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China’s sudden economic slowdown is worrying. But it doesn’t have to be all bad news for Australia

The great Chinese construction boom has lasted longer than anyone thought possible. But all things must pass

The Guardian - AU

China’s race for growth is fading. So too is its dream of middle-class security

Xi Jinping’s 31-point strategy may not be enough to halt the economy’s decline

The Guardian - UK

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka may allow Indian rupee to be used in local transactions

Sri Lanka is considering the possibility of allowing the use of the Indian rupee to be used in local transactions, as the island nation struggles to build its depleted foreign reserves and to emerge from last year’s unprecedented economic crisis

The Independent UK

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Netanyahu To Visit China Amidst Delayed White House Invitation

Israeli Prime Minister seeks alternative foreign policy options as he plans to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Zenger

China’s ‘sluggish’ economy: squeezing the middle classes

Here we go again, said Xin Ping on Xinhuanet (Beijing). China recently released economic data indicating that its post-Covid recovery has been slightly weaker than hoped in 2023 – so, as ever, foreign commentators are now bleating about China’s “sluggish” economy and predicting its imminent collapse.

The Week

US-China cultural exchange at low point after tensions and Covid, data shows

Tourism, academia and literature all exhibit signs that trend of closer ties has gone into reverse

The Guardian - UK

North Korea fires 'several' missiles into sea, stays silent on US soldier

North Korea fired several cruise missiles toward its western sea Saturday, South Korea’s military said, marking the second launch event this week, apparently in protest of the docking of a nuclear-armed US submarine in South Korea.

France 24

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North Korea fires cruise missiles, stays mum on US soldier who crossed into country

South Korea's military says North Korea has fired several cruise missiles toward its western sea

The Independent UK

Genius of Abe lay in his ability to look beyond alliances: Jaishankar

Jaishankar was speaking at the launch of the book, The Important of Shinzo Abe, which documents the former Japanese Prime Minister’s engagement with India, and in particular his relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

The Hindu

US navy secretary says Australian multination military exercise demonstrates unity to China

U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro says the major multination military training exercise Talisman Sabre in Australia sends a message to China that America’s allies are cooperating to defend their security and democratic values

The Independent UK

Hong Kong court to decide whether to ban broadcast and distribution of protest song

A Hong Kong court will hand down a closely-watched decision over whether to ban the broadcast and distribution of a protest song after the government asked it to do so in the name of national security

The Independent UK

China’s ‘breathtaking’ infiltration of UK economy: an existential threat?

China is engaged in a “whole-of-state” assault on the UK – and the Government’s response to this “onslaught” has been “completely inadequate”.

The Week

Autocratic Cambodian leader paving way for son, a West Point graduate with PhD in economics, to rule

Cambodia's Hun Sen has been his country's autocratic prime minister for nearly four decades, during which the opposition has been stifled and the country has moved closer to China

The Independent UK

New threats mean UK should ‘re-assess’ defence in Scotland, MPs say

THE UK should reassess its defence presence in Scotland in light of new threats in the most northerly part of the globe, a committee of MPs has…

The National (Scotland)

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The Independent UK

Japanese, US, and South Korean officials condemn the North's weapons plans but urge dialogue

Japanese, U.S. and South Korean senior officials have condemned North Korea for its recent ICBM-class ballistic missile launches

The Independent UK

Threats in far north and Arctic may need greater military presence, MPs told

A Westminster committee also said a strategy for protecting offshore infrastructure is needed.

The Conversation

China is playing the long game in the Pacific. Here's why its efforts are beginning to pay off

A week-long trip to Beijing by the Pacific’s most flamboyant statesman Manasseh Sogavare, was always going to cause concern in Canberra.

Al Jazeera

China’s Xi welcomes ‘old friend’ Henry Kissinger in Beijing

Visit from the former diplomat who helped normalise relations in the 1970s comes amid efforts to improve US-China ties.

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The Independent UK

Blinken heads to Tonga, New Zealand, Australia as US shifts Indo-Pacific strategy into overdrive

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Tonga, New Zealand and Australia next week as the Biden administration shifts its Indo-Pacific strategy into overdrive in part to counter China’s growing influence in the region

Al Jazeera

North Korea warns US of nuclear retaliation as tensions rise

Warning comes days after the US sent nuclear submarine to South Korea for the first time in decades.

The Independent UK

US Army investigating prior North Korean knowledge of Travis King crossing border, report says

Department of Defense ‘serious incident report’ gives most detailed outline of events leading up to border crossing

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong police raid homes of relatives of two exiled activists

Families of Dennis Kwok and Christopher Mung questioned this week as pressure on dissidents grows

Tribune News Service

China’s Xi meets ‘old friend’ Kissinger amid US tensions

President Xi Jinping has welcomed former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to Beijing for their first known meeting in the Chinese capital in more than three years.

Evening Standard

North Korea ‘not answering’ US queries regarding fate of missing soldier

An eyewitness on Travis King’s tour group described the moment he bolted over the border into North Koera

The Independent UK

China's Xi tells Kissinger that China-US ties are at a crossroads and stability is still possible

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told former top U_S_ diplomat Henry Kissinger that relations between the two countries are at a crossroads and both sides need to “make new decisions” that could result in stable ties and “joint success and prosperity.”

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