EU-China trade talks begin amid heightened trade tensions | East Asia Tonight Oct 8, 2026

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Europe's trade chief lands in Beijing with a mission to rebalance trade with China. Also on East Asia Tonight: South Korea recalls ambassador to Ukraine as diplomatic row deepens; and US cybersecurity firm says suspect behind spate of bank hackings in South Korea could be a 26-year-old Chinese national. 00:00 Headlines 01:22 EU-China trade talks begin amid tensions 07:32 Seoul withdraws ambassador to Kyiv 09:08 Chinese national suspected to be behind South Korea bank hackings 10:44 South Korea and Egypt upgrade ties 12:56 TSMC delivers record quarterly revenue over AI demand 19:58 Tencent looks beyond China for growth 26:01 Japan tells China to show respect 33:46 China nominates candidate to lead the WHO 37:16 Myanmar leader in Malaysia 46:11 BTS holds concerts in Peru

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