Good Morning. Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.
The Wall Street Journal
Instagram’s Short-Video Feature Reels Debuts in U.S. as Threats to TikTok Mount — Facebook’s Instagram has launched a short-video feature in the U.S., challenging the empire that Chinese social-media upstart TikTok has built on user-generated dance videos, comedy skits and viral challenges.U.S., Chinese Officials to Meet Aug. 15, Assess Trade Deal — The U.S. and China have agreed to high-level talks on Aug. 15 to assess Beijing’s compliance with the “phase one” bilateral trade agreement signed early this year, according to people briefed on the matter.Bezos, Beijing and the Washington Post — Democracy never lives in the darkness of a communist dictatorship.Saudi Arabia, With China’s Help, Expands Its Nuclear Program — Saudi Arabia
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