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Has the big thaw begun? China’s foreign minister will visit Australia

China's Foreign Minister will visit Australia in a fresh sign of improved relations between the nations and the potential end of trade bans

The New Daily

China intensifies Ukraine peace effort

BEIJING: China will dispatch a special envoy to Ukraine, Russia and other European nations from Monday, as Beijing steps up its efforts for a diplomatic resolution to Moscow’s war.

Bangkok Post

Professor accused of sexually assaulting teenager as China’s #metoo movement struggles forward

Victim alleges in viral social media post that assault 11 years ago resulted in her becoming pregnant and having an abortion

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Japan: Public Reluctant To Defend Taiwan Should China Invade

A new opinion poll has found that over half of the Japanese population is of the opinion that the Japan Self-Defense Forces should not become involved in fighting if China invades Taiwan.

The News Lens

Russia acknowledges retreat north of Bakhmut as Ukraine claims advances

Moscow acknowledged on Friday that its forces had fallen back north of Ukraine's battleground city of Bakhmut after a new Ukrainian offensive, in a retreat that the head of Russia's Wagner private army called a "rout". The rare acknowledgement came after Ukraine said its forces had made significant advances around…

France 24

Former NBA star stirs Chinese anger by calling Taiwan a country

BEIJING: Former National Basketball Association (NBA) star Dwight Howard has triggered a wave of criticism on Chinese social media for calling Taiwan a country in a promotional video with Taiwan's vice president.

Bangkok Post

Australia trade minister seeks to mend ties on visit to China

Australia's Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell appears to be making progress in restoring a nearly decade-long rift in relations with China during a visit to Beijing

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G7 finance chiefs debate reducing supply chain reliance on China

Finance leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies discussed the need to make global supply chains more resilient by reducing over-reliance on China, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Friday.

Reuters

EU looks for united voice on China

Stockholm (AFP) - EU foreign ministers meet Friday to seek a common approach on lessening Europe's reliance on China and coaxing Beijing to take a tougher stance on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

AFP

Australian, China trade ministers to meet in Beijing

Trade Minister Don Farrell will be hosted by his Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao in Beijing as the two seek to pave a path toward ending punitive tariffs.

The New Daily

EU ministers back plan to reduce economic reliance on China

European Union ministers on Friday backed reducing the bloc's economic dependence on China but will now have to figure out how to make that a reality, foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.

Reuters

Chinese foreign minister to visit Australia - South China Morning Post

China's foreign minister is expected to visit Australia in July as diplomatic relations between the two trading partners stabilise, the South China Morning Post reported on Friday.

Reuters

China ministers' India trips show warming of relations

Relations between two neighbouring countries and the world's first and second-most populous countries, China and India, have witnessed a downward spiral in recent years after the bloody clash between the two countries' border troops in the Galwan Valley in June 2020, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the…

Bangkok Post

Top US, China officials meet in Vienna for 'candid' talks

Washington (AFP) - US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi met in Vienna this week, Washington and Beijing announced Thursday, as the two powers seek to maintain communication amid soaring tensions, especially over Taiwan.

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The Hindu

Letters to The Editor — May 12, 2023

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The problem with India’s multi-alignment stand

The geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific and the Ukraine conflict are in many ways inter-connected

The Independent UK

Top White House official meets key Beijing diplomat amid signs of easing US-China tensions

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Wang Yi held talks in Vienna this week

Al Jazeera

US, China top officials hold ‘candid’ talks in Vienna meeting

White House adviser Jake Sullivan’s talks with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi aimed to ‘manage competition’, US says.

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Edinburgh Live

Direct flights between Edinburgh and Beijing set to return

Flights between Edinburgh and Beijing are set to return twice-weekly, from June 26 until October 8 - after being cancelled by Hainan Airlines in late 2019 because of the Covid pandemic.

AFP

Top US, China officials meet for 'candid' talks

Washington (AFP) - US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi met in Vienna this week, Washington and Beijing announced Thursday as the two powers seek to maintain communication amid soaring tensions, especially over Taiwan.

The Conversation

South Africa walks a tightrope of international alliances - it needs Russia, China and the west

Relations between the People’s Republic of China and Russia on one hand and the west, specifically the US, on the other have become increasingly tense in recent times. For the US, China and Russia represent authoritarian regimes. For China, the US is the source of global insecurity.

The Independent UK

Australian trade minister visits China as part of joint efforts to repair ties

Australian Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell is visiting China as part of a joint effort to repair ties scarred by political rifts over the past decade

ABC News

Australia's first trade minister to visit China in four years seeks pathway to end trade disputes

Don Farrell has become the first Australian trade minister to visit China since 2019, touching down in Beijing on Thursday afternoon.

Reuters

China completes warship deliveries to Pakistan as military alliance grows

China has delivered two frigates to Pakistan's navy, completing a four-warship deal inked in 2018, Chinese media reported, amid deepening military cooperation between the two nations in one of the world's most complex geopolitical regions.

The Independent UK

Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s son criticises UK for ‘failing to speak out’ against crackdown

Lai’s son says he is ‘incredibly grateful’ Americans have been ‘a lot stronger’ than UK government

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