Corpse have been found floating amid severe flooding in Hebei, northern China, according to local reports. Residents of Zhuozhou city said the casualties were so heavy that armed police had taken over the area to prevent news of the situation from spreading. Typhoon Doksuri hit much of northern China with heavy rainfall, especially the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, from July 28 to Aug. 2. This, combined with water discharge efforts by officials, has triggered severe flooding, affecting many people’s properties and crops. On Aug. 24, a video of “floating bodies after the flood” was posted on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, with the location shown as Shigou village in Bazhou city, Hebei Province. At the time, over 20 days had passed since flood discharge in the village began in early August....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/chinese-armed-police-forbid-videoing-during-floods-resident-says-5485861
President Joe Biden said on Sunday that he would be “disappointed” if Chinese leader Xi Jinping skipped the G20 summit in India, amid unconfirmed reports that Beijing will likely send its premier to the summit on Mr. Xi’s behalf. Reuters reported last week that Chinese Premier Li Qiang will likely take Mr. Xi’s place at the summit, citing Indian officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to unauthorized status to speak to the media. Responding to a question from a reporter in Delaware, Mr. Biden was asked about Mr. Xi’s possible absence at the summit, to which he responded, “I am disappointed, but I am going to get to see him.”...
TAIPEI—Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple supplier Foxconn, resigned as a company board member, the Taiwanese company said on Saturday, less than a week after announcing a bid to be the island’s next president. After months of speculation, Gou, who stepped down as Foxconn’s chairman in 2019, announced on Monday he would stand as an independent candidate in a presidential election to be held in January. In a brief statement, Foxconn said Gou had resigned due to “personal reasons”, and noted he had “officially handed over leadership of the group to a professional manager four years ago.”...