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Ex-PM, who is trying to revive career, says she will ‘show solidarity’ with Taiwan after Nancy Pelosi visit sparked furore
Liz Truss is to visit Taiwan next week, where she will deliver a speech likely to anger Beijing and potentially upset the UK government’s careful approach to China relations.
The former prime minister said on Tuesday: “Taiwan is a beacon of freedom and democracy. I’m looking forward to showing solidarity with the Taiwanese people in person in the face of increasingly aggressive behaviour and rhetoric from the regime in Beijing.”

Microsoft, LinkedIn’s owner, had already pulled the flagship networking site from China in 2021, leaving only a stripped-down app that catered to job seekers.

President Biden held a screening of the upcoming Disney+ movie "American Born Chinese" in honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Beijing says US, Australia and New Zealand have ‘a cold war mentality’ and are driving up geopolitical tensions
China has accused Australia of attempting to sabotage its relationships in the Pacific, saying Australia has a “cold war mentality” and is blinded by “ideological prejudice”.
Senior Chinese diplomats said Australia has undermined Beijing’s security and law enforcement cooperation with Fiji, alleging its relations with Fiji are being “targeted” by Australia, the US and New Zealand.

State media report suggests growing suspicions of firms involved in due diligence and business research industries
Chinese authorities appear to be running a targeted espionage investigation of foreign consulting firms operating in the country, according to a state media report, after recent raids on the offices several international firms.
The latest known case saw officers raid multiple offices used by the business consulting firm Capvision in Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou and Shenzhen, Chinese state media reported on Monday. It followed in March, which saw five employees arrested and the branch shut down. US management consulting firm Bain & Company by Chinese officers in April, and employees questioned.

The relatively high representation of AAPI staff at lower levels may obscure the need for training and support.

Chief executive of professional networking platform blames economic conditions and need to make business more agile
LinkedIn will cut more than 700 jobs and shut down its China jobs app in the latest round of tech sector redundancies.
Ryan Roslansky, chief executive of the Microsoft-owned professional networking platform, announced on Monday in a letter to staff that 716 roles would go as part of changes aimed at responding to economic conditions and making the business more agile.

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is celebrated during the month of May. 2009 was the first year it was celebrated. Before then it was formerly known as Asian-Pacific American ...

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is celebrated during the month of May. 2009 was the first year it was celebrated. Before then it was formerly known as Asian-Pacific American ...

American Born Chinese tells the story of an average California high schooler mixed up in a fight with Chinese mythological gods.

American Born Chinese tells the story of an average California high schooler mixed up in a fight with Chinese mythological gods.

Weihua Yan says in recent years, not all Asian Americans have been welcomed the way he was in the United States.