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. Paid subscribers automatically have this list emailed directly to their inboxes every day by 10 a.m. EST. Subscribe here. The Wall Street Journal China’s New Tech Weapon: Dragging Its Feet on Global Merger Approvals — Officials of antitrust regulator ask firms to make available products they sell elsewhere. Taiwan’s President Quietly Met With U.S. Senators Ahead of Kevin McCarthy Sit-Down — Beijing has threatened retaliation if House speaker meets with Tsai Ing-wen. France’s Emmanuel Macron to Press Xi Jinping on China’s Support of Russia — West worries that Beijing could boost aid to ally Moscow in its war against Ukraine. The Financial Times China banks: state purges of bankers signal weaker profits ahead — Clear-outs undoubt