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Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.
This week, the following hot news you should know:
Top 1 | Trump Says ‘Revolution’ Will Occur in US If Biden Becomes President
US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is a puppet figure, who, if elected in November, will ignite a "revolution" in the United States, US President Donald Trump said on Monday, in a Fox News interview.
"Biden won't calm things down," Trump said. "They will take over. They will have won. If Biden gets in, they will have won. He's a weak person. He's controlled like a puppet. So it's not going to be calm … They will have taken over your cities. It's a revolution. You understand that. It's a revolution and the people of this country will not stand for that."
According to Trump, funding for the "revolution" is coming from "very stupid rich people that have no idea that if their thing ever succeeded, which it won't, they would be thrown to the wolves like never before." On Monday, Biden accused Trump of further dividing the protest-ridden nation rather than unifying it and his words and messages were sowing chaos rather than law and order.
Top 2 | Biden, Harris prepare to travel more as campaign heats up
After spending a pandemic spring and summer tethered almost entirely to his Delaware home, Joe Biden plans to take his presidential campaign to battleground states after Labor Day in his bid to unseat President Donald Trump.
No itinerary is set, according to the Democratic nominee’s campaign, but the former vice president and his allies say his plan is to highlight contrasts with Trump, from policy arguments tailored to specific audiences to the strict public health guidelines the Biden campaign says its events will follow amid COVID-19.
That’s a notable difference from a president who on Thursday delivered his nomination acceptance on the White House lawn to more than 1,000 people seated side-by-side, most of them without masks, even as the U.S. death toll surpassed 180,000.
Top 3 | Beijing says will make legitimate response to U.S. fresh restriction on Chinese diplomats
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has said it will make legitimate responses to the Trump administration's latest restrictions on Chinese diplomats citing security reasons.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying denounced the decision as "irrational" and "delusional." The U.S. side has imposed fresh restrictions and barrier on Chinese diplomats in the U.S. and such behavior seriously violated international law and rules and it seriously interrupted normal bilateral interactions and exchange, Hua said at a daily briefing on Thursday.
Chinese diplomats working in the United States will now be required to get approval before visiting local universities or hosting cultural events with groups over 50 outside mission grounds, according to U.S. Secretary of States Mike Pompeo.
Top 4 | India bans over 100 more Chinese apps amid fresh border confrontation
India on Wednesday banned over 100 Chinese mobile apps, including wildly popular mobile game PUBG, amid fresh border tension between the two countries.
The country's ministry of electronics and information technology alleged that the 118 banned mobile applications are "prejudicial to the sovereignty, integrity, defense of India and public order."
It comes over two months after the Indian government banned 59 mobile apps with Chinese background including WeChat, which severely damaged the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies. On June 30, China voiced strong concern over India's move and said New Delhi has the responsibility to uphold the "legitimate and legal rights" of international investors.
Top 5 | Trump threatens to cut federal funds to 'lawless' cities
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a memo on Wednesday that threatens to cut federal funding to "lawless" cities, including Seattle, Portland, New York and Washington.
"My Administration will not allow Federal tax dollars to fund cities that allow themselves to deteriorate into lawless zones," said the memo, which was released by the White House.
Trump, in the memo, specifically calls out his frequent Democratic targets by name: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. The memo instructs Attorney General William Barr to develop a list of "anarchist jurisdictions" that "permitted violence and the destruction of property to persist and have refused to undertake reasonable measures" to restore order.
Top 6 | Melania Trump used private email to conduct official White House business, former senior adviser says
First lady Melania Trump used private email accounts rather than her White House email to discuss official White House business, according to her former senior adviser Stephanie Winston Wolkoff.
A first lady is not a federal employee and not subject to the same law as those working for the President or vice president restricting the use of a personal email account to conduct official government business.
However, Trump's reported use of private email accounts came after her husband, President Donald Trump, railed against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server -- instead of a government email account -- during her time as secretary of state, and made it a central part of his campaign against her in the 2016 election.
Top 7 | Japan's former ministers Kishida and Ishiba to run in party leadership race
Former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday both officially announced they will be running for the leadership of Japan's ruling party.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his resignation on Friday due to the worsening of a chronic health condition. His Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is expected to hold its leadership vote on September 14. The president of the LDP is virtually assured of being prime minister because of the party's majority in parliament's lower house.
Ishiba is a favorite to lead the LDP in opinion polls, but the slimmed-down version of the election that officials have announced is widely expected to work against him. Ishiba said he regretted that ordinary party members will be unable to vote. Kishida, currently policy chief of the LDP said the country must focus on challenges such as poverty and social disparity.
Top 8 | Top U.S. general says military won't play role in 2020 election
The U.S. military will not play a role in this year's election, according to the country's top general.
"In the event of a dispute over some aspect of the elections, by law U.S. courts and the U.S. Congress are required to resolve any disputes, not the U.S. military," Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, wrote in a letter released on Friday responding to questions from two House lawmakers. The answers came as presidential nominees stoke questions about military involvement in this year's election.
U.S. President and 2020 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has raised the prospect that he won't accept the results in November, claiming without providing any evidence that mail-in voting could lead to widespread voter fraud.
Top 9 | Britain offers EU to 'Agree Simple Parts of Brexit Deal First'
This comes as the seventh round of trade talks between Britain and the EU ended with no breakthrough as the sides have different views on concessions for trade, sovereignty, as well as on access to fishing waters.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said on Tuesday that Britain wants to agree with the EU on simpler parts of the future deal.
Earlier this week, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian addressed French ambassadors based in Europe alongside German counterpart Heiko Maas to say that the EU-UK post-Brexit trade talks have stalled "due to the intransigent and frankly unrealistic attitude of the United Kingdom." EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier confirmed a lack of progress after the seventh round of trade talks which took place on 18 - 21 August.
Top 10 | Former India president Mukherjee dies after developing lung infection
Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, who had tested positive for COVID-19 this month, died on Monday after weeks in hospital. He was 84.
New Delhi’s Army Hospital (Research And Referral) said earlier in the day that Mukherjee had gone into a septic shock after coming down with a lung infection. His medical condition had declined since Sunday, it added.
A veteran politician who served as foreign and finance minister in previous administrations led by the now-opposition Congress party, Mukherjee had friends on both sides of the political divide.
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(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)
