CPSC Monitor (Oct 14th – Oct 24th, 2024)

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CHINA

1. BRICS leaders adopt Kazan Declaration— Key Points

https://www.cnbctv18.com/world/brics-leaders-adopt-kazan-declaration-key-points-19497875.htm

2. China’s air, water quality improves in first three quarters of 2024

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-10-24/China-s-air-water-quality-improves-in-first-three-quarters-of-2024-1xX2VO0NFK0/p.html

3. China confirms pact with India to ‘resolve’ conflict over disputed border

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/22/china-confirms-pact-with-india-to-resolve-conflict-over-disputed-border

4. West blasts China on rights, China responds: What about Gaza?

https://www.reuters.com/world/west-blasts-china-rights-china-responds-what-about-gaza-2024-10-22/

5. China’s cleantech investment in the US: Leg-up or security threat?

https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/china-s-cleantech-investment-us-leg-or-security-threat

6. Ambiguity or madness? Where Harris and Trump stand on China

https://www.economist.com/china/2024/10/23/ambiguity-or-madness-where-harris-and-trump-stand-on-china

7. Can India become the next China for German business?

https://www.dw.com/en/can-india-become-the-next-china-for-german-business/a-70570272

 

CENTRAL ASIA

1. Lost Silk Road Cities Discovered High in the Mountains of Central Asia

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lost-silk-road-cities-discovered-high-in-the-mountains-of-central-asia/

2. Central Asia Emerges as Epicenter of Rare Earth Mineral Rush

https://oilprice.com/Metals/Commodities/Central-Asia-Emerges-as-Epicenter-of-Rare-Earth-Mineral-Rush.html

3. India engages with Central Asian countries over diplomatic, military trainings
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/india-engages-with-central-asian-countries-over-diplomatic-military-trainings/articleshow/114431445.cms?from=mdr
4. Azerbaijan balances climate action with regional peace, says Hikmet Hajiyev

https://www.azernews.az/nation/232942.html

5. Azerbaijan’s climate role is part of a regional peace bid

https://www.ft.com/content/476e99f9-ef56-4bd9-be09-d3a1dfa6f99e

 

EAST ASIA

1. Southeast Asia bears brunt of US trade curbs on Uyghur forced labor

https://www.voanews.com/a/southeast-asia-bears-brunt-of-us-trade-curbs-on-uyghur-forced-labor/7828673.html

2. Is the United States Losing Ground to China in Southeast Asia?

https://www.cfr.org/blog/united-states-losing-ground-china-southeast-asia

3. South Korea summons Russian envoy over North Korean troop deployment

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/21/south-korea-summons-russian-envoy-over-north-korean-troop-deployment

4. East Asian World Heritage Professionals Identified Common Priority Actions for Conservation and Management

https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/east-asian-world-heritage-professionals-identified-common-priority-actions-conservation-and

5. IEA sets up new office in Singapore to strengthen energy collaboration in Southeast Asia

https://www.iea.org/news/iea-sets-up-new-office-in-singapore-to-strengthen-energy-collaboration-in-southeast-asia