Perdue.
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[2026-05-13 23:34 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenBeijing, ChinaDonald Trump disembarks from Air Force One as he arrives for his state visit to China, his first in 10 years. The Iran war, trade, artificial intelligence and Taiwan are expected to dominate the US president’s talks with Chinese leadersPhotograph: Evan Vucci/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenFátima, PortugalThe statue of Our Lady of Fátima is carried through the crowd during the procession of candles, the highlight of celebrations at the Catholic shrinePhotograph: Armando França/APShareView image in fullscreenReggio Emilia,
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[2026-05-13 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ex-Wallabies coach apologises after being banned for four games and has salary cut following incident on Australian tour with under-23 team
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[2026-05-13 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ex-Wallabies coach apologises after being banned for four games and has salary cut following incident on Australian tour with under-23 team
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[2026-05-13 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The pilot used a ‘crabbing’ manoeuvre to land the plane safely despite strong winds at Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport.
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