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China Update

China Update

China Braces For National Flood & Food Emergency | Xi Travels To North Korea | Germany’s China Debate

China Update · Jun 8, 2026 · 12:22

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In today’s China Update:🇨🇳 Xi Jinping arrives in North Korea for his first visit in seven years, meeting Kim Jong Un as Beijing looks to strengthen ties with Pyongyang amid rising geopolitical tensions.🌧️ Southern China faces a growing flood threat, with forecasters warning that some regions could receive more than 400mm of rain over the next 10 days, putting rice crops, infrastructure, and communities at risk.🇪🇺 The debate over China policy is heating up in Germany as Europe considers tougher trade measures against Beijing, while divisions emerge over how confrontational the EU should become.⚡ China's carbon emissions have risen for the first time in nearly two years, despite record growth in wind and solar power, highlighting growing challenges in integrating renewable energy into the country's electricity grid.

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