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DWNewsAsiawithBireshBanerjee,24August202224.08.2022 ThewarinUkraineisreshapingthegeopoliticsofAsiawithChinaasacentralfigure.WelookathowsixmonthsofawarinEuropeisaffectingalignments,powerbalancesandfutureprospectsinAsia. TwingiantpandacubsbornatChinaresearchcenter24.08.2022 Giantpandatwins,onemaleandonefemale,havebeenbornattheQinlingPandaResearchCenterinShaanxiprovinceinChina.Bothwereingoodhealth,thefacilitysaid.Itwasthemother'ssecondsetoftwins. Sixmonthsin:GlobalconsequencesoftheUkrainewar24.08.2022 WhenRussianPresidentVladimirPutinsenttanksintoUkraine,hestartedawarthatquicklybecamemuchbiggerthananinvasionon'just'onecontinent.DWcorrespondentsreportontheconsequencesforcountriesandpeoplearoundtheglobe. AreTaiwan'sairraidsheltersadequate?23.08.2022 China'sshellingofTaiwan'sKinmenandMatsuislandsin1958andrecentsaber-rattlingfromBeijinghavemadepreparingairraidsheltersakeypartofTaiwan'scivildefensestrategy.ButasDW'sCherieChanreports,noteveryonethinksthosesheltersareadequate. 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Chinapropertycrisisstirsunrestashomebuyersdespair22.08.2022 TensionsarerisingoverhundredsofthousandsofunfinishedhomesacrossChinathathaveleftbuyershighanddry.Authoritieshavesteppeduppressureondevelopersandbankstodefusethesituation,butmanyvictimsfindthemselvesinadesperatepredicament. Chinawantstogeneraterainwithchemicals21.08.2022 Chinasaysitwilltrytoprotectitsgrainharvestfromintensedroughtbyusingchemicalstogeneraterain.Thecountryissufferingaseverewatershortageafteritshottestanddriestsummersincethegovernmentbeganrecordingrainfall. Taiwan:Renewedfearofwar20.08.2022 WhileverymanyTaiwanesetreatChina'slarge-scalemilitaryexercisesaroundTaiwanasmoreoftheusualsaber-rattling,somearebeginningtoworry.Accordingtoalocalpsychiatrist,anxietyoverapossibleconflictisslowlyrising. UNfailstoreachdealtoextendTalibantravelbanexemptions20.08.2022 ThirteenTalibanleaderswerepermittedtotraveldespitesanctionssothattheycouldmeetforeignofficialsabroad.RussiaandChinahadarguedthisshouldbeallowedtocontinue,butothercountriesdisagreed. Tibetansanxiousaboutapost-DalaiLamaworld19.08.2022 TheTibetancommunityisconcernedaboutitsfutureaftertheDalaiLamapasseson.TibetanswhohavefledtoIndiawonderifthecommunitywillstillreceivesupport. WillUSandSouthKoreamilitarydrillsincreasetensioninAsia?19.08.2022 SeoulandWashingtonturnawayfromapolicyofdetentewithPyongyangwiththelargestjointexercisesinfouryearsasChinaandRussiaengageintheirowndisplaysofforce. US,TaiwaneyeclosertradetiesamidChinatensions18.08.2022 TheUSandTaiwanseemwillingtosetasidebilateraltradeirritantsandboostcommercialtiesasrelationswithChinadeteriorate. Showmorearticles ©2022DeutscheWelle| PrivacyPolicy| AccessibilityStatement| Legalnotice| Contact