China says protectionism hurts everyone after US sets new tariffs | East Asia Tonight (Aug 1)

Beijing faces an Aug 12 deadline to reach agreement; Taiwan gets a 20 per cent rate but President William Lai says they are holding out for a better deal. Also on East Asia Tonight: China slams FBI's new standalone New Zealand office for its stated aim to "counter" the Communist Party of China; Japan asks Myanmar to release detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi before elections; and how a single father is caring for his elderly parents in a super-aged Taiwan. 00:00 Headlines 01:28 Trump’s tariffs hit East Asia 11:48 China slams FBI in New Zealand 12:45 Japan flags Myanmar election risk 25:44 A family copes in super-aged Taiwan 35:39 Chongqing hotpot goes underground in a heatwave 37:13 How a Chinese millennial makes a living writing “ordinary” biographies 43:21 ChinaJoy Shanghai: Asia's biggest digital entertainment expo