From Beijing’s response to Kash Patel’s ‘groundless’ claim to Guangzhou and Shenzhen’s underperformance, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

Claims by the head of the FBI that China is a threat to the Indo-Pacific are groundless, Beijing said as the American security agency opened its first permanent office in New Zealand.

The US government sent mixed messages on Thursday on where the latest trade agreement with China, including a possible extension of the pause on tariff hikes, is headed.

China’s military has warned that America’s new containerised missile and rocket launch system could “seriously undermine regional strategic stability”.

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